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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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April 6, 2005
Monetary Policy
Sometimes, it is worth listening to what policy makers in emerging economies are saying
The Koreans, I suspect, let the cat out of the bag. Korea knows the value of reserves, and the risks of holding too few reserves. Indeed, absent an IMF loan and a last-second deal with their credit…
August 17, 2005
Emerging Markets
Fuel subsidies (and fuel shortages) in emerging economies
If you care to head to Baghdad - and are willing to wait in line - you can fill up your car with premium gasoline for 3.3 cents a liter (around 13 cents a gallon). Basic gasoline goes for just more …
October 31, 2005
Monetary Policy
In an attempt to be fair and balanced
Here is a link to a paper by two IMF economists (Aizenmann and Lee) that concludes China really is building up its reserves as a precaution against a crisis, not just to support its export sector (im…
December 7, 2005
Economics
Gone (ice) fishing …
I will be away from my desk for the next week or so on a business trip. I'll probably post a bit, modern communications and all. But I doubt I'll post every day. I suspect that a couple of the c…
January 19, 2006
Financial Markets
The global flow of oil
The health of the US economy - and for that matter the world economy - hinges on the sustained flow of capital from the world's emerging economies to the US. The health of the US economy also depen…