Summary

This book provides new ways of analyzing the key issues in international finance and open economy macroeconomics. The topics covered include: financial globalization and the evolution of the international financial system; international macroeconomic accounting and measurement; early balance of payments approached; the intertemporal model of international borrowing and leading; the significance of external deficits; the determinants of interest rate differentials and exchange rates; the effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policies; and capital mobility and economic growth.