Abstract
Volume 45 (1998) comprises four issues, as follows:
Volume 45 (1998) comprises four issues, as follows:
March, pages 1-206
June, pages 207-100
September, pages 401-558
December, pages 559-728
Authors
Agénor, Pierre-Richard, and Joshua Aizenman. Contagion and Volatility with Imperfect Credit Markets.
Aizenman. Joshua, and Pierre-Richard Agénor. Contagion and Volatility with Imperfect Credit Markets.
Aylward, Lynn, and Rupert Thome. Countries’ Repayment Performance Vis-à-Vis the IMF: An Empirical Analysis
Brixiova, Zuzana, and Pietro Garibaldi. Labor Market Institutions and Unemployment Dynamics in Transition Economies
Cardoso, Eliana, and llan Goldfajn. Capital Flows to Brazil: The Endogeneily of Capital Controls.
Cardoso, Eliana. Virtual Deficits and the Patinkin Effect
Cordelia, Tito, and Eduardo Levy Yeyati. Public Disclosure and Bank Failures
Demirgüc-Kutu. Asli, and Enrica Detragiache. The Determinants of Banking Crises in Developing and Developed Countries
Detragiache, Enrica, and Asli Demirgüc-Kunt. The Determinants of Banking Crises in Developing and Developed Countries.
Gable, Jeffery A., and Eswar S. Prasad, International Evidence on the Determinants of Trade Dynamics
Frankel, Jeffrey A., and Shang-Jin Wei, Open Regionalism in a World of Continental Trade Blocs
Garibaldi, Pietro. and Zuzana Brixiova. Labor Markel Institutions and Unemployment Dynamics in Transition Economies
Ghosh, Atish, and Steven Phillips. Warning: Inflation May Be Harmful to Your Growth.
Gordon, Roger H. Can High Personal Tax Rates Encourage Entrepreneurial Activity?.
Goldfajn, llan, and Fliana Cardoso. Capital Rows to Brazil: The Endogeneity of Capital Controls.
Hardy, Daniel C. Anticipation and Surprises in Central Bank Interest Rate Policy: The Case of the Bundesbank.
Hoffmaister, Alexander W., Jorge E. Roldós. and Peter Wickham. Macroeconomic Fluctuations in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Jochum, Christian, and Laura Kodres. Does the Introduction of Futures on Emerging Market Currencies Destabilize the Underlying Currencies ‘
Kaminsky, Giraciela. Saul Lizondo. and Carmen M, Reinhart. Leading Indicators of Currency Crises
Keen, Michael, Vertical Tax Externalities in the Theory of Fiscal Federalism
Kodres, Laura, and Christian Jochum. Does the introduction of Futures on Emerging Market Currencies Destabilize the Underlying Currencies?
Krajnyák, Kornélia, and Jeromin Zettelmeyer. Competitiveness in Transition Economies: What Scope for Real Appreciation?
Levy Yeyati, Eduardo. and Tito Cordella. Public Disclosure and Bank Failures
Lizondo, Saul, Graciela Kaminsky, and Carmen M. Reinhart. Leading Indicators of Currency Crises
Mackenzie, G.A. The Macroeeonomic Impact ol” Privatization.
Pattillo, Catherine Investment. Uncertainly, and Irreversibility in Ghana
Phillips, Steven, and Atish Ghosh, Warning: Inflaiion May Be Harmful to Your Growth
Prasad, Eswar S., and Jeffery A, Gable, International Evidence on the Determinants of Trade Dynamics
Ramaswamy, Ramana, and Torsten Sløk. The Real Effects of Monetary Policy in the European Union: What Are the Differences,’
Reinhart. Carmen M., Graciela Kaminsky. and Saul Lizondo. Leading Indicators of Currency Crises
Roldós. Jorge E.. Peter Wickham. and Alexander W. Hoffmaister. Macroeeonomic Fluctuations in Sub-Saharan Africa
Senhadji. Abdelhak. Time-Series Estimation of Structural Import Demand Equations: A Cross-Country Analysis
Sløk. Torsten, and Ramana Ramaswamy. The Real Effects of Monetary Policy in the European Union: What Are the Differences?
Tanzi. Vito. Corruption Around the World: Causes, Consequences. Scope, and Cures
Thome, Rupert, mid Lynn Aylward. Countries’ Repayment Performance Vis-à-Vis the IMF: An Empirical Analysis
Wei. Shang-Jin. and Jeffrey A. Frankel. Open Regionalism in a World of Continental Trade Blocs
Wiekhum. Peter. Alexander W. Hoffmaister. and Jorge E. Roldos. Macroeconomic Fluctuations in Sub-Saharan Africa
Zettelmeyer, Jeromin, and Krajnyák, Kornelia. Competitiveness in Transition Economies: What Scope for Real Appreciation?
Titles
Anticipation and Surprises in Central Bank Interest Rate Policy: The Case of the Bundeshank. By Daniel C. Hardy.
Can High Personal Tax Rates Encourage Entrepreneurial Activity? By Roger H. Gordon
Capital Flows to Brazil: The Endogeneity of Capital Controls. By Eliana Cardoso and Nan Goldfajn
Competitiveness in Transition Economies: What Scope tor Real Appreciation? By Kornélia Krajnyák and Jeromin Zettelmeyer
Contagion and Volatility with Imperfect Credit Markets. By Pierre-Richard Agènor and Joshua Aizenman
Corruption Around the World: Causes, Consequences, Scope, and Cures, By VitoTanzi.
Countries’ Repayment Performance Vis-à-Vis the IMF: An Empirical Analysis. By Lynn Aylward and Rupert Thorne
The Determinants of Banking Crises in Developing and Developed Countries. By Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Enrica Detragiache.
Does the Introduction of Futures on Emerging Market Currencies Destabilize the underlying Currencies? By Christian .jochum and Laura Kodres
International Evidence on the Determinants of Trade Dynamics. By Eswar S. Prasad and Jeffery A. Gable
Investment, Uncertainty, and Irreversibility in Ghana. By Catherine Pattillo
Labor Market Institutions and Unemployment Dynamics in Transition Economies. By Pietro Garibaldi and Zuzana Brixiova
Leading Indicators of Currency Crises. By Graciela Kaminsky. Saul Lizoildo. and Carmen M. Remhart
The Macroeconomic Impact of Privatization. By G.A. Mackenzie.
Macroeconomic Fluctuations in Sub-Saliaran Africa, By Alexander W. Hoffmaister. Jorge E, Roldós. and Peter Wickham
Open Regionalism in a World of Continental Trade Blocs. By Jeffrey A. Frankel and Shang-Jin Wei
Public Disclosure and Bank Failures. By Tito Cordelia and Eduardu Levy Yeyati
The Real Effects of Monetary Policy in the European Union: What Are the Differences? By Ramana Ramaswamy and Torsten Sløk.
Time-Series Estimation of Structural Import Demand Equations: A Cross-Country Analysis. By Abdelhak Senhadji.
Vertical Tax Externalities in the Theory of Fiscal Federalism. By Michael Keen..
Virtual Deficits and the Patinkin Effect, By Eliana Cardoso
Warning: Inflation May Be Harmful to Your Growth. By Atish Ghosh and Steven Phillips.
Subjects
To facilitate electronic storage and retrieval of bibliographic data. Staff Papers has adopted the subject classification scheme of the journal of Economic Literature (Nashville. Tennessee).
C Mathematical and Quantitative Methods
C22 Econometric Methods: Single Equation Models, Time-Series Models
Does the Introduction of Futures on Emerging Market Currencies Destabilize the Underlying Currencies? By Christian Jochum and Laura Kodres.
Time-Series Estimation of Structural Import Demand Equations: A Cross-Coumry Analysis. By Abdelhak Senhadji.
C24 Econometric Methods: Single Equation Models, Truncated and Censored Models
Investment, Uncertainty, and Irreversibility in Ghana, By Catherine Pattillo.
C32 Econometric Methods: Multiple/Simultaneous Equation Models. Time-Series Models
Macroeconomic Fluctuations in Sub-Saharan Africa, By Alexander W. Hoffmaister. Jorge E. Roldds, and Peter Wiekham.
D Microeconomics
D81 Criteria lor Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainly
Investment, Uncertainty, and Irreversibility in Ghana, By Catherine Pattillo.
D82 Asymmetric and Private Information
Public Disclosure and Bank Failures. By Tito Cordelia and Eduardo Levy Yeyati.
D92 Intertemporal Firm Choice and Growth, Investment, or Financing
Investment. Uncertainty, and Irreversibility in Ghana. By Catherine Pattillo.
E Macroeconomics and Monetary Economies
E10 General Aggregative Models, General
Virtual Deficits and the Patinkin Effect. By Eliana Cardoso.
E21 Consumption; Saving
Time-Series Estimation of Structural Import Demand Equations: A Cross-Country Analysis. By Abdelhak Senhadji.
E24 Employment: Unemployment; Wages
Labor Market Institutions and Unemployment Dynamics in Transition Economies. By Pieiro Garibaldi and Zuzana Brixiova.
E31 Price Level: Inflation; Deflation
Virtual Deficits and the Patinkin Effect. By Eliana Cardoso.
Warning: Inflation May be Harmful to Your Growth. By Alish Ghosh and Steven Phillips.
E32 Business Fluctuations: Cycles
International Evidence on the Determinants of Trade Dynamics, By Eswar S. Prasad and Jeffery A Gable.
Macroeeonomic Fluctuations in Sub-Saharan Africa. By Alexander W. Hoffrnaister. Jorge E, Roldos. and Peter Wickham.
E43 Determination of Interest Rates; Term Structure of Interest Rates
Anticipaiion and Surprises in Central Bank Interest Rate Policy: The Case of the Bundesbank. By Daniel C. Hardy.
E44 Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
The Determinants of Banking Crises in Developing and Developed Countries. By Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Enrica Deiragiache.
Contagion and Volatility with Imperfect Credit Markets. By Pierre-Richard Agénor and Joshua Aizenman.
E47 Forecasting and Simulation
Anticipation and Surprises in Central Bank Interest Rate Policy: The Case of the Bundesbank. By Daniel C. Hardy.
E5 Monetary Policy. Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit
The Real Effects of Monetary Policy in the European Union: What Are the Differences? By Ramana Ramaswamy.
E52 Monetary Policy (Targets. Instruments, and Effects)
The Real Effects of Monetary Policy in the European Union: What Are the Differences? By Ramana Ramaswamy.
E58 Central Banks and Their Policies
Virtual Deficits and the Patinkin Effect. By Eliana Cardoso.
The Real Effects of Monetary Policy in the European Union: What Are the Differences? By Ramana Ramaswamy .
E62 Fiscal Policy: Public Expenditures, Investment, and Finance: Taxation
Corruption Around the World: Causes, Consequences, Scope, and Cures. By Vito Tanzi.
The Macroeeonomic Impact of Privatization. By G.A. Mackenzie
Virtual Deficits and the Patinkin Effect. By Eliana Cardoso.
F International Economics
F10 Trade, General
International Evidence on the Determinants of Trade Dynamics. By Eswar S. Prasad and Jeffrey A. Gable.
F14 Country and Industry Studies of Trade
Competitiveness in Transition Economies; What Scope for Real Appreciation? By Kornélia Krajnyák and Jeromin Zettelmeyer.
Time-Series Estimation of Structural Import Demand Equations: A Cross-Country Analysis. By Abdelhak Setihadji.
F15 Economic Integration
Open Regionalism in a World of Continental Trade Blocs. By Jeffrey A. Frankel and Shang-Jin Wei.
F21 International Investment; Long-term Capital Movements
Competitiveness in Transition Economies: What Scope for Real Appreciation? By Kornélia Krajnyák and Jeromin Zettelmeyer.
F31 Foreign Exchange
Leading Indicators of Currency Crises. By Graciela Kaminsky. Saul Lizondo, and Carmen M. Reinhart.
F32 Current Account Adjustment: Short-term Capital Movements
Capital Flows to Brazil: The Endogeneity of Capital Controls. By Eliana Cardoso and Ilan Goldfajn .
F33 International Monetary Arrangements and Institutions
Countries’ Repayment Performance Vis-à-Vis the IMF: An Empirical Analysis. By Lynn Aylward and Rupert Thorne.
F34 International Lending and Debt Problems
Countries’ Repayment Performance Vis-à-Vis the IMF: An Empirical Analysis. By Lynn Aylward and Rupert Thorne.
F36 Financial Aspects of Economic Integration
Contagion and Volatility with Imperfect Credit Markets, By Pierre-Richard Agenor and Joshua Aizenman .
F4 Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance
F41 Open Economy Macroeconomics
Capital Flows to Brazil: The Endogeneity of Capital Controls. By Eliana Cardoso and Ilan Goldfajn.
Competitiveness in Transition Economies: What Scope for Real Appreciation? By Kornélia Krajnyák and Jeromin Zettelmeyer.
International Evidence on the Determinants of Trade Dynamics, By Eswar S. Prasad and Jeffery A. Gable.
Macroeconomic Fluctuations in Sub-Saharan Africa. By Alexander W, Hoffmaister. Jorge E. Roldos. and Peter Wickham.
Time-Series Estimation of Structural Import Demand Equations: A Cross-Country Analysis. By Abdelhak Senhadji.
F47 Forecasting and Simulation
Leading Indicators of Currency Crises. By Graciela Kaminsky. Saul Lizondo. and Carmen M. Reinhart .
G Financial Economics
G14 Information and Market Efficiency: Event Studies
Public Disclosure and Bank Failures. By Tito Cordelia and Eduardo Levy Yeyati .
G15 International Financial Markets
Does the Introduction of Futures on Emerging Market Currencies Destabilize the Underlying Currencies? By Christian Jochum and Laura Kodres .
G21 Banks: Other Depository Institutions: Mortgages
Public Disclosure and Bank Failures. By Tito Cordelia and Eduardo Levy Yeyati .
The Determinants of Banking Crises in Developing and Developed Countries. By Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Enrica Detragiache.
G28 Government Policy and Regulation
Public Disclosure and Bank Failures. By Tito Cordelia and Eduardo Levy Yeyati.
H Public Economics
H1 Structure and Scope of Government
Corruption Around the World: Causes, Consequences, Scope, and Cures. By Vito Tanzi.
H25 Business Taxes
Can High Personal Tax Rates Encourage Entrepreneurial Activity.’ By Roger H. Gordon.
H21 Efficiency; Optimal Taxation
Vertical Tax Externalities in the Theory of Fiscal Federalism. By Michael Keen.
H3 Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents
Vertical Tax Externalities in the Theory of Fiscal Federalism. By Michael Keen.
Corruption Around the World: Causes, Consequences, Scope, and Cures. By Vito Tanzi.
H7 State and Local Government: Intergovernmental Relations
Vertical Tax Externalities in the Theory of Fiscal Federalism. By Michael Keen.
I Health, Education, and Welfare
I31 General Welfare: Basic Needs: Quality of Life
Contagion and Volatility with Imperfect Credit Markets. By Pierre-Richard Agenor and Joshua Atzenman
J Labor and Demographic Economics
J63 Turnover; Vacancies
Labor Market Institutions and Unemployment Dynamics in Transition Economies. By Pietro Garibaldi and Zuzana Brixiova .
K Law and Economics
K4 Legal Procedure, the Legal Sysiem. and Illegal Behavior
Corruption Around the World: Causes, Consequences, Scope, and Cures. By VitoTanzi.
L Industrial Organization
L11 Production and Market Structure: Size Distribution of Firms
Can High Personal Tax Rates Encourage Entrepreneurial Activity ? By Roger H. Gordon.
L33 Boundaries of Public and Private Enterprises: Privatization: Contracting Out
The Macroeconomic Impact of Privatization. By G.A. Mackenzie.
N Economic History
N4 Government. Law, and Regulation
Corruption Around the World: Causes, Consequences, Scope, and Cures. By Viio Tanzt.
O Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth
O31 Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
Can High Personal Tax Rates Encourage Entrepreneurial Activity’.’ By Roger H. Gordon.
O40 Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity. General
Warning: Inflation May Be Harmful to Your Growth. By Alish Ghosh and Steven Phillips.
P Economic Systems
P20 Socialist Systems, General
Competitiveness in Transition Economies: What Scope for Real Appreciation.’By Kornelia Krajnyak and Jeromin Zettelmeyer.
P50 Comparative Economic Systems, General
Competitiveness in Transition Economies: What Scope for Real Appreciation? By Kornelia Krajnyak and Jeromin Zettelmeyer.
The Twelfth World Congress of the International Economics Association
August 23-27, 1999
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Twelfth World Congress of the IEA will be organized by the Asociación Argentina de Economía Política. The five-day program includes plenary sessions, invited sessions, and presentation of contributed papers. Invited lectures will cover two topics: “Inequality in the World Today,” with a program arranged by Professor Richard Freeman (Harvard, USA) and “The Current State of Macroeconomics,” arranged by Professor Jacques Drèze (CORE, Belgium)
Call for Papers
Submissions of papers related to relevant economic areas are welcomed. The Program Committee will screen the contributed papers and authors will be notified by April 15, 1999, whether they are accepted. Three volumes of proceeding;;—on macroeconomics, inequality, and Latin American issues, respectively—will be published. Those wishing to submit a paper should send three copies by February 14, 1999, to:
Professor David de la Croix
IRES—Universite Catholiqtie de Louvain,
Place Montesquieu 3, B-1348
Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Tel.: 3210473453 • Fax: 3210473945
e-mail: delacroix@ires.ucl.ac.be
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