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Financial Crises, Liquidity, and the International Monetary System

Hardback

Main Details

Title Financial Crises, Liquidity, and the International Monetary System
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jean Tirole
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:168
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreInternational finance
ISBN/Barcode 9780691099859
ClassificationsDewey:332.042
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 21 July 2002
Publication Country United States

Description

Once upon a time, economists saw capital account liberalization--the free and unrestricted flow of capital in and out of countries--as unambiguously good. Good for debtor states, good for the world economy. No longer. Spectacular banking and currency crises in recent decades--from Latin America in the early 1980s to Scandinavia a decade later to Mexico, Southeast Asia, Russia, and, quite lately, Argentina--have shattered the consensus. In this remarkably clear and pithy volume, one of Europe's leading economists examines these crises, the reforms being undertaken to prevent them, and how global financial institutions might be restructured to this end. Jean Tirole first analyzes the current views on the crises and on the reform of the international financial architecture. Reform proposals often treat the symptoms rather than the fundamentals, he argues, and sometimes fail to reconcile the objectives of setting effective financing conditions while ensuring that a country "owns" its reform program. A proper identification of market failures is essential to reformulating the mission of an institution such as the IMF, he emphasizes.Next he adapts the basic principles of corporate governance, liquidity provision, and risk management of corporations to the particulars of country borrowing. Building on a "dual- and common-agency perspective," he revisits commonly advocated policies and considers how multilateral organizations can help debtor countries reap enhanced benefits while liberalizing their capital accounts. Based on the Paolo Baffi Lecture the author delivered at the Bank of Italy, this refreshingly accessible book is teeming with rich insights that researchers, policymakers, and students at all levels will find indispensable.

Author Biography

Jean Tirole is Scientific Director of the Institut d'Economie Industrielle (IDEI) at the University of Social Sciences in Toulouse, one of Europe's leading centers for the study of economics, and is also affiliated with Ecole des Ponts, Paris, and MIT. He is the author or coauthor of six books, including "The Theory of Industrial Organization", "Game Theory", "A Theory of Incentives in Regulation and Procurement", and "The Prudential Regulation of Banks". Tirole is a past president of the Econometric Society and the European Economic Association.

Reviews

"An insightful contribution to the expanding economics research that reexamines the role of the International Monetary Fund in emerging markets and financial crises."--Choice