Does Financial Globalization Induce Better Macroeconomic Policies? /

Monetary and fiscal policies around the world are in better shape today than two decades ago. This paper studies whether financial globalization has helped induce governments to pursue better macroeconomic policies (the "discipline effect"). The empirical tests have two innovations. First,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wei, Shang-Jin
Other Authors: Tytell, Irina
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2004/084
Online Access:Full text available on IMF