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Economic Management in a Volatile Environment

Monetary and Financial Issues

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  • © 2015

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  1. Ramkishen S. Rajan

    1. George Mason University and National University of Singapore, Singapore

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  2. Sasidaran Gopalan

    1. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Exchange Rates, Reserves, and Controls

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. What Is the Extent of Monetary Sterilisation in China?

      • A. Ouyang, T. D. Willett
      Pages 3-26

    3. What Determines Real Exchange Rate Fluctuations?

      • A. Ouyang
      Pages 27-48

    4. What Is the Impact of Capital Controls?

      • J. Li
      Pages 49-72

    5. Can International Currency Taxation Stabilise Currency Fluctuations?

      • G. Bird
      Pages 73-89

    6. Why Do Countries Accumulate International Reserves?

      • V. Yanamandra
      Pages 90-118

  3. Financial Crises, Financial Liberalisation, and Foreign Bank Entry

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119
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    2. Comparing Financial Crises: What Lessons for Asia from the Eurozone Crisis?

      • Ramkishen S. Rajan, Sasidaran Gopalan
      Pages 121-142

    3. Financial Liberalisation and Foreign Bank Entry: What Is the Nexus?

      • Ramkishen S. Rajan, Sasidaran Gopalan
      Pages 143-163

    4. Do Foreign Banks Enhance Banking System Efficiency?

      • Ramkishen S. Rajan, Sasidaran Gopalan
      Pages 164-180

    5. How Do Foreign Banks Affect Firms’ Access to Credit?

      • Ramkishen S. Rajan, Sasidaran Gopalan
      Pages 181-206

    6. Why Do Banks Go Abroad?

      • Ramkishen S. Rajan, Sasidaran Gopalan
      Pages 207-238

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 239-283
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About this book

This book discusses some of the challenges relating to macroeconomic and financial management in a volatile and uncertain world brought about by greater financial openness. It explores the implications of a key set of issues emanating from financial globalisation on emerging market economies in a rigorous but readable manner.

Authors and Affiliations

  • George Mason University and National University of Singapore, Singapore

    Ramkishen S. Rajan

  • The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

    Sasidaran Gopalan

About the authors

Ramkishen S. RAJAN is a Professor of International Economic Policy at the School of Policy, Government and International Affairs (SPGIA), George Mason University (GMU) and has been on the faculty since January 2006. He is also the Co-director of the Center for Emerging Market Policies (CEMP) at SPGIA, GMU. He is currently a Visiting Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore and an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the Asia Competitiveness Institute (ACI), National University of Singapore. He is the Managing Editor of the Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy, Associate Editor of the Singapore Economic Review and sits on the Editorial Board of various other academic journals.


Sasidaran GOPALAN is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Emerging Market Studies (IEMS) and Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He completed his PhD in Public Policy, specializing in International Finance at the School of Policy, Government and International Affairs (SPGIA), George Mason University, USA. He obtained his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Economics from Loyola College (Chennai) and Madras School of Economics (Chennai), respectively.

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