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The Myth of Rising Protectionism

There was a dog that didn’t bark during the financial crisis: protectionism. Despite much hue and cry about it, governments have, in fact, imposed remarkably few trade barriers on imports.

Are Bilateral Remittances Countercyclical?

Informal Taxation

Informal payments are a frequently overlooked source of local public finance in developing countries.

New Estimation of the Renminbi Regime

China's rapid economic growth and development is being accompanied by needed reforms in its emerging financial markets.

Screening in New Credit Markets: Can Individual Lenders Infer Borrower Creditworthiness in Peer-to-Peer Lending?

The current banking crisis highlights the challenges faced in the traditional lending model, particularly in terms of screening smaller borrowers.

A Comparison of Monetary Anchor Options for Commodity-Exporters in Latin America and the Caribbean

No Longer Taboo - A Global Tax on Financial Transactions

Something happened in late August that I never thought I would see in my lifetime.

Growth After the Crisis

How hospitable will the global environment be for economic growth in the developing world as we come out of the present financial crisis?

On Global Currencies

I approach the state of global currency issues by identifying eight concepts that I see as having recently “peaked” and eight more that I see as currently rising in relevance.

Let Finance Sceptics Take Over

The race is on to fill the most important economic policy position in the world.