This book examines the causes, consequences and policy significance of international capital movements and nations' external account imbalances. Traditional theoretical approaches to balance of payments analysis, such as the classical, elasticities, absorption, monetary and Mundell-Fleming models are critically evaluated against an extended international macroeconomic accounting framework. More meaningful capital theoretic models then link saving, investment and foreign capital movements to highlight the macroeconomic gains from international capital mobility and international trade in saving.

"This book examines the causes, consequences and policy implications of international capital movements and nations' balance of payments accounts in the context of an increasingly integrated global economy." "After providing a detailed macroeconomic accounting framework for open economies, the book critically evaluates traditional theoretical approaches to balance of payments analysis, such as the classical, elasticities, absorption, monetary and Keynesian-inspired approaches. Alternative capital-centred approaches are then outlined to highlight the real significance of capital movements and external 'imbalances' in the financially liberalised world economy." "The book sustains the argument that external 'imbalances' are not themselves problematic, as they may simply reflect increased international trade in saving, which is welfare-enhancing. This has obvious policy implications since there is a widespread, yet misunderstood, view in international financial markets and economic policy circles that external account 'imbalances' are undesirable and hence should be targeted explicitly by the authorities."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Understanding macroeconomic developments and policies in the twenty-first century is daunting: policy-makers face the combined challenges of supporting economic activity and employment, keeping inflation low and risks of financial crises at bay, and navigating the ever-tighter linkages of globalization. Many professionals face demands to evaluate the implications of developments and policies for their business, financial, or public policy decisions. Macroeconomics for Professionals provides a concise, rigorous, yet intuitive framework for assessing a country's macroeconomic outlook and policies. Drawing on years of experience at the International Monetary Fund, Leslie Lipschitz and Susan Schadler have created an operating manual for professional applied economists and all those required to evaluate economic analysis.

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This book provides new ways of analyzing the key issues in international finance and open economy macroeconomics. The topics covered include: financial globalization and the evolution of the international financial system; international macroeconomic accounting and measurement; early balance of payments approaches; the intertemporal model of international borrowing and lending; the significance of external deficits; the determinants of interest rate differentials and exchange rates; the effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policies; capital mobility and economic growth; and the causes of financial crisis in emerging economies.

This book analyzes key international monetary issues from a macro-foundations perspective. It proposes novel frameworks to interpret macroeconomic and financial linkages for globally integrated economies, examining global imbalances, exchange rates, interest rates, international capital flows, inflation, foreign and public debt.