Forbes' Articles

Kristin J. Forbes

The Microeconomic Evidence on Contagion, Capital Controls and Capital Flows (2006/7). NBER Reporter, Winter, pgs. 13-15.

Capital Controls (2007, Forthcoming). The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, 2nd Edition.

Global Imbalances: A Source of Strength or Weakness? (2007). The Cato Journal 27(2) : pgs. 193-202.

Comment on "The Unsustainable U.S. Current Account Position Revisited" by Maurice Obstfield and Kenneth Rogoff. (2007) . In Richard Clarida, ed., G-7 Current Account Imbalances: Sustainability and Adjustment. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, pgs. 367-75.

A Perfect Storm (2006) . Global Agenda Magazine, published for the World Economic Forum Annual Meetings in Davos, January, pgs. 98-99.
Comment on "Addressing Global Imbalances: The Role for Macroeconomic Policy " by Otmar Issing. (2006, forthcoming) From Banque de France International Symposium on "Productivity, Competitiveness and Globalization" in Paris, France.
A Shock-Smoothing Facility (SSF) for the IMF (2005) . In Edwin Truman, ed. Reforming the IMF for the 21st Century. Washington, DC: Institute for International Economics, pg. 365-384.

Financial Market Integration, the Euro, and the Role of Growth (2005). In Adam Posen, ed. The Euro at Five: Ready for A Global Role?. Washington , DC : Institute for International Economics, pgs. 99-110.

Capital Controls: Mud in the Wheels of Market Efficiency (2005). The Cato Journal 25(1), pgs. 153-166.
Growth Indexed Bonds - A Primer (2004). Council of Economic Advisers. July 8, 2004.

Capital Flows to Emerging Markets: The Myths and Realities (2004), joint with Bill Block. Paper presented at conference: "The Myths and Realities of Globalization" at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, November.
U.S. Manufacturing: Challenges and Recommendations (2004) Business Economics July pgs. 30-37.
International Financial Contagion: The Theory, Evidence and Policy Implications (2004), joint with Stijn Claessens. Paper presented at World Economic Forum/Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee Conference on "The IMF's Role in Emerging Market Economies" in Amsterdam, November.
Dancing in Unison?: Economists Lack Evidence of Increasing Synchronization of the World's Economies (2003), with Robin Brooks, Jean Imbs, and Asoka Mody. Finance and Development, June, pgs. 46-49.
Comment on "Securities Transaction Taxes and Financial Markets" by Karl Habermeier and Andrei Kirilenko. (2003) IMF Staff Papers, 50, pgs. 181-186.
Comment on "Long-Term Capital Movements" by Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti and Philip Lane. (2002) In Ben Bernanke and Kenneth Rogoff, eds., NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2001. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, pgs. 116-126.
How do Currency Crises Spread Internationally? (2000). Corporate Finance Review 5 (3, Nov/Dec), pgs. 3-10.
Review of New Theories in Growth and Development. (1999) Edited by F. Coricelli, M. de Matteo, and F. Hahn. In The Economic Journal, 109(459), pgs. F806-807.

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Argentina's Latest Tango (January 27, 2005), World Economic Forum Annual Meetings in Davos, Switzerland.
U. S. Manufacturing: Recent Challenges and Policy Recommendations (December 3, 2004), Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Conference “Framing the Future: Tomorrow's Border Economy” in El Paso, Texas.
China's Economic Outlook: Moving Towards a Market Economy (September 12, 2004), World Economic Forum China Business Summit in Beijing, China.
Strengthening Banking Systems: Lessons From Around the World and Across the Ages (September 8, 2004), APEC Conference on Structural Reform in Tokyo, Japan.
Keys to Coordination and Prosperity in the World (April 13, 2004), Japan-U.S. Forum in Tokyo.
U.S. Manufacturing: Challenges and Recommendations (March 25, 2004), NABE's 2004 Washington Economic Policy Conference in Washington, D.C.
The United States, China and Japan: Economic Prospects and the Role of Foreign Direct Investment (February 11, 2004), Japan Society in New York City.

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