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Kristin J. Forbes

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Comment on "Capital Controls: Gates and Walls" by Michael Klein (2012). In Brookings Papers on Economic Activity: Fall 2012.

"Introduction to the Special Issue on the Global Financial Crisis" (2012) with Charles Engel and Jeffrey Frankel. Journal of International Economics 88(2, Nov): 215-218. Older version accessible here.

Comment on "Global Imbalances and Global Liquidity" by Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas (2011). In Reuven Glick and Mark Spiegel, eds., "Asia's Role in the Post-Crisis Global Economy." A publication of the Asia Economic Policy Conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in San Francisco, CA on Nov 29-30, 2011. Pgs. 341-346.

Policy Symposium on the Global Financial Crisis (2011). Summary of event at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on September 22, 2011.

"Capital Flow Waves" (2011), joint with Francis Warnock. Special Feature in the Monetary Authority of Singapore's Macroeconomic Review, October 2011.

The Global Financial Crisis: Project Synopsis (2011). Summary of the research papers written for the NBER project on the Global Financial crisis and discussed at Bretton Woods on June 3-5, 2011.

Comment on "The Initial Impact of the Crisis on Emerging Market Countries" by Olivier Blanchard, Mitali Das, and Hamid Faruqee (2010). In Brookings Papers on Economic Activity: Spring 2010, pgs. 308-315.

"Financial Deepening and the Euro," (2008) paper presented at Peterson Institute of International Economics, conference on "The Euro at 10: The Next Global Currency." October 10.

What Next for the Dollar? The Role of Foreigners. Article posted on www.voxeu.org , June 2008.

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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Speeches

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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