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Openness, Productivity and Growth: What Do We Really Know?
- S. Edwards
- Economics
- 1 March 1997
For over a century social analysts have debated the connection between trade policy and economic performance. This controversy continues today, even as the world is experiencing an unprecedented… Expand
Real Exchange Rates, Devaluation, and Adjustment: Exchange Rate Policy in Developing Countries
- S. Edwards
- Economics
- 1989
"Real Exchange Rates, Devaluation, and Adjustment "provides a unified theoretical and empirical investigation of exchange rate policy and performance in scores of developing countries. It develops a… Expand
Openness, Trade Liberalization, and Growth in Developing Countries
- S. Edwards
- Economics
- 1993
I am indebted to three referees for extremely helpful comments. This paper was revised during my stay at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, in March 1992. I thank colleagues and the library… Expand
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Exchange Rate Misalignment In Developing Countries
- S. Edwards
- Economics
- 1988
This article analyzes the theory of equilibrium real exchange rates and defines misalignment as a deviation of the real exchange rate (RER) from its equilibrium level. The role of macroeconomic… Expand
Real and Monetary Determinants of Real Exchange Rate Behavior: Theory and Evidence from Developing Countries
- S. Edwards
- Economics
- 1 September 1988
This paper develops a dynamic model of real exchange rate behavior in developing countries. A three goods economy (exportables, importables and nontradables) is considered. Residents of this country… Expand
Trade Orientation, Distortions and Growth in Developing Countries
- S. Edwards
- Economics
- 1 May 1991
In this paper I use a cross country data set to analyze the relationship between trade orientation, trade distortions and growth. I first develop a simple endogenous growth model that emphasizes the… Expand
Seigniorage and Political Instability
- A. Cukierman, S. Edwards, G. Tabellini
- Economics
- 1 December 1989
The importance of seignorage relative to other sources of government revenue differs markedly across countries. The main theoretical implication of this paper is that countries with more unstable and… Expand
Capital Mobility and Economic Performance: Are Emerging Economies Different?
- S. Edwards
- Economics
- 1 January 2001
In this paper I use a new cross-country data set to investigate the effects of capital mobility on economic growth. The new indicator of capital mobility used in this analysis is superior to… Expand
Financial Openness, Sudden Stops and Current Account Reversals
- S. Edwards
- Economics
- 1 February 2004
In this paper I use a panel data set to investigate the mechanics of sudden stops of capital inflows and current account reversals. I am particularly interested in four questions: (a) What is the… Expand
Capital Flows, Foreign Direct Investment, and Debt-Equity Swaps in Developing Countries
- S. Edwards
- Business
- 1 October 1990
One of the nest serious consequences of the debt crisis of 1982 has been the reduction in the accessibility to the world capital market for most developing countries. This situation has proved to be… Expand