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“An Economic Analysis of the Determinants of Legal and Ilegal Mexican Immigration into the United States” (with H. G. Johnson and A. C. Porzecanski), Research in Population Economics,  Vol. 1 (September 1978), pp. 217-31.


“Exchange Restrictions and the Monetary Approach to the Balance of Payments,” J.A. Frenkel and H.G. Johnson 8eds.), Studies in the Economics of the Exchange Rate, Addison-Wesley and Co. (1978).


“Return Migration-Expectations versus Reality: A Case Study of Western Immigrants to
Israel” (with I. Goldberg), Research in Population Economics, Vol. II (1979), pp. 433-49.


“The Terms of Trade, Real Output, and the Balance of Payments in a Primary Exporting Country: A Model and Estimates for Guatemala,” in M. Syrkin and S. Teitel (eds), Trade, Technology, Equity and Stabilization in Latin America, Academic Press (1981), pp. 343-57.


“Inflation and the Balance of Payments under a Crawling-Peg Regime” (with L. Leiderman), in J.A. Flanders and A. Razin (eds.), Development in an Inflationary World, Academic Press (1982), pp. 43-56.


Recent Economic Policies of the Southern Cone Countries and the Monetary Approach to the Balance of Payments,” in M. I. Blejer and L. Landau (eds.), Economic Liberalization and Stabilization in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay:  The Monetary Approach to the Balance of Payments, The World Bank, Washington, D.C. (1983), PP. 3-11.


“Economic Integration: An Analytical Overview,” in Inter-American Development Bank, Social and Economic Progress in Latin America, Washington, D.C. (1984), pp. 5-34.


“Financial Market Taxation and International Capital Flows,” in V. Tanzi (ed.), The Effects of Inflation and Taxation on Interest Rates, IMF, Washington, D.C. (1984), pp. 204-19.


“Fiscal Deficits and Balance of Payments Disequilibrium in IMF Adjustment Programs” (with V. Tanzi), in J. Muns (Ed.), Adjustment, Conditionality, and International Financing, IMF,
Washington, D.C. (1984), pp. 117-36.


“Public Investment and Crowding Out in the
Caribbean Basin Countries” (with M.S. Khan) in M. B. Connolly and J. McDermott (eds.), The Economics of the Caribbean Countries, Praeger Publishers, New York (1985), pp. 219-36.


“Further Remarks on Argentina and the Latin American Foreign Debt,” in A. Jorge, J. Salazar-Carrillo, and F. Diaz-Pou (eds.), Debt Crisis and Development Strategies in Latin America, Pergamon Press (1985), pp. 205-07.


“Fiscal Policy in an Economy with High Inflation and High Debt” (with V. Tanzi), in Anales de la Asociación
Argentina de Economía Política(1985), pp. 1423-52.


“Budgetary Policy and the Mobilization of  Domestic Financial Resources” (with A. Cheasty), in The Role of the Public Sector in the Mobilization of Domestic Financial Resources in Developing Countries, United Nations, New York (1986), pp. 83-98.


Comments on “Welfare, Banks and  Capital Mobility in Steady State” by G.A. Calvo, in S. Edwards and L. Ahamed (eds.), Economic Adjustments and Exchange Rates in Developing Countries, The University of Chicago Press, London and Chicago (1986), pp. 199-200.


“Financial Liberalization and the Structure of the Domestic Banking Sector” (with
S. Sagari), in M.B. Connolly and C. Gonzalez Vega (eds.), Economic Reform and Stabilization in Latin America. Praeger Publishers, New York (1987), pp. 93-107.


“The Monetary Approach to the Balance of Payments” (with J.A. Frenkel) in The New Palgrave:  A Dictionary of Economics,
Stockton Press, New York 1987.


“Growth, Investments, and the Specific Role of Fiscal Policies in Very Small Developing Countries,” in A. Jorge and J. Salazar-Carrillo (eds.), Foreign Investment, Debt and Economic Growth in
Latin America, McMillan Press, London, 1987.


“Regional Economic Integration in Latin America,” in  Economic Development in Latin America and the Debt Problem, U.S. Library of  Congress for the Joint Economic Committee of the U. S. Congress Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1987.


“Public Debt and Fiscal Policy in Developing countries” (with V. Tanzi), in K. Arrow and M. Boskin (eds.), The Economics of Public Debt, St. Martin´s Press, New York, 1988, pp. 230-263.


Comments on “The Global Economic Environment and Prospects for Recovery in
Latin America” by J. Williamson, in S. Edwards and F. Larrain (ed.), Debt, Adjustment and Recovery, Basil Blackwell Ltd., Oxford, 1989


“Regional Integration in Latin America:  The Experience and the Outlook for Further Cooperation,” in G. Fishelson (Ed.), Economic Cooperation in the Middle East, Westview Press, Boulder, Colorado, 1989.


“The Fiscal Implications of Trade Liberalization” (with A. Cheasty), in V. Tanzi (Ed.), Fiscal Policy in Open Developing Economies, International Monetary Fund, Washington D.C., 1990, pp. 66-83.


Comments on “The Inflation-Stabilization Cycles in Argentina and Brazil” by M.A. Kiguel and N. Liviatan, in M. Bruno et al. Lessons of Economic Stabilization and its Aftermath, MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 1991, pp. 233-34.


“Forced Savings and the Monetary Overhang in the Soviet Union,” in M. Keren and G. Ofer (eds.), Trials of Transition: Economic Reform in the Former Communist Bloc, Westview Press, Inc., Boulder, Colorado, 1992, pp. 51-82.


Comments on “International Capital Flows to Latin America: What is the Promise?” by P.P. Kuczynsky, in Proceedings of the World Bank Annual Conference on Development Economics 1992, Washington, D. C. 1993, PP. 341-343.


China: Prolonged Reforms and the Weakening of Fiscal Control,” in V. Tanzi (Ed.) Transitions to Market: Case Studies in Fiscal Reform, International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C., 1993.


“The Collapse of
Eastern Europe´s Economies: Introduction to the Conference” (with Alan Gelb), in M.I. Blejer et. alt. (eds.) Eastern Europe in Transition: From Recession to Growth?, World Bank, Washington, D.C., 1993, pp. 1-7.


“Public Debt Management and Monetary Policy: Macroeconomic and Institutional Interactions” in European Union Accession:  The Challenges for Public Liability Management in Central Europe, World Bank,
Washington 1999, pp. 62-69.


“Comment” on Paul Schultz´s “Labor Market Reforms: Issues, Evidence, and Prospects” in A. O. Krueger (Ed.) Economic Policy Reform: The Second Stage, The University of
Chicago Press, 2000, pp. 332-335.


“Contagion: From Higher Risk to Risk Aversion and the Danger of Protectionism” (with G. del Castillo) in Rivera-Batiz  F. and A. Lukauskas (Eds) The Political Economy of the East Asian Crisis:  Tigers in Distress, Edward Elgar Publishers, 2001.


“Contingent Liabilities of the Central Bank: Analyzing a Possible Fiscal Risk for Government” (with L. Schumacher) in Polackova Brixi, H. and A. Schick (Eds)
Government at Risk – Contingent Liabilities and Fiscal Risk, The World Bank and Oxford University Press, 2002, pp. 355-369.


“Liberalization in the Capital Account of the Balance of  Payments” (with Daniel Gotlieb) in Avi Ben Bassat (Ed.),  The Israeli Economy, 1985-1998 – From Government Intervention to Market Economics, MIT Press, 2002, pp. 243-277.

“Financial Stability and Economic Growth” in Oesterreichische Nationalbank Fostering Economic Growth in Europe, Vienna, 2003, pp. 217-224.


“The Role of Cenral Banks in Financial Crises: General Considerations and an Analysis of the Argentine Crisis” in Ugolini, P., A. Schaechter, and M. R. Stone (Eds.)  Challenges to Central Banking from Globalized Financial Systems, International Monetary Fund, 2003, pp. 272-286.


“The Future of Competitiveness-Enhancing Reforms in Latin America” in M.E. Porter, K. Schwab, X. Sala-i-Martin, and A. Lopez-Claros (Eds.) The Global Competitiveness Report 2004-2005, World Economic Forum, Geneva. 2004. pp. 125-133.


"Managing Argentina’s 2002 Financial Crisis", in Besley, Thimoty and N. Roberto Zagha (Eds.), Development Challenges in the 1990s: Leading Policymakers Speak from Experience, Oxford University Press, New York,  2005, pp. 165-177.


“Perspectives on Financial Stability”, in Central Bank of the
Republic of Turkey, Conference Proceedings, Istanbul, 2005, pp. 55-61.


“Financial Stability and Growth: Some Theoretical Issues” in Bank of
Albania,  Central Banking in the Time of Integration, Durres, 2005, pp. 243-254.


“Latin America and the External Environment: A Missed Opportunity?” in Lopez-Claros, A. and K. Schwab (Eds.) The Latin America Competitiveness Review 2006 – Paving the Way for Regional Prosperity, World Economic Forum,  Geneva, 2006, pp. 43-46.


“The Gulf Cooperation Council Region: Financial Market Development, Competitiveness, and Economic Growth” (with S. Gray) in Drzeniek Hanouz M. Sh. El Diwany, and T. Yousef (Eds.) The Arab World Competitiveness Report 2007 – Sustaining the Growth Momentum, World Economic Forum, Geneva, 2007, pp. 41-51.

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