The Global Macro Economy and Finance

FRANKLIN ALLEN, University of Pennsylvania, USA
MASAHIKO AOKI, Stanford University, USA
JEAN-PAUL FITOUSSI, Science Po, France
NOBUHIRO KIYOTAKI, Princeton University, USA
ROGER GORDON, University of California, San Diego, USA
JOSEPH STIGLITZ, Columbia University, USA

This volume explores the measurement of economic and social progress in our societies, and proposes new frameworks to integrate economic dimensions with other aspects of human well-being. Leading economists analyse the light that the recent crisis has shed on the global economic architecture, and the policies needed to address these systemic risks.

High profile economists examine the global financial architecture after the 2008 crisis

Introduction PART I: THE MEASURE OF SOCIAL WELFARE On The Measurement of Social Progress and Well Being; J.Fitoussi & J. Stiglitz The Role of Statistics in the United States' Economic Future; J.Landefeld & S.Villones Measuring Equitable and Sustainable Wellbeing in Italy; E.Giovanni & T.Rondinella PART II: MACROECONOMIC THEORY AND POLICY: FINANCIAL FRICTIONS AND AGGREGATE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY Liquidity Shocks and Asset Prices in the Business Cycle; S.Shi A Mechanism Design Approach to Financial Frictions; N.Kiyotaki Bank Lending and Credit Supply Shocks; S.Gilchrist & E.Zakrajsek PART III: INTERNATIONAL MACRO THEORY AND POLICY: INTERCONNECTIVITY AND GLOBAL EXTERNALITIES Sectoral Imbalances and Long Run Crises; D.D.Gatti , M.Gallegatti , B.Greenwald , A.Russo & J.Stiglitz The Race to Zero; A.Haldane Capital Flows, Crisis and Externalities; A.Korinek Whither Capitalism? Financial Externalities and Crisis; M.Miller & L.Zhang PART IV: THE FUTURE OF CORPORATE TAXATION IN A GLOBALIZED ECONOMY How Should Income from Multinationals be Taxed?; R.Gordon Taxing Multinationals in a World with International Mergers and Acquisitions: Should the Home Country Exempt Foreign Income?; J.Wilson PART V: FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND BEHAVIOUR System Risk and Macroprudential Regulation; F.Allen & E.Carletti Filling the Gaps: The Vienna Initiative and the Role of the International Financial Institutions in Crisis Management and Resolution; E.Berglof Financial Structure and Economic Development: Recent New Progresses; J.Lin & L.Xu A Model of Private Equity Fund Compensation; W.Choi , A.Metrick & A.Yasuda