1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463635903321

Autore

Imam Patrick

Titolo

Rapid current account adjustments : are microstates different? / / Patrick Imam ; authorized for distribution by Arend Kouwenaar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, District of Columbia] : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008

©2008

ISBN

1-4623-8908-2

1-4527-3898-X

1-282-84184-X

9786612841842

1-4518-7091-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (30 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

IMF working paper ; ; WP/08/233

Altri autori (Persone)

KouwenaarArend

Disciplina

330.9

Soggetti

States, Small - Economic conditions - Econometric models

Balance of payments - Econometric models

Foreign exchange rates - Econometric models

Structural adjustment (Economic policy) - Econometric models

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; I. Introduction; II. Evolution of the Current Account of Microstates, 1980-2005; III. Unique Aspects of the Current Account of Microstates; IV. "Old" Versus "New" View of the Current Account; V. Rapid Current Account Adjustment; VI. Conclusions and Policy Implications; VII. References; Appendix 1: Stylized Facts on The Current Account After Persistent Terms of Trade Shocks; Identifying Persistent Negative Terms of Trade Shocks; Current Account After Terms of Trade Changes

Sommario/riassunto

We describe unique aspects of microstates-they are less diversified, suffer from lumpiness of investment, they are geographically at the periphery and prone to natural disasters, and have less access to



capital markets-that may make the current account more vulnerable, penalizing exports and making imports dearer. After reviewing the ""old"" and ""new"" view on current account deficits, we attempt to identify policies to help reduce the current account. Probit regressions suggest that microstates are more likely to have large current account adjustments if (i) they are already running large cu

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910463310003321

Autore

Weinstein Allen

Titolo

Perjury : the Hiss-Chambers case / / Allen Weinstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stanford, California : , : Hoover Institution Press, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

0-8179-1226-6

Edizione

[Third edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1459 p.)

Collana

Hoover Institution Press Publication ; ; Number 567

Disciplina

364.1/31

Soggetti

Communism - United States - History

Subversive activities - United States - History

Trials (Political crimes and offenses) - United States

Trials (Perjury) - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Praise for Perjury; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Epigraph; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Origins; I. HUAC: A Month of Headlines; II. Alger and Whittaker: The Crucible of Family; III. The Un-Secret Agent; IV. The Ware Group and the New Deal; Part Two: Espionage; V. Perjury: A Question of Documents; VI. The Dual Life; VII. Spies and Bureaucrats: The Stolen Documents; Part Three: Concealment; VIII. Perjury: A Question of Candor; IX. The Defection of "Karl"; X. Alger and Whittaker: The Forging of Careers; Photo Section; Part Four: Disclosure

XI. Rumors and Whispers: The Pursuit of EvidenceXII. Deadlock: The First Trial; XIII. Conviction: The Second Trial; Part Five: Consequences;



XIV. Cold War Iconography I: Alger Hiss as Myth and Symbol; XV. Alger and Whittaker: The Vigil and the Death Watch; XVI. Cold War Iconography II: From Watergate to Red Square; Part Six: Memory; XVII. The Hiss Labyrinth: Six Profiles; Appendix: "Forgery by Typewriter": The Pursuit of Conspiracy, 1948-1997; Notes; Bibliography; About the Author; Index; Credits for photographs

Sommario/riassunto

When the Hiss-Chambers case first burst on the scene in 1948, its main characters and events seemed more appropriate to spy fiction than to American reality. The major historical authority on the case, Perjury was first published in 1978. Now, in its latest edition, Perjury links together the old and new evidence, much of it previously undiscovered or unavailable, bringing the Hiss-Chambers's amazing story up to the present.