International Financial Arrangements: Architecture and Plumbing

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Recommendations are presented for the development of guidelines to prevent market failures in international financial management. Suggestions are that the guidelines be consistent and interrelated, support a credit culture, involve the input of representative groups of nations, establish a capital cushion or safety net, and are flexible enough to respond to different crises.

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Australian and International Survey Data for Multivariate Analysis: The IsssA

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Issues concerning the International Social Science Surveys Australia (IsssA) are presented, focusing on the research methods and value of the economic survey. Topics include kinds of economic data gathered, the history of the International Social Sruvey Programme, and ways in which the public can access data from IsssA.

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Further Reasons for Maintaining Low Inflation

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Reasons for keeping low inflation as the main goal of Australian monetary policy are presented. Topics include distributional effects of inflation, exchange rate stability, the optimal target range for inflation, and ways to address the unemployment problem.

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