Since the mid-nineteen fifties, two opposing schools of development thought, one known as
the monetarist and the other as structuralist, have been engaged in a debate regarding the …

Despite the continued interest among macroeconomists in Keynes' finance motive for
holding liquid assets, very little empirical work has been done to support its existence. Since …

Firm behavior is examined during a period of financial repression in Brazil. Empirical
findings indicate that firms experiencing rising inflation rates:(1) increase their capital stock …

This dissertation examines the monetary and financial relationships between a small country
and a large neighboring nation. The hypothesis examined for Swaziland and South Africa …