Thesis (Ph. D.)--UCLA, 2007. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 68-69).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Fordham University, 1987. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 137-150).

Thesis (mestrado)--Universidade de Brasília, 1986. / "12o. Prêmio BNDES de Economia." Summaries in English and Portuguese. Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-93).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 1993. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 138-142).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Syracuse University, 1988. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 253-264).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Harvard University, 1987. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 302-312).

Bibliography: leaves 312-327

Li, Wei. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 50-53). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / 摘要 --- p.ii / Acknowledgement --- p.iii / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2. --- The Model --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1. --- Feature of the model --- p.8 / Chapter 2.2. --- Households --- p.9 / Chapter 2.3. --- Firms --- p.12 / Chapter 2.3.1. --- Firms in Non-traded Sector --- p.12 / Chapter 2.3.2. --- Firms in Traded Sector --- p.13 / Chapter 2.4. --- Monetary Policy Rules --- p.14 / Chapter Case I: --- Target the Inflation Rate in Non-Traded Sector (NPT) --- p.15 / Chapter Case II: --- Target the CPI Inflation Rate (CPI) --- p.15 / Chapter Case III: --- Target the Nominal Exchange Rate (FER) --- p.15 / Chapter 2.5. --- Equilibrium --- p.16 / Chapter 3. --- Calibration and Shocks --- p.17 / Chapter 3.1. --- Calibration --- p.17 / Chapter 3.2. --- Shocks --- p.20 / Chapter 4. --- Dynamics of the Model --- p.22 / Chapter 4.1. --- Impulse Response to Sector Technology Shocks --- p.23 / Chapter 4.1.1. --- Technology Shock in the Non-traded Sector --- p.23 / Chapter 4.1.2. --- Technology Shock in the Traded Sector --- p.25 / Chapter 4.2. --- Impulse Response to Foreign Interest Rate Shocks --- p.25 / Chapter 4.3. --- Impulse Response to Terms of Trade Shocks --- p.26 / Chapter 5. --- Welfare Comparison and Consumption Equivalent Analysis --- p.26 / Chapter 5.1. --- Welfare Comparison under Alternative Policy Rule and Debt Level --- p.27 / Chapter 5.2. --- Robustness Check --- p.30 / Chapter 5.3. --- Policy Implications of the findings --- p.34 / Chapter 6. --- Conclusion --- p.35 / Appendix I. Impulse Response to the Shocks --- p.36 / Appendix II. Technical Derivation of the Model --- p.43 / "Appendix III. Equilibrium, Steady State and Shocks" --- p.47

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 2000. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 271-280). Available also in a digital version from Dissertation Abstracts.

Public debt incurred by developing countries has become an ardently debated issue in international relations. The competing interests of creditors and debtors, combined with the increasing necessity of advancing welfare worldwide, make it difficult to establish a workable scheme that provides adequate assistance to needy countries. Foreign aid is evidently part of the solution to development problems. However, conditions imposed by international lenders bring about certain discontents. / The World Bank's negative pledge clause forbids a public borrower from securing external debt that is preferential to that of the Bank. This covenant also includes several exceptions: short-term secured banking transactions and financing, through the transfer of state-owned assets, are allowed. Moreover, only in exceptional circumstances does the Bank waive the clause's application. Thus, in order to secure foreign debt, a borrowing government is usually forced to contract financing that falls within the covenant's exceptions. / This Paper analyzes the World Bank's negative pledge clause and compares it to the provisions used in commercial lending. It also reviews the historical tendencies and current trends with respect to sovereign borrowing, and concludes that the World Bank's negative pledge clause should be amended, in order to bring it closer to commercial practice. It is argued that the amendments proposed in this thesis will enhance the Bank's dual function and role as both a creditor and a development institution.