International Economics Update
January 2002
Copyright (C) 2002 The International Economics Network
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Marginal Notes.

No new marginal notes this month, unfortunately.

Website Additions.

No major new additions this month, unfortunately, although updates continue to be made on the news and research papers section.

Interesting Readings.

1. Euro Sclerosis: Even as the euro prepares for life as a physical currency, critics argue that it will never attain its full potential of monetary union so long as the Eurozone economy remains weak ('Not Much Clout for the Euro Without European Sovereignty', http://tm0.com/IHT/sbct.cgi?s=131847734&i=434639&d=2134335). As usual (sigh), the U.S. is expected to save the world once again ('The U.S. Economy Will Get Better, Perhaps Soon', http://www.iht.com/articles/41714.html).

2. Internationally Mocked Figurehead: The IMF has come under a tremendous amount of flak for its handling of the situation in Argentina. Clearly, there are those who argue for the institution (albeit with a new approach) ('A New Appraoch to Sovereign Debt Restructuring', http://www.imf.org/external/np/speeches/2001/122001.htm), as well as its critical detractors ('How the IMF Messed Up Argentina', http://tm0.com/IHT/sbct.cgi?s=131847734&i=438259&d=2150766; 'A Radical Idea: The IMF Should Promote Growth', http://interactive.wsj.com/cgi-bin/wsjgate?source=jopinemaowsj&subURI=http%3A%2F%2Finteractive.wsj.com%2Farticles%2FSB100950033961014080.htm&nonsubURI=http%3A%2F%2Finteractive.wsj.com%2Ftour).

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