International Finance is a peer-reviewed

Peer review

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 academic journal

Academic journal

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 aimed at "bridging the gap between theory and policy in macroeconomics

Macroeconomics

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 and finance

Finance

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." Its founder and editor-in-chief is Benn Steil, director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations

Council on Foreign Relations

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Purpose

International Finance seeks to publish "thought-provoking, policy-relevant analysis" that is both theoretically rigorous and practically relevant.

Typical areas covered by the journal include:

• Exchange rate
  Exchange rate
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• Monetary policy
  Monetary policy
  Monetary policy is the process by which the monetary authority of a country controls the supply of money, often targeting a rate of interest for the purpose of promoting economic growth and stability. The official goals usually include relatively stable prices and low unemployment...
  
  
• Fiscal policy
  Fiscal policy
  In economics and political science, fiscal policy is the use of government expenditure and revenue collection to influence the economy....
  
  
• Financial market
  Financial market
  In economics, a financial market is a mechanism that allows people and entities to buy and sell financial securities , commodities , and other fungible items of value at low transaction costs and at prices that reflect supply and demand.Both general markets and...
  
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• Corporate finance
  Corporate finance
  Corporate finance is the area of finance dealing with monetary decisions that business enterprises make and the tools and analysis used to make these decisions. The primary goal of corporate finance is to maximize shareholder value while managing the firm's financial risks...
  
  
• Emerging markets
  Emerging markets
  Emerging markets are nations with social or business activity in the process of rapid growth and industrialization. Based on data from 2006, there are around 28 emerging markets in the world . The economies of China and India are considered to be the largest...
  
  

Format

International Finance publishes three issues annually. Each issue contains peer-reviewed articles that apply rigorous analysis to "contemporary economic problems." In addition, the journal features non-peer-reviewed policymaker commentary, extended book review essays, and debate pairings featuring leading scholars.

Notable articles and contributors

Bubble Bursting: A Debate (Spring 2006)

The Economic Crisis: A Debate (Spring 2009)
Commentaries

External links

• International Finance homepage