The Soaring Volume Of International Finance And Increased Interdependence In

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Term Paper Title	The Soaring Volume Of International Finance And Increased Interdependence In
# of Words	3399
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	13.6

     The soaring volume of international finance and increased interdependence in
recent decades has increased concerns about  volatility and  threats of a financial crisis.
This has led many to investigate and analyze the origins, transmission, effects and policies
aimed to impede financial instability.  This paper argues that financial liberalization and
speculation are the most reflective explanations for instability in financial markets and that
financial instability is likely to be transmitted globally with far reaching implications on real
sector performance.  I conclude the paper with the argument that a global transaction tax
would be the most effective policy to curb financial instability and that other proposed
policies, such as target zones and the creation of a supranational institution, are either
unfeasible or unattainable.
INSTABILITY IN FINANCIAL MARKETS
      In this section I examine four interpretations of how financial instability arises.
The first interpretation deals with speculation and the subsequent “bandwagoning” in
financial markets.  The second is a political interpretation dealing with the declining status
of a hegemonic anchor of the financial system.   The question of whether regulation causes
or mitigates financial instability is raised by the third interpretation; while the fourth view
deals with the “trigger point” phenomena.
     To fully comprehend these interpretations we must first understand and
differentiate between a “currency” and “contagion” crisis.  A currency crisis refers to a
situation is which a loss of confidence in a country’s currency provokes capital flight.
Conversely,  a contagion crisis refers to a loss of confidence in the assets denominated in a
particular currency and the subsequent global transmission of this shock.
     One of the more paramount readings of financial instability pertains to speculation.
Speculation is exhibited in  a situation where a government monetary or fiscal policy (or
action) leads investors to believe that the currency of that particular nation will either
appreciate or depreciate in terms relative to those of other countries. Closely associated
with these speculative attacks is what is coined  the “bandwagon” effect.   Say for
example, that a country’s central bank decides to undertake an expansionary monetary
policy.   A neoclassical interpretation tells us that this will lower the domestic interest
rates, thus lowering the rate of return in the foreign exchange market and bringi...

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