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This dissertation addresses specific questions regarding IMF programs in Asia during the Asian financial crisis. Chapter I is an overview of the crisis and the role of the IMF. The next three research chapters look at the impact of IMF programs in Asia. Chapter 2 looks at the im…

This dissertation studies the social effects of macroeconomic shocks and examines various ways to minimize unintended social consequences. In Part I, we study the impact of the Asian Crisis on land clearing behavior. Then, in Part II, we discuss how to design development interve…

Scope and method of study. The objectives of this study were (1) to describe the world palm oil and palm kernel oil industry from 1997 to 1999 and the condition of palm oil and palm kernel oil industry in Indonesia and Malaysia during, and after the 1997–1998 Asian financial cri…

During the Asian financial crisis in the late 1990's, national survey data indicated that income distribution among Indonesian households became increasingly more egalitarian. However, it was unclear whether the distribution of income became more equal because of the crisis, or …

The Asian crisis of 1997 was preceded by a period of massive capital inflows to Asian countries. When the crisis hit, these inflows became a massive capital outflow. This reversal, in terms of domestic economic output, cost these countries tremendously. Using the financial accou…

In the past two decades, there has been an extensive study on exchange rate economics. But research on the exchange rate related to currency crisis still remains as a challenging area. In this thesis, on the empirical side, we try to find the impact of 1997 Southeast Asian curre…