Download or read book Measuring the Effect of External Shocks and the Polic[y] Response to Them written by F. Desmond McCarthy and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 1994 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can the governments in Eastern Europe and developing countries reduce their vulnerability to such shocks? What are the appropriate policy responses? Here is a method for measuring the effect of external shocks on the current account, applied to the Philippines.