Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
19
May
2017
ISBN: 9781475575224
Against the backdrop of lackluster global growth in 2016, the world economy is seeing underlying shifts in its economic and policy landscape. Since last October, the outlook for advanced economi...
Volume/Issue: 2005/044
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
August
2005
ISBN: 9781498331319
Broad economic institutions are of fundamental importance for sustained economic growth. Changing these institutions is difficult, particularly for outsiders. But this does not mean that there is no role for the Fu...
Series: Miscellaneous Publication (Other)
Author(s):
Joe Procopio
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
06
October
2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498343169.073
ISBN: 9781498343169
A history of the origins and 70-year history of the IMF as told in graphic novel form....
Volume: 11
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
22
February
2011
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781616350734.087
ISBN: 9781616350734
Although the impact of the global crisis has been severe, real per capita GDP growth stayed positive in two-thirds of low-income countries (LICs), unlike in previous global downturns, and in contrast to richer coun...
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Stefania Fabrizio
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
10
July
2012
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781616353773.087
ISBN: 9781616353773
As part of its work to help low-income countries manage volatility, the IMF has developed an analytical framework for assessing vulnerabilities and emerging risks that arise from changes in the external environment...
Volume/Issue: 2009/265
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Etienne Yehoue
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
December
2009
ISBN: 9781451874105
This paper draws on a unique data set on the nontraditional systemic liquidity easing measures recently undertaken by many emerging market economies. It offers an empirical analysis of the key determinants affectin...
Volume/Issue: 2010/205
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Chris Papageorgiou
,
Andrew Berg
,
Catherine Pattillo
, and
Nicola Spatafora
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
September
2010
ISBN: 9781455205363
This paper investigates the medium- and long-term growth effects of the global financial crises on Low-Income Countries (LICs). Using several methodological approaches, including impulse response function analysis,...
Volume/Issue: 2012/176
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Shanaka Peiris
, and
Ding Ding
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
July
2012
ISBN: 9781475505245
Pacific Islands countries are vulnerable to commodity price shocks, and this poses challenges to monetary policy. The high degree of exchange rate pass-through to headline inflation and the weak monetary transmissi...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
Hamid Faruqee
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
27
April
2016
ISBN: 9781498329996
As the world economy undergoes key transitions, the pace of global activity has slowed amid higher financial market volatility. In advanced economies, a modest recovery continues, but unevenly....
Volume/Issue: 2009/29
Series: IMF Staff Position Notes
Author(s):
Gian Milesi-Ferretti
, and
Olivier Blanchard
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
22
December
2009
ISBN: 9781462333387
This chapter analyses various reasons for global imbalances and ways to tackle these issues. Current account balances reflect a plethora of macroeconomic and financial mechanisms. The overall assessment is that the...