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Chapter 3. Emissions Pricing to Stabilize Global Climate* »
Chapter
Source: Fiscal Policy to Mitigate Climate Change : A Guide for Policymakers
Series: Books
Author(s): Ruud Mooij , Michael Keen , and Ian Parry
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 10 September 2012
ISBN: 9781616353933
Keywords: Climate policy, co2, forest, forests, subsidies, climate finance
Key Messages for Policymakers Without significant emissions mitigation actions, projected “likely” global atm...

Chapter 4. Pension Reform and Equity: The Impact on Poverty of Reducing Pension Benefits »
Chapter
Source: Equitable and Sustainable Pensions : Challenges and Experience
Series: Books
Author(s): Benedict Clements , Frank Eich , and Sanjeev Gupta
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 March 2014
ISBN: 9781616359508
Keywords: pension, pensions, benefits, pension system, retirement age
Introduction A primary objective of public pension systems is to provide adequate levels of retirement income to ensure that people are not at risk of poverty in old age. On average,...

How Does the Global Economic Environment Influence the Demand for IMF Resources? »
Article
Source: IMF Staff Papers, Volume 55, No. 4
Volume: 55
Series: IMF Staff Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 18 April 2008
ISBN: 9781589067257
Keywords: copper, nickel, zinc, lead, tin, Super Cycles in Real Metals Prices?,
In this issue, John T. Cuddington and Daniel Jerrett from the Colorado School of Mines examine whether metals prices are in a "super cycle" upswing driven by intensive economic growth in China, in particular. Using...