Volume/Issue: 2008/119
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Christopher Crowe
, and
Ellen Meade
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
May
2008
ISBN: 9781451869798
This paper examines the current level of central bank independence (CBI) and transparency in a broad sample of countries using newly constructed measures, and looks at the evolution in both measures from an earlier...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
November
2008
ISBN: 9781589067615
Implications of the Global Financial Crisis for Asia’s Outlook
The global economy is projected to enter a major downturn amid a significant and deepening financial cr...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
November
2008
ISBN: 9781589067615
Emerging Asia has recently experienced a sharp rise in inflation, although concerns have now shifted away from inflation onto growth. After reaching double-digit levels in several countries in the region and...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
November
2008
ISBN: 9781589067615
While policymakers are understandably focused on short-term growth prospects in the current environment, Asia continues to face longer-term challenges to which attention will need to return over time. One of...
Volume/Issue: 2011/294
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
27
September
2011
ISBN: 9781463904852
The reports highlights that, even though the Russian economy has started reviving from the crisis, growth has been moderate and inflation high. Executive Directors have advised that the focus should be on reducing...
Volume/Issue: 2011/294
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
27
September
2011
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781463904852.002
ISBN: 9781463904852
The reports highlights that, even though the Russian economy has started reviving from the crisis, growth has been moderate and inflation high. Executive Directors have advised that the focus should be on reducing...
Volume/Issue: 2008/119
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Christopher Crowe
, and
Ellen Meade
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
May
2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451869798.001
ISBN: 9781451869798
This paper examines the current level of central bank independence (CBI) and transparency in a broad sample of countries using newly constructed measures, and looks at the evolution in both measures from an earlier...
Volume/Issue: 2012/147
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
James Walsh
, and
Jiangyan Yu
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
June
2012
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475504163.001
ISBN: 9781475504163
There is an extensive literature noting that high inflation can add to income inequality, and a parallel literature assessing the effect of rising food prices on the poor. This paper attempts to combine these stran...
Volume/Issue: 2003/72
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Anne Epaulard
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
April
2003
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451849363.001
ISBN: 9781451849363
This paper investigates the link between macroeconomic performance and the change in the poverty rate among 47 episodes of growth and 52 episodes of economic downturn in developing and transition economies. We show...
Volume/Issue: 2012/147
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
James Walsh
, and
Jiangyan Yu
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
June
2012
ISBN: 9781475504163
There is an extensive literature noting that high inflation can add to income inequality, and a parallel literature assessing the effect of rising food prices on the poor. This paper attempts to combine these stran...