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Cover Finance & Development
Finance & Development, March 2010
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Prize or Penalty: When Sports Help Economies Score" looks at why countries vie to host the world's most costly sporting events. And, in a series of articles on "After the Crisis," we discuss why some countries were hit harder than others; how were shocks transmitted round the world, and whether protectionist pressures might intensify in 2010. As usual, we take on a number of hot topics, including housing prices, bankers' bonuses, Ponzi schemes, and inflation targeting. In "Picture This" we see that the number of hungry is on the rise, topping 1 billion. Our regular "People in Economics" column profiles Daron Acemoglu, the Turkish-born intellectual who won the American Economic Association's award in 2005 for the most influential U.S. economist under the age of 40. "Back to Basics" explains inflation; and "Data Spotlight" looks at how dollarization is declining in Latin America. Also includes articles by Nick Stern on climate change and Simon Johnson on bonuses and the "doomsday cycle
Keywords:
FD; F&D; price; world cup; soccer World Cup; market
Cover Finance & Development
Finance & Development, March 2010
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Prize or Penalty: When Sports Help Economies Score" looks at why countries vie to host the world's most costly sporting events. And, in a series of articles on "After the Crisis," we discuss why some countries were hit harder than others; how were shocks transmitted round the world, and whether protectionist pressures might intensify in 2010. As usual, we take on a number of hot topics, including housing prices, bankers' bonuses, Ponzi schemes, and inflation targeting. In "Picture This" we see that the number of hungry is on the rise, topping 1 billion. Our regular "People in Economics" column profiles Daron Acemoglu, the Turkish-born intellectual who won the American Economic Association's award in 2005 for the most influential U.S. economist under the age of 40. "Back to Basics" explains inflation; and "Data Spotlight" looks at how dollarization is declining in Latin America. Also includes articles by Nick Stern on climate change and Simon Johnson on bonuses and the "doomsday cycle
Keywords:
FD; F&D; price; world cup; soccer World Cup; market
Cover Finance & Development
Finance & Development, March 2010
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Prize or Penalty: When Sports Help Economies Score" looks at why countries vie to host the world's most costly sporting events. And, in a series of articles on "After the Crisis," we discuss why some countries were hit harder than others; how were shocks transmitted round the world, and whether protectionist pressures might intensify in 2010. As usual, we take on a number of hot topics, including housing prices, bankers' bonuses, Ponzi schemes, and inflation targeting. In "Picture This" we see that the number of hungry is on the rise, topping 1 billion. Our regular "People in Economics" column profiles Daron Acemoglu, the Turkish-born intellectual who won the American Economic Association's award in 2005 for the most influential U.S. economist under the age of 40. "Back to Basics" explains inflation; and "Data Spotlight" looks at how dollarization is declining in Latin America. Also includes articles by Nick Stern on climate change and Simon Johnson on bonuses and the "doomsday cycle
Keywords:
FD; F&D; price; world cup; soccer World Cup; market
Cover Finance & Development
Finances & Développement, mars 2010
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Au sommet de ce numéro, intitulé « La médaille et son revers : quand sport et économie font équipe » : pourquoi les pays se pressent pour accueillir les événements sportifs les plus coûteux du monde. En outre, dans une série d'articles sur le thème « Après la crise », nous examinons pourquoi certains pays ont été frappés plus durement que d'autres, comment les chocs se sont transmis au monde entier, et si les tentations protectionnistes pourraient s'intensifier en 2010. Comme de coutume, nous examinons un certain nombre de sujets d'actualité, tels que les prix de l'immobilier, les primes accordées aux banquiers, les systèmes de Ponzi, et le ciblage de l'inflation. La rubrique «Pleins feux» est consacrée à l’aggravation du problème de la faim dans le monde, qui touche plus d'un milliard de personnes. Dans «Paroles d’économistes», nous rencontrons Daron Acemoglu, intellectuel d’origine turque qui a reçu en 2005 le prix de l’American Economic Association, décerné à l’économiste américain de moins de 40 ans le plus influent. « L’ABC de l’économie » explique ce qu'est l'inflation, et la rubrique « Gros plan » se penche sur le recul de la dollarisation en Amérique latine. Aussi dans ce numéro : des articles de Nick Stern sur le changement climatique et de Simon Johnson sur les bonus et le « cycle apocalyptique ».
Keywords:
FD; F&D; price; world cup; soccer World Cup; market
Cover Finance & Development
Finanzas & Desarrollo, abril 2010
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
En “Gol a favor o en contra: Cuando los deportes refuerzan la economía” se estudia por qué los países compiten por albergar los eventos deportivos más costosos del mundo. Asimismo, en una serie de artículos titulada “Después de la crisis”, examinamos la razón por la cual algunos países sufrieron en forma más pronunciada que otros los efectos de la crisis; cómo se transmiten los shocks en el mundo, y la posibilidad de que el proteccionismo comercial se intensifique en 2010. Como es habitual pasamos revista a varios temas de plena actualidad, como los precios de la vivienda, las bonificaciones en el sector bancario, los esquemas de Ponzi y las metas de inflación. En “Bajo la lupa” observamos que la cantidad de personas que padecen hambre vuelve a aumentar en algunas regiones del mundo, alcanzando a más de 1.000 millones. En nuestra columna “Gente del mundo de la economía” trazamos una semblanza de Daron Acemoglu, el intelectual de origen turco que en 2005 ganó el premio de la American Economic Association al economista estadounidense menor de 40 años más influyente. En “Vuelta a lo esencial” estudiamos qué es la inflación, y en “Un vistazo a las cifras” se examina la disminución de la dolarización en América Latina. También se presentan artículos de Nick Stern sobre el cambio climático y de Simon Johnson sobre las bonificaciones y el "ciclo apocalíptico".
Keywords:
FD; F&D; price; world cup; soccer World Cup; market
Cover Finance & Development
Finance & Development, March 2010
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Prize or Penalty: When Sports Help Economies Score" looks at why countries vie to host the world's most costly sporting events. And, in a series of articles on "After the Crisis," we discuss why some countries were hit harder than others; how were shocks transmitted round the world, and whether protectionist pressures might intensify in 2010. As usual, we take on a number of hot topics, including housing prices, bankers' bonuses, Ponzi schemes, and inflation targeting. In "Picture This" we see that the number of hungry is on the rise, topping 1 billion. Our regular "People in Economics" column profiles Daron Acemoglu, the Turkish-born intellectual who won the American Economic Association's award in 2005 for the most influential U.S. economist under the age of 40. "Back to Basics" explains inflation; and "Data Spotlight" looks at how dollarization is declining in Latin America. Also includes articles by Nick Stern on climate change and Simon Johnson on bonuses and the "doomsday cycle
Keywords:
FD; F&D; price; world cup; soccer World Cup; market
Cover IMF Working Papers
The Housing Cycle in Emerging Middle Eastern Economies and its Macroeconomic Policy Implications
Samya Beidas-Strom
,
Weicheng Lian
, and
Ashwaq Maseeh
This paper examines housing finance and housing price dynamics in selected emerging Middle Eastern economies over the past two decades. It finds that (i) mortgage markets have experienced rapid development, which has led to lower private per capita consumer spending volatility this decade; (ii) a downward price correction occurred in the housing market after 2007, which appears to have bottomed out; (iii) the rental market appears to be largely determined by region-specific economic fundamentals-a youthful working-age population and wealth variables; and (iv) a segregation between self-owned house and rental price dynamics exists in this region, rendering the former more sensitive to the business cycle.
Keywords:
WP; price dynamics; rental price; determination mechanism; house price; housing price volatility
Cover Regional Economic Outlook, May 2008, Middle East and Central Asia
Regional Economic Outlook, May 2008, Middle East and Central Asia
International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Abstract

The Middle East and Central Asia region grew at 6.5 percent in 2007, marking its best five-year performance over the past 30 years. So far, the turmoil in international financial markets has had a limited impact on the region, and the short-term outlook remains very favorable. The report reviews recent economic developments, assesses the outlook for the coming year, and discusses key policy challenges. In addition, it takes a closer look at both regional topics--such as the rise in inflation in the GCC countries, intraregional capital flows, developments in oil markets, developments in real estate prices, and sovereign wealth funds--and country reviews for Algeria, Georgia, Iraq, and West Bank and Gaza.

Keywords:
REO; price; oil price; country; government; housing price correction; GCC country; price subsidy; wage-price spiral; Oil prices; Inflation; Oil; Real estate prices; Emerging and frontier financial markets; Global; Middle East and Central Asia