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IMF Country Report No. 13/237
UNITED STATES
2012 ARTICLE IV CONSULTATION
July 2013
Selected Issues
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UNITED STATES
SELECTED ISSUES
July 9, 2013
Approved By
Western Hemisphere Department
Prepared By Oya Celasun, Francesco Columba, Gabriel Di Bella, Madelyn Estrada, Deniz O. Igan, Lusine Lusinyan, Tim Mahedy, and Martin Sommer (WHD); Akito Matsumoto, Dirk Muir, and Ben Hunt (RES); Rebecca McCaughrin (MCM); Chris Papageorgiou (SPR); Baoping Shang (FAD); Tao Wu (ICD); and Kenichiro Kashiwase (APD)
Contents
THE U.S. MANUFACTURING RECOVERY: UPTICK OR RENAISSANCE?
A. Introduction
B. Stylized Facts
C. Drivers of U.S. Manufacturing in the Short Run
D. The Energy Boom—How Much of a Pull for U.S. Manufacturing?
E. Long-Term Impact of U.S. Manufacturing
F. Concluding Thoughts
References
FIGURES
1. History of Manufacturing Production
2. The Manufacturing Rebound and Natural Gas Production
3. Manufacturing Production in G-7 Countries
TABLES
1. Panel Regression Estimates for Total Manufacturing Production
2. Panel Regression Estimates for Long-Term Manufacturing Model
MACROECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE U.S. ENERGY BOOM
A. Background
B. Impact on the Energy Balance—Partial Equilibrium Analysis
C. Macroeconomic Impact—General Equilibrium Analysis
D. Conclusions
References
BOX
1. What are Shale Gas and Tight Oil?
FIGURES
1. Oil and Gas Production Forecasts
2. GEM Simulation Results: Global Market
3. GEM Simulation Results: Segmented Market
4. GEM Simulation Results: Monetary Accommodation
5. GEM Simulation Results: Increased Private Savings
6. GEM Simulation Results: Higher Efficiency
RISKY BUSINESS: THE UNCERTAINTY IN U.S. HEALTH CARE SPENDING
A. Introduction
B. What Explains the Recent Slowdown in Health Care Spending Growth?
C. Projecting Health Care Spending: Population Aging is the Key Driver
D. Policy Options to Bend the Cost Curve
References
BOX
1. ACA Implementation: Uncertainties and Risks
APPENDIX
I. Health Spending Growth and Economic Conditions: A Cross-Country Analysis
APPENDIX TABLES
1. Cross-Country Regression Estimates
1. Actual, Predicted, and Simulated Total and Public Spending Growth
ARE U.S. SMALL BUSINESSES CREDIT CONSTRAINED?
A. Introduction
B. SMEs in the U.S. Economy
C. Are SMEs Credit Constrained? Some Evidence from Start-ups
D. Conclusions
References
TABLES
1. Financing Experiences of Start-Ups
2. Reasons for Denial of Loan Application or Renewal of Credit Line
3. Type of Collateral Posted for Loans
4. Panel Regression Estimates for Probability of a Firm Loan Application
5. Panel Regression Estimates for Probability that a Firm Loan Application is Approved
EXITING FROM UNCONVENTIONAL MONETARY POLICY: POTENTIAL CHALLENGES AND RISKS
A. Introduction
B. Exit Strategy: Operational Challenges
C. Exit Strategy and Long-Term Bond Yields
References
FIGURE
1. Shifts in Projected Path of Excess SOMA Holding
TABLES
1. Variable Included in Ten-Year Term Premium Model
2. Determination of Ten-Year Treasury Term Premium
3. Decomposition of Changes in Ten-year Term Premium: September 2008 to March 2013