Editor’s Note
Understanding the determinants of growth remains a basic and important challenge for macro-economists. The first research summary in this issue surveys the extensive body of IMF research on the sources of economic growth.
One of the main features of the process of “globalization” has been the recent rapid increase in capital flows across national borders. This issue’s second research summary examines research done at the IMF on the determinants of the magnitude and composition of capital flows.
The country study in this issue is on Poland—one of the classic examples of a transition economy that undertook “big bang” reforms and experienced strong growth rates in the early years of transition. Recent IMF research on Poland has focused on the difficult medium-term policy challenges that this country faces as its growth has begun to stagnate and unemployment has risen to high levels.
The special topic article summarizes the June 2002 Global Financial Stability Report. Also included in this issue is a summary of an IMF pre-conference on global linkages.
— Eswar Prasad
In this Issue
Sources of Economic Growth
Capital Flows
IMF Staff Papers Table of Contents
IMF Occasional Papers
Visiting Scholars
Country Study: Poland
Global Linkages Pre-Conference
External Publications
IMF Working Papers
Global Financial Stability Report
Front Matter Page
IMF Research Bulletin
Eswar S. Prasad
Editor
Helen Chin
Assistant Editor
Kellett Hannah
Systems Consultant
Choon Lee
Typesetting
Phil Torsani
Graphic Designer
Dawn Heaney
Editorial Assistant
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