Abstract
Research summaries on (1) measuring inflation, and (2) strengthening Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) programs through poverty and social impact analysis (PSIA); country study on Spain; listing of contents of Vol. 53, Special Issue of IMF Staff Papers, summary of recently published IMF book entitled "IMF-Supported Programs: Recent Staff Research"; listings of recent external publications by IMF staff members, IMF Working Papers, and visiting scholars at the IMF during January-August 2006.
Journal Articles
2006
Adedeji, Olumuyiwa S.; Handa, Jagdish
“The Size and Sustainability of the Nigerian Current Account Deficits”
Journal of Developing Areas
Aidt, T.S.; Dutta, J.; Loukoianova, E.
“Democracy Comes to Europe: Franchise Extension and Fiscal Outcomes 1830-1938”
European Economic Review
Cashin, Paul; Edison, Hali; Liang, Hong
“Foreign Exchange Intervention and the Australian Dollar: Has It Mattered?”
International Journal of Money and Finance
Cashin, Paul; Pattillo, Catherine
“African Terms of Trade and the Commodity Terms of Trade: Close Cousins or Distant Relatives?”
Applied Economics
Dabla-Norris, Era
“Challenges of Fiscal Decentralization in Transition Countries”
Comparative Economic Studies
Dell’Ariccia, Giovanni; Marquez, Robert
“Competition Among Regulators and Credit Market Integration”
Journal of Financial Economics
González-Hermosillo, Brenda; Dungey, M.; Fry, R.; Martin, V.
“Contagion in International Bond Markets during the Russian and LTCM Crises”
Journal of Financial Stability
Kandil, Magda
“On the Transmission of Exchange Rate Fluctuations to the Macroeconomy: Contrasting Evidence for Developing and Developed Countries”
Journal of International Trade and Economic Development
Kandil, Magda
“Wage Flexibility and Economic Performance: Evidence and Implications Across Industrial Countries”
Bulletin of Economic Research
Keen, Michael; Ligthart, Jenny
“Incentives and Information Exchange in International Taxation”
International Tax and Public Finance
Ley, Eduardo
“Statistical Inference as a Bargaining Game”
Economic Letters
Podpiera, Richard; Čihák, Martin
“Is One Watchdog Better Than Three? International Experience with Integrated Financial Sector Supervision”
Czech Journal of Economics and Finance
Podpiera, Richard; Dvorak, Tomás
“European Union Enlargement and Equity Markets in Accession Countries”
Emerging Markets Review
Prati, Alessandro; Bartolini, Leonardo
“Cross-Country Differences in Monetary Policy Execution and Money Market Rates’ Volatility”
European Economic Review
Rebucci, Alessandro; Ciccarelli, M.
“Has the Transmission Mechanism of European Monetary Policy Changed in the Run-Up to EMU?”
European Economic Review
Williams, Oral; Adedeji, Olumuyiwa S.
“Inflation Dynamics in a Small Emerging Market”
Journal of Applied Economics
Other External Publications (Books, Conference Volumes)
2006
Cashin, Paul; McDermott, C. John
“Properties of International Commodity Prices: Identifying Permanent Versus Temporary Commodity Price Shocks” in Symposium on the State of Agricultural Commodity Market Research (Rome: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
Sahay, Ratna; Cashin, Paul; Mauro, Paolo; Pattillo, Catherine
“Macroeconomic Policies and Poverty Reduction: Stylized Facts and an Overview of Research” in Macroeconomic Policies and Poverty Reduction
Silver, Mick; Heravi, S.
“Hedonic Indexes: A Study of Alternative Methods” in Hard-to-Measure Goods and Services: Essays in Honor of Zvi Griliches, ed. by E. R. Berndt and C. Hulten (National Bureau of Economic Research/Center for Research in Income and Wealth: University of Chicago Press)
Vamvakidis, Athanasios
“The Convergence Experience of the Greek Economy in the EU: Lessons for EU Accession Countries” in Successes and Failures in Real Convergence
A full and updated listing of external publications of IMF staff (from 1997 onward), including forthcoming publications, can be found in a searchable database at the Research at the IMF website at http://www.imf.org/research.