Abstract
The Q&A in this issue features seven questions about Large Fiscal Consolidation Attempts in the Past and Implications for Policymakers Today (by Fuad Hasanov and Paolo Mauro). The research summaries are "Booms and Busts" (by Roberto Piazza) and " Did Export Diversification Soften the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis?" (by Rafael Romeu). The issue also provides details on visiting scholars at the IMF (mainly from September through December 2011), as well as recently published IMF Working Papers and Staff Discussion Notes.
Laurence Ball, Johns Hopkins University;
5/1/11–4/30/12
Qianying Chen, Hong Kong Monetary Authority;
10/1/11–4/30/12
Jon Faust, Johns Hopkins University;
6/15/11–12/31/11
Alain Kabundi, Department of Economics, University of Johannesburg; 9/22/11–4/30/12
Robert Owen; 11 / 21 /11–4 /3 0/12
Zoltan Pozsar; 7/5/11–11/4 /11
Chris Rodrigo; 2/27/10–12/31/11
Kenneth Singleton, Stanford Graduate School of Business; 8/8/11–4/30/12