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.
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Staff Discussion Notes showcase new policy-related analysis and research by IMF departments. These papers are generally brief and written in nontechnical language, and are aimed at a broad audience interested in economic policy issues.
No. 11/15
What Happens to Social Spending in IMF-Supported Programs?
Benedict Clements, Sanjeev Gupta, and Masahiro Nozaki
No. 11/16
Financial Deepening and International Monetary Stability
Rishi Goyal, Chris Marsh, Narayanan Raman, Shengzu Wang, and Swarnali Ahmed
No. 11/17
Internationalization of Emerging Market Currencies: A Balance between Risks and Rewards
Samar Maziad, Pascal Farahmand, Shengzu Wang, Stephanie Segal, and Faisal Ahmed, directed by Udaibir Das and Isabelle Mateosy Lago
No. 11/18
Institutional Models for Macroprudential Policy
Erlend W. Nier, Jacek Osiński, Luis I. Jácome, and Pamela Madrid
