Abstract
The Research Summaries in the December 2012 IMF Research Bulletin look at "Market Failures and Macroprudential Policy" (Giovanni Favara and Lev Ratnovski) and "Measurement Matters for House Price Indices" (Mick Silver). The Q&A column looks at "Seven Questions on Turning Points of the Global Business Cycle." The Bulletin also includes a listing of recent IMF Working Papers and Staff Discussion Notes, as well as a list of the top-viewed articles for the first three issues of IMF Economic Review in 2012. Information is also included on a call for papers for the conference "Asia: Challenges of Stability and Growth" to be held in Seoul in 2013.
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. 12/10
Multilateral Aspects of Managing the Capital Account
Jonathan D. Ostry, Atish R. Ghosh, and Anton Korinek
No. 12/11
Estimating the Costs of Financial Regulation
André Oliveira Santos and Douglas Elliott
No. 12/08R (Revised)
Income Inequality and Fiscal Policy
Francesca Bastagli, David Coady, and Sanjeev Gupta