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The June issue of the IMF Research Bulletin looks at the role of IMF programs and capacity building in fostering structural reforms and the economics of Arab countries undergoing political transitions. The Q&A analyzes the neutral interest rate through the experiences of several Latin American countries. The Research Bulletin also includes its regular features: a listing of IMF Working Papers and Staff Discussion Notes, information on the forthcoming IMF Economic Review and the Fourteenth Jacques Polack Annual Research Conference, and recommended readings from IMF Publications.
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No. 13/01
A Banking Union for the Euro Area
Rishi Goyal, Petya Koeva Brooks, Mahmood Pradhan, Thierry Tressel, Giovanni Dell’Ariccia, Ross Leckow, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, and an IMF Staff Team
No. 13/02
Labor Market Policies and IMF Advice in Advanced Economies During the Great Recession
Olivier Blanchard, Florence Jaumotte, and Prakash Loungani
No. 13/03
Rethinking Macro Policy II: Getting Granular
Olivier Blanchard, Giovanni Dell’Ariccia, and Paolo Mauro
No. 13/04
Creating a Safer Financial System: Will the Volcker, Vickers, and Liikanen Structural Measures Help?
José Viñals, Ceyla Pazarbasioglu, Jay Surti, Aditya Narain, Michaela Erbenova, and Julian Chow
