Abstract
In the December 2013 IMF Research Bulletin, the Research Summaries look at “Reforming Dual Labor Markets in Advanced Economies” (Giovanni Ganelli) and “Rating Through-The-Cycle: What Does the Concept Imply for Rating Stability Accuracy” (John Kiff, Michael Kisser, and Liliana Schumacher). The Q&A discusses Seven Questions on Financial Crises (Stijn Claessens, M. Ayhan Kose, Luc Laeven, and Fabián Valencia). This issue also includes a listing of recent IMF Working Papers and IMF Staff Discussion Notes, as well as Recommended Readings from the IMF Bookstore. The top-viewed articles from recent of issues of “IMF Economic Review” are featured.
Top-Viewed Articles in 2013
The IMF Economic Review is making three of its top-viewed articles from recent issues free-to-view until December 31, 2013. Visit www.palgrave-journals.com/imfer to read the articles:
Issue 1: Public Investment in Resource-Abundant Developing Countries, by Andrew Berg, Rafael Portillo, Shu-Chun S. Yang, and Luis-Felipe Zanna
Issue 2: Systemic Banking Crises Database, by Luc Laeven and Fabián Valencia
Issue 3: Cyclical Unemployment, Structural Unemployment, by Peter Diamond
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