Abstract
The June 2015 Research Bulletin features summaries and updates on current research topics at the IMF.
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. For more information on this series and to download the papers in this series, please visit: www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/createx/Publications.aspx?page=sdn.
No. 15/03
The New Normal: A Sector-Level Perspective on Growth and Productivity Trends in Advanced Economies (with Technical Appendix)
Era Dabla-Norris, Si Guo, Vikram Haksar, Minsuk Kim, Kalpana Kochhar, KevinWiseman, and Aleksandra Zdzienicka
No. 15/04
Tackling Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Problem Loans in Europe
Wolfgang Bergthaler, Kenneth Kang, Yan Liu, and Dermot Monaghan
No. 15/05
Islamic Finance: Opportunities, Challenges, and Policy Options
Alfred Kammer, Mohamed Norat, Marco Piñón, Ananthakrishnan Prasad, Christopher Towe, Zeine Zeidane, and an IMF Staff Team
No. 15/06
Fiscal Policy in Latin America: Lessons and Legacies of the Global Financial Crisis (with Technical Appendix)
Oya Celasun, Francesco Grigoli, Keiko Honjo, Javier Kapsoli, Alexander Klemm, Bogdan Lissovolik, Jan Luksic, Marialuz Moreno-Badia, Joana Pereira, Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro, Baoping Shang, and Yulia Ustyugova
No. 15/07
Revitalizing Securitization for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Europe
Shekhar Aiyar, Ali Al-Eyd, Bergljot Barkbu, and Andreas A. Jobst and
Proposed Attributes of High-Quality Securitization in Europe – Annex II of “Revitalizing Securitization for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Europe
Andreas A. Jobst
No. 15/08
Rethinking Financial Deepening: Stability and Growth in Emerging Markets
Ratna Sahay, Martin Čihák, Papa N’Diaye, Adolfo Barajas, Ran Bi, Diana Ayala, Yuan Gao, Annette Kyobe, Lam Nguyen, Christian Saborowski, Katsiaryna Svirydzenka, and Seyed Reza Yousefi
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Rabah Arezki
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Prakash Loungani
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Patricia Loo
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Tracey Lookadoo
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