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December 2007

Title: Public Investment and Public-Private Partnerships Author/Editor: Akitoby, Bernardin ; Hemming, Richard ; Schwartz, Gerd Series: Economic Issues No. 40 Notes: Also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish. Date: December 7, 2007 Subject(s): Private investment \| Public investment \| Public sector \| Private sector

August 2007

Title: Preserving Financial Stability Author/Editor: Schinasi, Garry J. Series: Economic Issues No. 36 Notes: PDF also available in Arabic; Chinese; Russian; Spanish Date: August 16, 2007 Subject(s): Financial stability

Title: Integrating Poor Countries into the World Trading System Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund Series: Economic Issues No. 37 Notes: Also available online in Arabic; Chinese; French, Russian Date: August 16, 2007 Subject(s): International trade \| Trade liberalization \| Trade policy \| Trade relations \| Developing countries

July 2007

Title: Moving to a Flexible Exchange Rate: How, When, and How Fast? Author/Editor: Duttagupta, Rupa ; Fernandez, Gilda ; Karacadag, Cem Series: Economic Issues No. 38 Notes: Also available online in Arabic; Chinese; Russian; Spanish Date: July 16, 2007 Subject(s): Flexible exchange rates

Title: Accountability Arrangements for Financial Sector Regulators Author/Editor: Hüpkes, Eva H. G. ; Quintyn, Marc ; Taylor, Michael Series: Economic Issues No. 39 Notes: Also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish. Date: July 16, 2007 Subject(s): Financial sector

April 2007

Title: Can Debt Relief Boost Growth in Poor Countries? Author/Editor: Clements, Benedict J. ; Bhattacharya, Rina ; Nguyen, Toan Quoc Series: Economic Issues No. 34 Notes: Also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish. Date: April 16, 2007 Subject(s): Debt relief \| Economic growth \| Heavily indebted poor countries

November 2005

Title: Financial Reform: What Shakes It? What Shapes It? Author/Editor: Abiad, Abdul ; Mody, Ashoka Series: Economic Issues No. 35 Date: November 8, 2005 Subject(s): Economic reforms \| Financial sector

November 2004

Title: Educating Children in Poor Countries Author/Editor: Hillman, Arye L. ; Jenkner, E. Series: Economic Issues No. 33 Notes: Also available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, and Spanish. Date: November 23, 2004 Subject(s): Education

July 2004

Title: Should Financial Sector Regulators Be Independent? Author/Editor: Quintyn, Marc ; Taylor, Michael Series: Economic Issues No. 32 Date: July 26, 2004

February 2004

Title: Corporate Sector Restructuring: The Role of Government in Times of Crisis Author/Editor: Stone, Mark R. Series: Economic Issues No. 31 Date: February 4, 2004 Subject(s): Governance \| Private sector

August 2003

Title: Moral Hazard: Does IMF Financing Encourage Imprudence by Borrowers and Lenders? Author/Editor: Lane, Timothy D. ; Phillips, Steven Series: Economic Issues No. 28 Date: August 7, 2003 Subject(s): Borrowing

Title: Hiding in the Shadows: The Growth of the Underground Economy Author/Editor: Schneider, Friedrich ; Enste, Dominik Series: Economic Issues No. 30 Date: August 7, 2003 Subject(s): Developing countries \| Economic growth \| Transition economies

Title: The Pension Puzzle: Prerequisites and Policy Choices in Pension Design Author/Editor: Barr, N. A. Series: Economic Issues No. 29 Date: August 7, 2003 Subject(s): Pensions

January 2003

Title: Rural Poverty in Developing Countries: Implications for Public Policy Author/Editor: Khan, Mahmood Hasan Series: Economic Issues No. 26 Date: January 16, 2003 Subject(s): Poverty \| Developing countries \| Social policy

February 2002

Title: Tax Policy for Developing Countries Author/Editor: Tanzi, Vito ; Zee, Howell H. Series: Economic Issues No. 27 Date: February 28, 2002 Subject(s): Tax policy \| Developing countries

November 2001

Title: Controlling Pollution: Using Taxes and Tradable Permits Author/Editor: Norregaard, John ; Reppelin-Hill, Valérie Series: Economic Issues No. 25 Date: November 12, 2001 Subject(s): Environment \| Taxation

October 2001

Title: Full Dollarization: The Pros and Cons Author/Editor: Berg, Andrew ; Borensztein, Eduardo Series: Economic Issues No. 24 Date: October 3, 2001 Subject(s): Dollarization

August 2001

Title: Promoting Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Learning What Works Author/Editor: Basu, Anupam ; Calamitsis, Evangelos A. ; Ghura, Dhaneshwar Series: Economic Issues No. 23 Date: August 29, 2001 Subject(s): Economic growth \| Sub-Saharan Africa

July 2001

Title: The Challenge of Predicting Economic Crises Author/Editor: Berg, Andrew ; Pattillo, Catherine A. Series: Economic Issues No. 22 Date: July 18, 2001 Subject(s): Financial crisis \| Economic forecasting

March 2001

Title: Improving Governance and Fighting Corruption in the Baltic and CIS Countries: The Role of the IMF Author/Editor: Wolf, Thomas A. ; Gürgen, Emine Series: Economic Issues No. 21 Date: March 14, 2001 Subject(s): Corruption \| Baltic countries \| Governance

December 2000

Title: Job Creation: Why Some Countries Do Better Author/Editor: Garibaldi, Pietro ; Mauro, Paolo Series: Economic Issues No. 20 Date: December 15, 2000 Subject(s): Employment

August 2000

Title: Privatization in Transition Countries: Lessons from the First Decade Author/Editor: Havrylyshyn, Oli ; McGettigan, Donal Series: Economic Issues No. 18 Date: August 4, 2000 Subject(s): Privatization \| Transition economies

Title: Liberalizing Capital Movements:Some Analytical Issues Author/Editor: Eichengreen, Barry J. ; Mussa, Michael ; Dell'Ariccia, Giovanni ; Detragiache, Enrica ; Milesi-Ferretti, Gian Maria ; Tweedie, A. J. Series: Economic Issues No. 17 Date: August 4, 2000 Subject(s): Capital flows

September 1999

Title: Hedge Funds: What Do We Really Know? Author/Editor: Eichengreen, Barry J. ; Mathieson, Donald J. Series: Economic Issues No. 19 Date: September 27, 1999 Subject(s): Hedge funds

January 1999

Title: Should Equity be a Goal of Economic Policy? Author/Editor: Gupta, Sanjeev ; Clements, Benedict J. ; Gillingham, Robert ; Schiller, Christian ; Verhoeven, Marijn ; Alonso-Terme, Rosa Maria ; Mourmouras, Alex Series: Economic Issues No. 16 Date: January 22, 1999 Subject(s): Social policy

October 1998

Title: Inflation Targeting as a Framework for Monetary Policy Author/Editor: Debelle, Guy ; Masson, Paul R. ; Savastano, Miguel A. ; Sharma, Sunil Series: Economic Issues No. 15 Date: October 2, 1998 Subject(s): inflation \| Monetary policy

May 1998

Title: Lessons from Systemic Bank Restructuring Author/Editor: Dziobek, Claudia Helene ; Pazarbasioglu, Ceyla Series: Economic Issues No. 14 Date: May 15, 1998 Subject(s): Banking \| Banking reforms

April 1998

Title: Fixed or Flexible? Getting the Exchange Rate Right in the 1990s Author/Editor: Caramazza, Francesco ; Aziz, Jahangir Series: Economic Issues No. 13 Date: April 17, 1998 Subject(s): Exchange rates \| Flexible exchange rates

March 1998

Title: Roads to Nowhere: How Corruption in Public Investment Hurts Growth Author/Editor: Tanzi, Vito ; Davoodi, Hamid Reza Series: Economic Issues No. 12 Date: March 31, 1998 Subject(s): Public investment

September 1997

Title: Does Globalization Lower Wages and Export Jobs? Author/Editor: Slaughter, Matthew J. ; Swagel, Phillip Series: Economic Issues No. 11 Date: September 29, 1997 Subject(s): Wages \| Employment

Title: Deindustrialization--Its Causes and Implications Author/Editor: Rowthorn, Bob ; Ramaswamy, Ramana Series: Economic Issues No. 10 Date: September 29, 1997 Subject(s): Industrialization \| Industrial policy

August 1997

Title: Protecting Bank Deposits Author/Editor: Garcia, G. G. Series: Economic Issues No. 9 Date: August 4, 1997 Subject(s): Banking

June 1997

Title: Why is China Growing So Fast? Author/Editor: Hu, Zuliu ; Khan, Mohsin S. Series: Economic Issues No. 8 Date: June 15, 1997 Subject(s): Economic growth \| China

March 1997

Title: Sterilizing Capital Inflows Author/Editor: Lee, Jang-Yung Series: Economic Issues No. 7 Date: March 24, 1997 Subject(s): Capital inflows

February 1997

Title: Why Worry About Corruption? Author/Editor: Mauro, Paolo Series: Economic Issues No. 6 Date: February 24, 1997 Subject(s): Corruption \| Governance

January 1997

Title: Fiscal Reforms That Work Author/Editor: McDermott, C. John ; Westcott, Robert F. Series: Economic Issues No. 4 Date: January 6, 1997 Subject(s): Fiscal policy \| Economic reform

Title: Transformations to Open Market Operations: Developing Countries and Emerging Markets Author/Editor: Axilrod, S. H. Series: Economic Issues No. 5 Date: January 2, 1997 Subject(s): Markets \| Developing countries

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