Research at the IMF
IMF Revises Up Global Forecast to Near 4% for 2010
The global economy is recovering faster than previously anticipated, with world growth bouncing back from negative territory in 2009 to a forecast 3.9 percent this year and 4.3 percent in 2011.
Global Imbalances: In Midstream?
New Staff Position Note argues that there is an urgent need to implement policy changes to address the remaining domestic and international distortions that are a key cause of imbalances.
Research Bulletin - December 2009
IMF Research Bulletin
The State of Public Finances
Maintain Fiscal Support, but Devise Credible Exit Strategies, says the latest edition of the IMF’s Fiscal Monitor
Global Analysis
Researchers at the IMF
Antonio Spilimbergo,
Economist
Recessions end up having a long-lasting effect on the beliefs of people. Research by Antonio Spilimbergo and Paola Giuliano shows that, compared to people who grow up during good times, people growing up during recessions believe success in life depends more on luck than on effort . They support more government redistribution but are also less confident in public institutions.
Data Visualization
The IMF Data Mapper® includes data series on Gross Domestic Product, Inflation and Current Account Balance
Staff Position Notes
Latest Working Papers
- Systemic Risks and the Macroeconomy
- Fiscal Policy in Oil Producing Countries During the Recent Oil Price Cycle
- International Pricing of Emerging Market Corporate Debt: Does the Corporate Matter?
- Financial Shocks and TFP Growth
- A Model for Full-Fledged Inflation Targeting and Application to Ghana
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Events
- Jacques Polak Research Conference—Financial Frictions and Macroeconomic Adjustment, November 5–6, 2009
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