## Get the Basics in Economics from the IMF's One-Stop Shop

_IMF Blog, February 15, 2012_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: February 15, 2012

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### Overview and purpose
- The IMF's Finance & Development magazine has produced a web compilation of stories in its "Back to Basics" series on economics.
- The page is aimed at students, academics, and those seeking a broader understanding of economic ideas.
- It pulls together articles from the Back to Basics column in the quarterly magazine that have been published since 2003.
- Editors at the magazine have revisited the series, updating and revising where needed, and compiled the most relevant B2B stories in one place.
- The series is ongoing and new articles will be added as they appear in the magazine.

### Languages and publication details
- Finance & Development is published in Arabic, Chinese, French, Spanish, Russian, and English.
- Publication date of the overview: February 15, 2012.

### Thematic coverage
- The Finance & Development magazine publishes analysis on:
  - topics related to the global crisis,
  - the international financial system,
  - monetary policy,
  - economic development,
  - poverty reduction,
  - other world economic issues.

*Source: IMF web landing page, "Get the Basics in Economics from the IMF's One-Stop Shop", February 15, 2012.*

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## References

- [https://www.imf.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/fd-back-to-basics1.gif](https://www.imf.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/fd-back-to-basics1.gif)
- [Finance & Development](http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2011/12/index.htm)
- [web compilation](http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/basics/index.htm)
- [Arabic](http://www.imf.org/external/arabic/pubs/ft/fandd/fda.htm)
- [Chinese](http://www.imf.org/external/chinese/pubs/ft/fandd/fda.htm)
- [French](http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/fre/fda.htm)
- [Spanish](http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/spa/fda.htm)
- [Russian](http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/rus/fda.asp)
- [archive](http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/fda.htm)
- [RSS feed](http://www.imf.org/external/rss/feeds.aspx?category=FandD_eng)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2012/02/15/get-the-basics-in-economics-from-the-imfs-one-stop-shop_