## IMF Research Bulletin, December 2002

_IMF Research Bulletin, January 16, 2003_

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [IMF Research Bulletin, December 2002](https://www.imf.org/en/publications/imf-research-bulletin/issues/2016/12/30/imf-research-bulletin-december-2002-16156)

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: January 16, 2003
- Series: IMF Research Bulletin
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451927429.026

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### Purpose and scope
- The IMF Research Bulletin is a quarterly publication.
- Selectively summarizes research and analytical work done by various departments at the IMF.
- Provides a listing of research documents and other research-related activities, including conferences and seminars.
- Intended to serve as a summary guide to research done at the IMF on various topics.
- Aims to provide a better perspective on the analytical underpinnings of the IMF’s operational work.

### Summary (verbatim)
- "The IMF Research Bulletin, a quarterly publication, selectively summarizes research and analytical work done by various departments at the IMF, and also provides a listing of research documents and other research-related activities, including conferences and seminars. The Bulletin is intended to serve as a summary guide to research done at the IMF on various topics, and to provide a better perspective on the analytical underpinnings of the IMF’s operational work."

### Subjects
- Banking
- Education
- Expenditure
- Financial sector policy and analysis
- Financial sector stability
- Health
- Health care
- Labor
- Labor markets

### Keywords
- Africa
- Caribbean
- deficit country
- East Asia
- Europe
- Financial sector stability
- Global
- globalization
- Health care
- IMF conference
- IMF research
- IMF research bulletin
- IMF staff
- IMF's surveillance
- IRB
- Labor markets
- labor-abundant country
- lending program
- mercantilist policy
- policy
- policy liberalization
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Western Europe

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/imf-research-bulletin/issues/2016/12/30/imf-research-bulletin-december-2002-16156_