## IMF Staff Papers, Volume 51, No. 1

_IMF Staff Papers, April 20, 2004_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: April 20, 2004
- Series: IMF Staff Papers
- Volume: 51
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589063228.024

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### Summary and contents
- This first issue of Volume 51 for 2004 includes a new paper by Peter B. Clark and Jacques J. Polak.
- The issue contains a tribute from the Editor to Mr. Polak in honor of his 90th birthday.
- The issue launches a new featured section, "Data Issues," which will be devoted in future issues to on-going discussions of the latest in econometric and statistical tools for economists, data puzzles, and other related topics of interest to researchers.

### New features and editorial focus
- Launch of the "Data Issues" section:
  - Purpose: on-going discussions of the latest in econometric and statistical tools for economists, data puzzles, and related topics of interest to researchers.

### Subject coverage and keywords
- Subject areas listed:
  - Banking, Commercial banks, Corruption, Crime, Exports, Financial institutions, International trade, Labor, Price indexes, Prices, Real wages
- Keywords listed:
  - Asia and Pacific, Brazil-type debt crisis, Commercial banks, Corruption, country credit ratings, data puzzle, East Asia, Exports, Global, preassembled data, Price indexes, Real wages, SP, Sub-Saharan Africa, topics of research interest

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