IMF Staff Papers, Volume 55, No. 4

IMF Staff Papers, April 18, 2008

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Bibliographic details

• Published: April 18, 2008
• Series: IMF Staff Papers
• Volume: 55
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589067257.024

Overview

• Issue date: April 18, 2008
• Summary of central contributions:
  • John T. Cuddington and Daniel Jerrett (Colorado School of Mines): examine whether metals prices are in a "super cycle" upswing driven by intensive economic growth in China.
  • James E. Duggan, Robert Gillingham, and John S. Greenlees: use evidence from U.S. Social Security records to investigate the empirical relationship between mortality and lifetime income.
  • Pär Österholm and Jeromin Zettelmeyer: analyze the effect of external conditions on growth in Latin America.
  • Junko Koeda: presents a debt overhang model for low-income countries.
  • The issue includes a comprehensive index for Volume 55 (2008) by author, subject, and title.

Article findings and analytic focus

• Metals prices "super cycle" analysis (Cuddington and Jerrett)
  • Focus: whether metals prices are in a "super cycle" upswing.
  • Primary driver considered: intensive economic growth in China.
• Mortality and lifetime income (Duggan, Gillingham, and Greenlees)
  • Data source: U.S. Social Security records.
  • Focus: empirical relationship between mortality and lifetime income.
• External conditions and Latin American growth (Österholm and Zettelmeyer)
  • Focus: effect of external conditions on growth in Latin America.
• Debt overhang model (Koeda)
  • Focus: debt overhang dynamics for low-income countries.
• Volume index
  • A comprehensive index for Volume 55 (2008) by author, subject, and title is included.

Subjects and keywords

• Subject: Aging, Health, Income, Labor, Metal prices, National accounts, Oil prices, Population and demographics, Prices, Wages
• Keywords: Aging, commodity price, Europe, Global, global economy model, Income, iteration method, lifetime earnings, Metal prices, oil price, oil price movement, price series, SBA, SP, Wages

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IMF Staff Papers, Volume 55, No. 4 (April 18, 2008).