## 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

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### 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).*

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