Recent IMF Publications

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March 2015   Title: How Delaying Fiscal Consolidation Affects the Present Value of GDP Author/Editor: Kevin Fletcher ; Damiano Sandri Series: Working Paper No. 15/52 Date: March 05, 2015 Subject(s): Fiscal consolidation | Gross domestic product | Public debt | Fiscal stimulus and multipliers | Econometric models   Title: Structural Transformation — How Does Thailand Compare? Author/Editor: Vladimir Klyuev Series: Working Paper No. 15/51 Date: March 04, 2015 Subject(s): Labor productivity | Thailand | Agricultural sector | Migrant labor | Nonmetropolitan areas   Title: Malaysia: Selected Issues Paper Series: Country Report No. 15/59 Date: March 03, 2015 Subject(s): Energy sector | Economic growth | Oil prices | Natural gas | Fiscal risk | Debt sustainability | Fiscal reforms | Subsidies | Risk management | Cross country analysis | Economic models | Selected Issues Papers | Malaysia   Title: Malaysia: 2014 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Malaysia Series: Country Report No. 15/58 Date: March 03, 2015 Subject(s): Article IV consultation reports | Economic growth | Fiscal policy | Fiscal reforms | Monetary policy | Nonbank financial sector | Economic indicators | Debt sustainability analysis | Staff Reports | Press releases | Malaysia   Title: South Africa: Financial Sector Assessment Program-Detailed Assessment of Implementation on the IOSCO Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation-Technical Note Series: Country Report No. 15/57 Date: March 03, 2015 Subject(s): Financial Sector Assessment Program | Securities markets | Securities regulations | Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes | South Africa   Title: South Africa: Financial Sector Assessment Program-Detailed Assessment of Observance on the Insurance Core Principles-Technical Note Series: Country Report No. 15/56 Date: March 03, 2015 Subject(s): Financial Sector Assessment Program | Insurance regulations | Insurance supervision | Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes | South Africa   Title: South Africa: Financial Sector Assessment Program-Detailed Assessment of Compliance on the Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision-Technical Note Series: Country Report No. 15/55 Date: March 03, 2015 Subject(s): Financial Sector Assessment Program | Banking sector | Basel Core Principles | Bank supervision | Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes | South Africa   Title: South Africa: Financial Sector Assessment Program-Stress Testing the Financial System-Technical Note Series: Country Report No. 15/54 Date: March 03, 2015 Subject(s): Financial Sector Assessment Program | Banking sector | Insurance | Liquidity | Financial risk | Stress testing | South Africa   Title: South Africa: Financial Sector Assessment Program-Financial Safety Net, Bank Resolution, and Crisis Management Framework-Technical Note Series: Country Report No. 15/53 Date: March 03, 2015 Subject(s): Financial Sector Assessment Program | Financial sector | Financial safety nets | Financial risk | Bank resolution | Bank supervision | Intervention | Deposit insurance | Crisis prevention | Risk management | South Africa   Title: South Africa: Financial Sector Assessment Program-Reforms in the OTC Derivatives Market-Technical Note Series: Country Report No. 15/52 Date: March 03, 2015 Subject(s): Financial Sector Assessment Program | Securities markets | Securities regulations | Capital markets | Payment systems | South Africa   Title: South Africa: Financial Sector Assessment Program-Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT)-Technical Note Series: Country Report No. 15/51 Date: March 03, 2015 Subject(s): Financial Sector Assessment Program | Anti-money laundering | Combating the financing of terrorism | Financial sector | Financial institutions | Bank supervision | International cooperation | South Africa   Title: A Global Projection Model for Euro Area Large Economies Author/Editor: Zoltan Jakab ; Pavel Lukyantsau ; Shengzu Wang Series: Working Paper No. 15/50 Date: March 02, 2015 Subject(s): Economic forecasting | Germany | France | Italy | Spain | Euro Area | Spillovers | General equilibrium models   Title: Remittances and Macroeconomic Volatility in African Countries Author/Editor: Ahmat Jidoud Series: Working Paper No. 15/49 Date: March 02, 2015 Subject(s): Remittances | Africa | Business cycles | Private consumption | Labor supply | Economic stabilization | General equilibrium models February 2015   Title: The Level of Productivity in Traded and Non-Traded Sectors for a Large Panel of Countries Author/Editor: Rui Mano ; Marola Castillo Series: Working Paper No. 15/48 Date: February 27, 2015 Subject(s): Productivity | Industrial sector | Purchasing power parity | Cross country analysis | Panel analysis | Price indexes   Title: Central and Commercial Bank Balance Sheet Risk Before, During, and After the Global Financial Crisis Author/Editor: Joseph Crowley Series: Working Paper No. 15/47 Date: February 27, 2015 Subject(s): Central banks | Commercial banks | Financial assets | Financial risk | Balance sheets | Global Financial Crisis 2008-2009   Title: Interconnectedness, Systemic Crises and Recessions Author/Editor: Marco A Espinosa-Vega ; Steven Russell Series: Working Paper No. 15/46 Date: February 27, 2015 Subject(s): Interconnectedness | Banks | Financial crises | Economic recession | Systemic risk assessment | Equilibrium. Econometric models   Title: Made in Mexico: Energy Reform and Manufacturing Growth Author/Editor: Jorge Alvarez ; Fabian Valencia Series: Working Paper No. 15/45 Date: February 27, 2015 Subject(s): Energy sector | Mexico | Manufacturing sector | Industrial production | Electricity | Energy prices | Fiscal reforms   Title: Is Banks’ Home Bias Good or Bad for Public Debt Sustainability? Author/Editor: Tamon Asonuma ; Said Bakhache ; Heiko Hesse Series: Working Paper No. 15/44 Date: February 27, 2015 Subject(s): Banking sector | Sovereign debt | Public debt | Fiscal policy | Debt sustainability | Developed countries | Developing countries   Title: Liberia: Request for Disbursement under the Rapid Credit Facility and Debt Relief under the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Liberia Series: Country Report No. 15/49 Date: February 27, 2015 Subject(s): Rapid Credit Facility | External shocks | Debt relief | Emergency assistance | Emergency financing mechanism | Fiscal policy | Monetary policy | Economic indicators | Letters of Intent | Debt sustainability analysis | Staff Reports | Press releases | Liberia   Title: Are Foreign Banks a 'Safe Haven'? Evidence from Past Banking Crises Author/Editor: Gustavo Adler ; Eugenio Cerutti Series: Working Paper No. 15/43 Date: February 26, 2015 Subject(s): Foreign banks | Argentina | Uruguay | Banking crisis | Bank deposits | Banking systems | Emerging markets | Cross country analysis