10 Selected IMF Economic Issues

The IMF's Economic Issues series makes available to a broad readership of nonspecialists insights derived from key IMF economic research. The papers are written in concise, nontechnical language, and are intended to introduce the reader to current topics of interest in the IMF's research program. The CD-ROM contains Economic Issues on the following topics: Financial Reform: What Shakes It? What Shapes It?; Public Investment and Public-Private Partnerships; Accountability Arrangements for Financial Sector Regulators; Should Financial Sector Regulators Be Independent?; Moving to a Flexible Exchange Rate: How, When, and How Fast?; Corporate Sector Restructuring: The Role of Government in Times of Crisis; The Pension Puzzle: Prerequisites and Policy Choices in Pension Design; Controlling Pollution: Using Taxes and Tradable Permits; Integrating Poor Countries into the World Trading System; and Can Debt Relief Boost Growth in Poor Countries?