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FDIC FYI February 27, 2003	How Real is the Threat of Deflation to the Banking Industry? Deflation refers to a decline in the general price level, usually caused by a sharp decline in money or credit supply or a severe contraction in the economy. This paper outlines the current debate over deflation, focusing on its potential effect on the banking industry.
BusinessWeek November 22, 2004 Peter Coy	The Trade Gap: How Long Can It Go On? The rapid growth of the U.S. trade deficit has sparked vociferous debate -- and fresh research -- among international economists. Some see it as sustainable, but most believe the U.S. spree must soon end
Finance & Development September 2009 Carlo Cottarelli & Jose Vinals	Looking Ahead Countries must begin now to devise economic strategies to accompany the recovery.
Finance & Development June 2010 Linda Yueh	A Stronger China China can emerge from the crisis stronger if it increases domestic demand and promotes global integration.
Finance & Development December 2011 Abebe Aemro Selassie	A Cushion for the Poor Plagued by high unemployment and closely tied to Europe, South Africa is struggling.
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Finance & Development March 1, 2000 Catherine L. Mann	Is the U.S. Current Account Deficit Sustainable? The U.S. current account deficit, driven by the United States' widening trade deficit, is the largest it has ever been, both as a share of the U.S. economy and in dollar terms. How much longer can the United States continue to spend more than it earns and support the resumption of global growth?
Finance & Development March 2011 Andre Meier	Up or Down Some have predicted post crisis deflation in advanced economies, others high inflation. Worries about either are probably exaggerated.
BusinessWeek July 11, 2005 Michael Mandel	A World of Influence on Interest Rates Many investors find the new global connections more difficult to understand than the old domestic links. So here's a guide to how global and domestic events used to influence interest rates -- and what the impact will be today.
Finance & Development March 2010 Scott Roger	Inflation Targeting Turns 20 A growing number of countries are making a specific inflation rate the primary goal of monetary policy, with success.
Financial Advisor December 2009 Eric Rasmussen	Which Way Is Up? Conflicting signs make it hard to embrace the idea that the recession is over. Yet some investment sectors are starting to perk up.
Finance & Development March 2011 Mario Mesquita	Great Expectations Brazil's economic success has raised the bar for that country, at home and abroad.
Financial Advisor October 2009 J. Michael Martin	The Morning After As we've all learned, the party doesn't go on forever. Here's how to improve your investment results by analyzing potential economic scenarios.
Finance & Development March 2010 Ceyda Oner	Back to Basics: What Is Inflation? It may be one of the most familiar words in economics. What, then, is inflation, and why is it so important?
Finance & Development March 2009 Claessens & Kose	What Is a Recession? The ongoing global financial crisis has been accompanied by recessions in many countries. It stands to become one of the longest and deepest recessions since the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Finance & Development December 2009 William White	Modern Macroeconomics Is on the Wrong Track The former Bank for International Settlements chief economist argues that the global economic crisis should prompt a rethinking of macroeconomic analysis
Finance & Development March 2011 Jorge Canales-Kriljenko et al.	Ending Instability How monetary policy reforms helped propel five major Latin American countries from recurrent crises to economic stability.
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Finance & Development September 1, 2000 Robert A. Feldman & C. Maxwell Watson	Central Europe: From Transition to EU Membership The Central European countries have made considerable progress with the transition to a market economy and now face the challenge of developing macroeconomic policy frameworks on the road to EU accession.
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Finance & Development June 2009 Giovanni Dell'Ariccia	Asset Price Booms: How Can They Best Be Managed? Not all booms are alike -- making the right call on which policies to deploy depends on how assets are held and who is exposed to a possible bust
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Finance & Development September 2011	Unconventional Behavior Innovative balance sheet policies of central banks helped during the recession, but they should be used only in exceptional circumstances.
Finance & Development September 2009 Francesco Giavazzi	Growth after the Crisis If the world economy is to recover, a replacement must be found for the newly frugal U.S. consumer.
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Finance & Development September 2009 Jeffrey A. Frankel	Anticipating the Next Crisis What can early warning systems be expected to deliver to predict the next economic crisis?
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BusinessWeek May 21, 2009 James Cooper	Business Outlook: The Fed Should Be in No Rush to Raise Rates Trading in the futures market already shows investors are betting the Fed will begin to lift its target interest rate within the coming year. But time is on Bernanke's side, and he won't want to jump the gun.
Finance & Development March 1, 2000 Arminio Fraga	Monetary Policy During the Transition to a Floating Exchange Rate: Brazil's Recent Experience The financial crisis that erupted in Asia in 1997 quickly spread to other developing regions, as international investors panicked and pulled their capital out. In this article, the governor of Brazil's central bank outlines the steps Brazil took to avert financial disaster when inflows of private foreign capital suddenly dried up.
Finance & Development March 2009 Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti	Changing Fortunes Battered by the financial crisis, the world's lenders and borrowers see dramatic shifts in their external accounts.
Finance & Development December 2009 Baldacci & Gupta	Fiscal Expansions: What Works There is a firm link between the composition of fiscal policy and the length of a financial crisis.
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Finance & Development December 1, 2008 Olivier Blanchard	Cracks in the System The Economic Counsellor and Chief Economist of the IMF discusses what he thinks is needed to repair the damaged global economy.
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