Fiscal Space

Latin America: Making the Good Times Better

Dominique Strauss-Kahn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Uruguay, Equality, Public Debt, Financial Risk, International Reserves, Prudential Tools, Monetary Policy, Overheating, Brazil, Social Protection, Growth Strategy, Fiscal Policy, Macroeconomic Stimulus, External Risks, Commodity Prices, Fiscal Space, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Inflationary Pressures, Poverty Reduction, Panama, Financial Stability, Exchange Rate Flexibility, Macroprudential Regulations, Business News
Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Latin America has enjoyed tremendous economic dynamism and a rising quality of life in recent years. But, faced with new challenges, the question is: how best to sustain this progress?

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Exploring Economic Policy Frontiers After the Crisis: 2010 IMF Research Conference

Olivier Blanchard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Capital Flows, Fiscal Consolidation, Monetary Policy, Fiscal Sustainability, Hot Money, Fiscal Policy, Financial Regulation, Fiscal Stimulus, Monetary Policy Rule, Financial Sector, Jacques Polak, FInancial Markets, Fiscal Space, Risk Aversion, Financial Integration, IMF Jacques Polak Research Conference, Financial Stability, Macroprudential Regulation, Business News
Olivier Blanchard

The crisis has forced economists and policy makers to go back to their drawing boards. Where did they go wrong, and what implications does the crisis have for both macroeconomic theory and macroeconomic policy making?

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Watch this (Fiscal) Space: Assessing Room for Fiscal Maneuver in Advanced Countries

Jonathan D. Ostry | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jun I. Kim, Debt Limit, Default, Public Debt, Primary Balance, Fiscal Maneuver, Sovereign Risk, Global Recovery, Fiscal Space, Borrowing Costs, Market Access, Financial Crisis, Mahvash S. Qureshi, Debt Sustainability, Primary Budget Balance, Atish R. Ghosh, Business News
Jonathan D. Ostry

Public debt sustainability in most advanced economies used to be a non-issue, or at most a back-burner one. A couple years back, if the topic came up,...

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