Departmental Papers
Departmental Papers are usually focused on a specific economic topic, country, or region. They are prepared in a timely and cost-effective way to support the outreach needs of the IMF's area and functional departments.2018
April 5, 2018
Growing Pains: Is Latin America Prepared for Population Aging?
Subject: Aging Expenditure Health care spending Labor Pension spending Pensions Population and demographics Retirement
March 14, 2018
Boosting Fiscal Space: The Roles of GDP-Linked Debt and Longer Maturities
Subject: Asset and liability management Debt default Debt limits Debt service External debt Fiscal policy Fiscal space Fiscal stance
February 20, 2018
Revisiting the Economic Case for Fiscal Union in the Euro Area
Subject: Banking Economic integration Financial crises Financial institutions Financial sector policy and analysis Fiscal policy Fiscal union Monetary unions Moral hazard Sovereign bonds
February 7, 2018
Public Infrastructure in the Western Balkans: Opportunities and Challenges
Subject: Capital spending Expenditure Infrastructure National accounts Public debt Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP) Public investment spending
January 9, 2018
Public Wage Bills in the Middle East and Central Asia - Executive Summary
Subject: Employment Expenditure Government wage bill Labor Public employment Public sector wages Wages
2017
September 12, 2017
Fiscal Rules: Coping with Revenue Volatility in Lesotho and Swaziland
Subject: Central banks Expenditure Fiscal policy Fiscal rules International reserves Public financial management (PFM)
June 30, 2017
Understanding Revenue Administration: Results from the Second Survey of the Revenue Administration – Fiscal Information Tool
Subject: Administration in revenue administration Institutional arrangements for revenue administration National accounts Personal income Revenue administration Revenue Administration Fiscal Information Tool (RA-FIT) Tax administration core functions
April 7, 2017
Structural Transformation in Employment and Productivity: What Can Africa Hope For?
Subject: Agricultural sector Economic sectors Employment Labor Labor force Labor productivity Production Productivity
April 7, 2017
A Rebalancing Act for China and Africa: The Effects of China’s Rebalancing on Sub-Saharan Africa’s Trade and Growth
Subject: Balance of payments Commodities Commodity prices Direction of trade Exports Foreign direct investment International trade Prices