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November 2015
 
Title: Wage Moderation in Crises : Policy Considerations and Applications to the Euro Area
Author/Editor: Jörg Decressin ; Raphael A. Espinoza ; Ioannis Halikias ; Michael Kumhof ; Daniel Leigh ; Prakash Loungani ; Paulo A. Medas ; Susanna Mursula ; Antonio Spilimbergo ; TengTeng Xu
Series: Staff Discussion Notes No. 15/22
Date: November 17, 2015
Subject(s): Wage bargaining | Euro Area | Wage adjustments | Negative spillovers | Monetary policy
October 2015
 
Title: The Fiscal Consequences of Shrinking Populations
Author/Editor: Benedict J. Clements ; Kamil Dybczak ; Vitor Gaspar ; Sanjeev Gupta ; Mauricio Soto
Series: Staff Discussion Notes No. 15/21
Date: October 26, 2015
Subject(s): Demographic transition | Population growth | Aging | Human fertility | Mortality | Migrations | Labor markets | Health care spending | Public debt | Fiscal sustainability
 
Title: Catalyst for Change : Empowering Women and Tackling Income Inequality
Author/Editor: Christian Gonzales ; Sonali Jain-Chandra ; Kalpana Kochhar ; Monique Newiak ; Tilek Zeinullayev
Series: Staff Discussion Notes No. 15/20
Date: October 22, 2015
Subject(s): Income inequality | Women | Income distribution | Gender | Labor force participation
September 2015
 
Title: A Strategy for Resolving Europe's Problem Loans
Author/Editor: Shekhar Aiyar ; Wolfgang Bergthaler ; Jose M Garrido ; Anna Ilyina ; Andreas Jobst ; Kenneth Kang ; Dmitriy Kovtun ; Yan Liu ; Dermot Monaghan ; Marina Moretti
Series: Staff Discussion Notes No. 15/19
Notes: See Also Technical Background Note
Date: September 24, 2015
Subject(s): Non-performing loans | Europe | Banks | Corporate debt | Debt restructuring | Bank resolution
 
Title: From Ambition to Execution : Policies in Support of Sustainable Development Goals
Author/Editor: Stefania Fabrizio ; Rodrigo Garcia-Verdu ; Catherine A. Pattillo ; Adrian Peralta-Alva ; Andrea Presbitero ; Baoping Shang ; Geneviève Verdier ; Marie-Thérèse Camilleri ; Kazuaki Washimi ; Lisa Kolovich ; Monique Newiak ; Martin Cihak ; Inci Otker-Robe ; Luis-Felipe Zanna ; Carol L. Baker
Series: Staff Discussion Notes No. 15/18
Notes: See also Infographic; Article
Date: September 22, 2015
Subject(s): Sustainable development | Developing countries | Inclusive growth | Income inequality | Gender | Fiscal policy | Environmental sustainability
 
Title: Financial Inclusion : Can it Meet Multiple Macroeconomic Goals?
Author/Editor: Ratna Sahay ; Martin Cihak ; Papa N'Diaye ; Adolfo Barajas ; Srobona Mitra ; Annette Kyobe ; Yen Nian Mooi ; Reza Yousefi
Series: Staff Discussion Notes No. 15/17
Date: September 15, 2015
Subject(s): Financial services | Economic growth | Inclusive growth | Household credit | Business enterprises | Financial sector | Income inequality | Gender | Economic stability | Financial stability
 
Title: Fair Taxation in the Middle East and North Africa
Author/Editor: Mario Mansour ; Pritha Mitra ; Carlo A. Sdralevich ; Andrew Jewell
Series: Staff Discussion Notes No. 15/16
Notes: Arabic; French
Date: September 02, 2015
Subject(s): Taxation | Middle East | North Africa | Natural resources | Hydrocarbons | Nonoil sector | Tax revenues | Tax systems | Tax reforms
July 2015
 
Title: Inequality and Labor Market Institutions
Author/Editor: Florence Jaumotte ; Carolina Osorio
Series: Staff Discussion Note No. 15/14
Date: July 17, 2015
Subject(s): Labor market institutions | Income inequality | Income distribution | Minimum wages | Labor unions | Developed countries
 
Title: Global Implications of Lower Oil Prices
Author/Editor: Aasim M. Husain ; Rabah Arezki ; Peter Breuer ; Vikram Haksar ; Thomas Helbling ; Paulo A. Medas ; Martin Sommer
Series: Staff Discussion Notes. No. 15/15
Date: July 14, 2015
Subject(s): Oil prices | Credit risk | Financial sector | Fiscal adjustment | Monetary policy | Exchange rate regimes | Emerging markets | Developing countries
June 2015
 
Title: Causes and Consequences of Income Inequality : A Global Perspective
Author/Editor: Era Dabla-Norris ; Kalpana Kochhar ; Nujin Suphaphiphat ; Frantisek Ricka ; Evridiki Tsounta
Series: Staff Discussion Notes No. 15/13
Date: June 15, 2015
Subject(s): Income inequality | Economic growth | Income distribution | Technological change | Skilled labor | Labor markets | Globalization | Developed countries | Emerging markets | Cross country analysis
 
Title: Is the Glass Half Empty Or Half Full? : Issues in Managing Water Challenges and Policy Instruments
Author/Editor: Kalpana Kochhar ; Catherine A. Pattillo ; Yan Sun ; Nujin Suphaphiphat ; Andrew Swiston ; Robert Tchaidze ; Benedict J. Clements ; Stefania Fabrizio ; Valentina Flamini ; Laure Redifer ; Harald Finger
Series: Staff Discussion Notes No. 15/11
Notes: See Also: Technical Note and Infographic: Watch the Video
Date: June 08, 2015
Subject(s): Water resources | Economic policy | Subsidies | Water supply | Supply and demand | Policy instruments | Fund role
 
Title: Housing Finance and Real-Estate Booms : A Cross-Country Perspective
Author/Editor: Eugenio Cerutti ; Jihad Dagher ; Giovanni Dell'Ariccia
Series: Staff Discussion Notes No. 15/12
Date: June 03, 2015
Subject(s): Mortgages | Housing prices | Real estate prices | Credit expansion | Credit booms | Developed countries | Emerging markets
 
Title: When Should Public Debt Be Reduced?
Author/Editor: Jonathan David Ostry ; Atish R. Ghosh ; Raphael A. Espinoza
Series: Staff Discussion Notes No. 15/10
Date: June 02, 2015
Subject(s): Public debt | Public investment | Economic growth | Debt reduction | Developed countries
May 2015
 
Title: Reforming Fiscal Governance in the European Union
Author/Editor: Michal Andrle ; John C Bluedorn ; Luc Eyraud ; Tidiane Kinda ; Petya Koeva Brooks ; Gerd Schwartz ; Anke Weber
Series: Staff Discussion Notes No. 15/9
Date: May 21, 2015
Subject(s): Fiscal reforms | Euro Area | European Economic and Monetary Union | Fiscal rules | Fiscal policy
 
Title: Revitalizing Securitization for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Europe
Author/Editor: Shekhar Aiyar ; A. J. Al-Eyd ; Bergljot Barkbu ; Andreas Jobst
Series: Staff Discussion Notes No. 15/7
Notes: Annex II
Date: May 07, 2015
Subject(s): Business enterprises | Europe | Securities markets | Access to capital markets | Securities | Debt financing | Financial intermediation
 
Title: Rethinking Financial Deepening : Stability and Growth in Emerging Markets
Author/Editor: Ms. Ratna Sahay ; Martin Cihak ; Mr. Papa M N'Diaye ; Mr. Adolfo Barajas ; Ms. Diana B Ayala Pena ; Ran Bi ; Miss Yuan Gao ; Ms. Annette J Kyobe ; Lam Nguyen ; Christian Saborowski ; Katsiaryna Svirydzenka ; Mr. Reza Yousefi
Notes: Link to data appendix for this title
Date: May 04, 2015
Subject(s): Economic growth | Emerging markets | Financial stability
April 2015
 
Title: Fiscal Policy in Latin America : Lessons and Legacies of the Global Financial Crisis
Author/Editor: Oya Celasun ; Francesco Grigoli ; Keiko Honjo ; Javier Kapsoli ; Alexander Klemm ; Bogdan Lissovolik ; Jan Luksic ; Marialuz Moreno Badia ; Joana Pereira ; Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro ; Baoping Shang ; Yulia Ustyugova
Series: Staff Discussion Notes No. 15/6
Notes: Also Available in Spanish; Also see Technical Appendix in English; in Spanish
Date: April 30, 2015
Subject(s): Fiscal policy | Latin America | Government expenditures | Fiscal rules and institutions | Global Financial Crisis 2008-2009
 
Title: Islamic Finance : Opportunities, Challenges, and Policy Options
Author/Editor: Alfred Kammer ; Mohamed Norat ; Marco Pinon ; Ananthakrishnan Prasad ; Christopher M. Towe ; Zeine Zeidane
Series: Staff Discussion Notes No. 15/5
Notes: More on Islamic Finance Watch "Four Things You Need to Know about Islamic Finance"
Date: April 06, 2015
Subject(s): Islamic banking | Bank regulations | Bank supervision | Deposit insurance | Bank resolution | Risk management | Macroprudential policies and financial stability | Monetary policy | Liquidity management | Tax policy | Infrastructure | Financial management
March 2015
 
Title: Tackling Small and Medium Enterprise Problem Loans in Europe
Author/Editor: Wolfgang Bergthaler ; Kenneth Kang ; Yan Liu ; Dermot Monaghan
Series: Staff Discussion Notes No. 15/4
Date: March 30, 2015
Subject(s): Business enterprises | Europe | Non-performing loans | Corporate sector | Bankruptcy | Debt restructuring
 
Title: The New Normal: A Sector-level Perspective on Productivity Trends in Advanced Economies
Author/Editor: Era Dabla-Norris ; Si Guo ; Vikram Haksar ; Minsuk Kim ; Kalpana Kochhar ; Kevin Wiseman ; Aleksandra Zdzienicka
Series: Staff Discussion Notes No. 15/3
Notes: Technical Appendix
Date: March 18, 2015
Subject(s): Total factor productivity | Labor productivity | Economic growth | Fiscal reforms | Developed countries
 

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