Policy Publications

IMF World Economic Outlook Chapters

4. "After-Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Prospects for Medium-Term Economic Damage." (Sonali Das, Weicheng Lian, Giacomo Magistretti, Evgenia Pugacheva, and Philippe Wingender). April 2021 World Economic Outlook, Chapter 2, International Monetary Fund: pp. 43-61.

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3. "Mitigating Climate Change—Growth- and Distribution-Friendly Strategies." (Philip Barrett, Christian Bogmans, Benjamin Carton, Johannes Eugster, Florence Jaumotte, Adil Mohommad, Evgenia Pugacheva, Marina M. Tavares, and Simon Voigts). October 2020 World Economic Outlook, Chapter 3, International Monetary Fund: pp. 85-113.

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2. "The Price of Capital Goods: A Driver of Investment Under Threat?" (Weicheng Lian, Natalija Novta, Yannick Timmer, Evgenia Pugacheva, and Petia Topalova). April 2019 World Economic Outlook, Chapter 3, International Monetary Fund: pp. 77-101.

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1. "The Effects of Weather Shocks on Economic Activity: How Can Low-Income Countries Cope?" (Sebastian Acevedo Mejia, Mico Mrkaic, Natalija Novta, Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro, Evgenia Pugacheva, and Petia Topalova). October 2017 World Economic Outlook, Chapter 3, International Monetary Fund: pp. 117-183.

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IMF World Economic Outlook Boxes

3. "Who Suffers Most from Climate Change? The Case of Natural Disasters." (Evgenia Pugacheva). April 2021 World Economic Outlook, Chapter 1, Box 1.2, International Monetary Fund: pp. 27-28.

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2. "Revised World Economic Outlook Purchasing-Power-Parity Weights." (Jungjin Lee and Evgenia Pugacheva). October 2020 World Economic Outlook, Chapter 1, Box 1.1, International Monetary Fund: pp. 31-33.

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1. "Conflict, Growth, and Migration." (Natalija Novta and Evgenia Pugacheva). April 2017 World Economic Outlook, Chapter 1, Box 1.1, International Monetary Fund: pp. 40-42.

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Research Support

7. "Wage Dynamics Post–COVID-19 and Wage-Price Spiral Risks." (Silvia Albrizio, Jorge Alvarez, Alexandre Balduino Sollaci, John Bluedorn, Allan Dizioli, Niels-Jakob Hansen, and Philippe Wingender). October 2022 World Economic Outlook, Chapter 2, International Monetary Fund: pp. 51-69.

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6. "Private Sector Debt and the Global Recovery." (Silvia Albrizio, Sonali Das, Christoffer Koch, Jean-Marc Natal, and Philippe Wingender). April 2022 World Economic Outlook, Chapter 2, International Monetary Fund: pp. 45-66.

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5. "Research and Innovation: Fighting the Pandemic and Boosting Long-Term Growth." (Philip Barrett, Niels-Jakob Hansen, Jean-Marc Natal, and Diaa Noureldin). October 2021 World Economic Outlook, Chapter 3, International Monetary Fund: pp. 65-82.

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4. "Closer Together or Further Apart? Subnational Regional Disparities and Adjustment in Advanced Economies." (John Bluedorn, Zsóka Kóczán, Weicheng Lian, Natalija Novta, and Yannick Timmer). October 2019 World Economic Outlook, Chapter 3, International Monetary Fund: pp. 93-119.

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3. "Manufacturing Jobs: Implications for Productivity and Inequality." (Wenjie Chen, Bertrand Gruss, Nan Li, Weicheng Lian, Natalija Novta, and Yu Shi). April 2018 World Economic Outlook, Chapter 3, International Monetary Fund: pp. 129-168.

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2. "Global Trade: What's behind the Slowdown?" (Aqib Aslam, Emine Boz, Eugenio Cerutti, Marcos Poplawski-Ribeiro, and Petia Topalova). Octobe 2016 World Economic Outlook, Chapter 2, International Monetary Fund: pp. 63-119.

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1. “Governance and the Law.” (team co-leads: Luis Felipe López-Calva and Yongmei Zhou). World Development Report 2017, World Bank.

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