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    What can (macro-)prudential policy do to support monetary policy?

    Bank for International Settlements, 2007
    Since the 1990s, the world has known a phase of low and stable inflation thanks to financial liberalisation, credible anti-inflation regimes, greater independence of central banks and the globalisation of the real-side economy. However, low inflation and a stable macroeconomy have not been sufficient to secure financial stability.
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    Riding the wave: monetary responses to aid surges in low-income countries

    Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford, 2007
    Highly persistent shocks to aid flows such as HIPC or MDG-related increases in net flows have beneficial long-run effects. However, they produce dramatic macroeconomic management problems in the short-run when there is currency substitution by the domestic private sector. To avoid excessive floating of the exchange rate due to capital inflows, authorities intervene in the foreign exchange market.
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    The internationalisation of production, international outsourcing and employment in the OECD

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2007
    This paper reviews some of the possible changes that may occur in the national labour markets of many OECD countries as a result of international trade and the internationalisation of production by multinational companies. It focuses on the impact outward foreign direct investment (FDI) from OECD countries has on employment in the home country of the investing firms.
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    Heterodox policies are better suited to address lack of access to credit and inflationary pressure due to supply shocks

    International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2008
    This paper explores the alternative framework for monetary and financial policies developed by Weeks and McKinley which includes expansionary fiscal policy, a managed exchange-rate regime and a monetary policy aiming at low real rates of interest. There is almost no evidence that low inflation rates promote growth.
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    International Organisation of Pension Supervisors (IOPS)

    The International Organisation of Pension Supervisors (IOPS) is an independent international body representing those involved in the supervision of private pension arrangements.
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    IOPS working papers on effective pension supervision

    International Organisation of Pension Supervisors, 2007
    This series of four working papers highlights a range of challenges to be met in the development of national pension supervisory systems.
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    House Financial Services Committee (U.S Government)

    Committee overseeing all components of the nation's housing and financial services sectors including banking, insurance, real estate, public and assisted housing, and securities.
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    Credit cards and older Americans

    House Financial Services Committee (U.S Government), 2007
    This is a transcript of a U.S. House of Representatives hearing that focused on credit card issues facing older consumers, causing rising levels of personal debt, especially among fixed-income older Americans. The hearing also looked at options older consumers have when trying to reduce credit card debt and the special challenges that they face in this effort.
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    Understanding unemployment in the Arab countries: towards a policy framework

    Arab Planning Institute, Kuwait, 2008
    Unemployment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is currently at a historical high, which may appear puzzling given economic growth in the region.
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    Disability insurance with pre-funding and private participation: the Chilean model

    Social Protection and Labor, World Bank, 2008
    Social security systems in many countries face problems of high and escalating disability costs. The disability insurance system in Chile is less well-known than the old age pension system, but it is equally innovative.

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