United States: Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund

No 2001/149, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This Selected Issues paper analyzes the condition of household, corporate, and bank balance sheets; sustainability of the U.S. external current account deficit; the impact of a slowdown in the growth on the euro area economy; and the implications of the reduction in U.S. treasury securities for monetary policy and financial markets. The study discusses the pros and cons of investing government assets in private securities; the recent changes in agricultural support policy and their impact on other countries; technological innovations and the adoption of new technologies.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; wage premium; euro; asset; premium; loan rate; income elasticity; skill premium; Euro stat; wage premia; Securities; Stocks; Stock markets; Loans; Pensions; Global; Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 110
Date: 2001-08-24
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