Monetary policy and fiscal policy refer to the two most widely recognized tools used to influence a nation's economic activity. Monetary policy is primarily concerned with the management of interest ...

It is no secret that we have been fighting inflation that reached a 40-year high and the Federal Reserve Bank has embarked on a historic interest rate increase to combat inflation. Not only have they ...

Just as inflation eases and more economists bet on a soft landing for the U.S. economy, a new risk is emerging, a policy push and pull. The divide between fiscal and monetary policy is increasingly ...

THE WORLD economy is slowing and many countries risk falling into recession in 2023. In America sharply higher interest rates, the necessary result of the Federal Reserve’s fight with inflation, ...

Bangladesh emerged strongly from the COVID 19 pandemic. But persistent inflation, a balance of payments deficit, and financial sector vulnerabilities have hampered post pandemic recovery. Urgent ...

Download PDF More Formats on IMF eLibrary Order a Print Copy Create Citation The COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent need for policy support have called the traditional separation between fiscal and ...

The current monetary-fiscal framework for big economies was devised for a world of low inflation, small central bank balance sheets and modest public debt. Fiscal policy would seek to keep debt on a ...

As sovereign debt levels reach unprecedented heights, this two-day conference aims to provide a forum to discuss the complex landscape fiscal policy is now facing. Bringing together academics and ...