Jonathan David Ostry: 3 books
Boosting Fiscal Space
The Roles of GDP-Linked Debt and Longer Maturities
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2018
Can debt management policy provide a way to increase fiscal space for a given path of primary fiscal balances? This note explores the role of two such policies: issuance of state-contingent debt; and issuance of longer maturity debt. New analytical models determine the debt limit and the default risk...
Economic Gains From Gender Inclusion
New Mechanisms, New Evidence
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2018
While progress has been made in increasing female labor force participation (FLFP) in the last 20 years, large gaps remain. The latest Fund research shows that improving gender diversity can result in larger economic gains than previously thought. Indeed, gender diversity brings benefits all its own....
by Jonathan David Mr. Ostry, Andrew Mr. Berg, Charalambos G. Mr. Tsangarides
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2014
The Fund has recognized in recent years that one cannot separate issues of economic growth and stability on one hand and equality on the other. Indeed, there is a strong case for considering inequality and an inability to sustain economic growth as two sides of the same coin. Central to the Funds...