01688cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000521 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451974980 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL De Masi, Paula. IMF Estimates of Potential Output : Theory and Practice / Paula De Masi. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1997. 1 online resource (14 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The concepts of potential output and the output gap are central to the IMF's analytical work in providing policy recommendations to member governments. This key role has stimulated research at the IMF to develop and refine estimation techniques. This paper summarizes the methodology and results of IMF research on potential output, which has focused mainly on the industrial countries but more recently has addressed issues related to developing countries and countries in transition. It then discusses the approaches that country desk officers use for operational purposes, and presents estimates of potential output for the major industrial countries. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1997/177 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/1997/177/001.1997.issue-177-en.xml IMF e-Library