01569cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001198 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451819502 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Israel : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2000. 1 online resource (129 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <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 paper suggests that several factors, besides tight monetary policy, may well have contributed to the high real interest rates that have been observed in Israel. The paper examines the impact of unanticipated changes in nominal interest rate monetary policy shocks on a number of variables in Israel. The paper provides evidence that the inflation expectation measure derived from the capital markets tends to overstate the trend in actual inflation. The paper also provides statistical data on the economic indices of Israel. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2000/062 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2000/062/002.2000.issue-062-en.xml IMF e-Library