01578cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF002390 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451811803 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Ecuador : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (115 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 This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix analyzes Ecuador's fiscal policy using the concepts of the fiscal stance and fiscal impulse adjusted for movements in the real effective exchange rate. It finds that fiscal policy has been expansionary in 2000 and 2001. The paper shows that the growth of gross fixed investment was relatively strong during the 1970s; thereafter it slowed, particularly in the public sector. The paper also explores the evolution of oil reserves in recent years and the projections for the medium term. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/091 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/091/002.2003.issue-091-en.xml IMF e-Library