01547cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003397 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451825626 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Mexico : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (128 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 analyzes the sources of Mexico's economic growth since the 1960s, and compares various decompositions of historical growth into trend and cyclical components. The role of the implied output gaps in the inflation process is assessed. The paper presents medium-term paths for GDP based on alternative productivity growth rates. The paper also describes the significant steps Mexico has taken to strengthen the structure of its public debt in recent years, both in terms of currency composition and maturity. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2004/418 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2004/418/002.2004.issue-418-en.xml IMF e-Library