01613cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF004182 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451830330 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. New Zealand : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (33 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 whether cyclical factors, including the large real exchange rate appreciation in recent years in New Zealand, can account for the rapidity of the recent rise in import penetration, or whether more lasting structural changes, such as the effects of globalization, may have played a role. The paper also looks at New Zealand's vulnerabilities from two angles. It evaluates the external position of the country, and then assesses the health and soundness of various sectors of the economy by looking at their balance sheets and the key vulnerability indicators. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2006/161 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2006/161/002.2006.issue-161-en.xml IMF e-Library