01682cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005562 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451834659 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Sierra Leone : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009. 1 online resource (73 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 describes the monetary transmission mechanism in Sierra Leone. The paper uses a vector autoregression model to explore the links between policy changes by The Bank of Sierra Leone and real variables, such as output and prices. The paper describes Sierra Leone's economic environment and institutions, and also looks at the main channels of monetary policy transmission commonly identified in the literature. Empirical evidence is presented, along with findings and policy recommendations. The paper also describes developments in the external sector, and assesses competitiveness using survey-based indicators. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2009/012 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2009/012/002.2009.issue-012-en.xml IMF e-Library