01596cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006501 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455202720 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. New Zealand : Selected Issues Paper. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010. 1 online resource (19 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 focuses on the issues of fiscal policy, rebalancing, and growth in New Zealand. The paper discusses that a key policy challenge for New Zealand is to rebalance the economy and reduce external vulnerabilities. It provides model-based estimates of the potential contribution that fiscal consolidation can make to external rebalancing and economic growth in New Zealand. The paper briefly describes the Global Integrated Monetary and Fiscal (GIMF) model, and provides some background on macroeconomic vulnerabilities and challenges in New Zealand. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2010/145 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2010/145/002.2010.issue-145-en.xml IMF e-Library