01626cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008505 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451839623 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. United States : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003. 1 online resource (101 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 United State's (U.S.) household savings role in supporting the U.S. recovery; and focuses on the market for single-family housing, and the importance for household balance sheets. It discusses the underfunding of corporate pension plans, macroeconomic, and policy implications; the U.S. fiscal position, and reviews the causes of the fiscal crisis. It examines the impact of energy shocks, energy policy, and the taxation role. It analyzes the growth in linkages between the United States and other G-7 countries, and the regional and bilateral trade links issues. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2003/245 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2003/245/002.2003.issue-245-en.xml IMF e-Library