01570cas a2200229 a 4500 AALejournalIMF011577 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 9781616353537 0145-1707 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept. Finance and Development, June 1983. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1983. 1 online resource (56 pages) Finance and Development <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 paper discusses quantitative indicators that measure such macroeconomic variables as the growth of national product, inflation. The importance of considering several indicators in a dynamic context becomes particularly relevant during periods when needed economic and financial adjustment measures are undertaken. Rationales given for maintaining negative real interest rates in developing countries range from keeping down the cost of servicing the public sector's debt, or of investment, to avoiding the consequences of other policies. Mode of access: Internet Finance and Development; Finance and Development ; No. 0020/002 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/022/0020/002/022.0020.issue-002-en.xml IMF e-Library