01574cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF012725 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781463935153 1020-8313 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Research Dept. IMF Research Bulletin, December 2011. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011. 1 online resource (12 pages) IMF Research Bulletin <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 The Q and A in this issue features seven questions about Large Fiscal Consolidation Attempts in the Past and Implications for Policymakers Today (by Fuad Hasanov and Paolo Mauro). The research summaries are "Booms and Busts" (by Roberto Piazza) and " Did Export Diversification Soften the Impact of the Global Financial Crisis?" (by Rafael Romeu). The issue also provides details on visiting scholars at the IMF (mainly from September through December 2011), as well as recently published IMF Working Papers and Staff Discussion Notes. Mode of access: Internet IMF Research Bulletin; IMF Research Bulletin ; No. 2011/004 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/026/2011/004/026.2011.issue-004-en.xml IMF e-Library