01695cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF015779 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 15.00 USD 9781589067257 1020-7635 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Research Dept. IMF Staff Papers, Volume 55, No. 4. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (163 pages) IMF Staff Papers <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 In this issue, John T. Cuddington and Daniel Jerrett from the Colorado School of Mines examine whether metals prices are in a "super cycle" upswing driven by intensive economic growth in China, in particular. Using evidence from U.S. Social Security records, James E. Duggan, Robert Gillingham, and John S. Greenlees look at the empirical relationship between mortality and lifetime income. Par Osterholm and Jeromin Zettelmeyer analyze the effect of external conditions on growth in Latin America, while Junko Koeda presents a debt overhang model for low-income countries. The issue also includes a comprehensive index for Volume 55 (2008) by author, subject, and title. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Papers; IMF Staff Papers ; No. 2008/001 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/024/2008/001/024.2008.issue-001-en.xml IMF e-Library