01806cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF016806 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484362693 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. Costa Rica : Selected Issues and Analytical Notes. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016. 1 online resource (92 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 paper looks at the following important issues pertaining to the economy of Costa Rica: micro-financial linkages, financial sector vulnerabilities, monetary policy stance, financial deepening in Costa Rica, financial inclusion in Costa Rica, recent fiscal developments and medium-term sustainability, and female labor force participation in Costa Rica. This paper discusses linkages between the Costa Rican real economy and financial sector. Although increasingly diversified, the Costa Rican financial system is centered on banking intermediation. The banking system is highly segmented and heavily dollarized. To assess the adequacy of the current monetary policy stance, this paper estimates the neutral monetary policy interest rate. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2016/132 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2016/132/002.2016.issue-132-en.xml IMF e-Library