01861cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF016911 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498340953 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept. Pakistan : Eleventh Review Under the Extended Arrangement and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria and Extension of the Extended Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Pakistan. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016. 1 online resource (87 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 assesses El Salvador's capacity and options for upgrading its fiscal framework and attempts to take a fresh look at the 'growth puzzle' from a comparative perspective. The Hausmann's growth diagnostics approach offers a useful start, but it does not clearly explain El Salvador's growth gap versus its regional peers. The paper also constructs estimates of potential output growth and the output gap for El Salvador and compares it to those of other Central American countries. It examines potential growth before and after the global financial crisis and its likely medium-term trajectory. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2016/207 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2016/207/002.2016.issue-207-en.xml IMF e-Library