IMF Economic Review

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March 2014

Staff Discussion Notes

Sta Disc ussion Notes showca se new policy-related

analysis and rese arch by IMF departments . ese papers

are generally brief and w ritten in nontechnical la nguage,

and are aimed at a broad audience interested i n economic

policy issues. For more information on th is series and to

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No. 13/8

Anchoring Growth: e Importance of Productivity-

Enhancing Reforms in Emerging Market and Developing

Economies

Era Dabla-Norris, Giang Ho, Kalpana Kochhar, Annette Kyobe,

and Robert Tchaidze

No . 13 /11

Obstacles to International Policy Coordination, and How to Overcome em

Jonathan D. Ostry and Atish R. Ghosh

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