It has been two years since the trade tensions erupted and not only captured policymakers' but also the research community's attention. Research has quickly zoomed in on understanding trade war rhetoric, tariff implementation, and economic impacts. The first article in the December 2019 issue...

The IMF Research Bulletin includes listings of recent IMF Working Papers and Staff Discussion Notes. The research summaries in this issue are 'Explaining the Recent Slump in Investment' (Mathieu Bussiere, Laurent Ferrara, and Juliana Milovich) and 'The Quest for Stability in the Housing Markets'...