Previous studies on whether the nature of the exchange rate regime influences a country's medium-term growth performance have been based on a tripartite classiflcation scheme that distinguishes between pegged, intermediate and flexible exchange rate regimes. This classification scheme, however,...

The authors assess the potential impact of recently approved reforms to International Monetary Fund (IMF) surveillance; namely, the "2007 Decision on Bilateral Surveillance Over Members' Policies" and the "Statement of Surveillance Priorities" (SSP). They conclude that these complementary reforms...