This 2007 Article IV Consultation highlights that Japan’s external position remains strong. Boosted by investment income, the current account surplus widened in 2006 to nearly 4 percent of Japan’s GDP, despite a shrinking trade balance. Financial outflows also picked up, reflecting...

This paper presents an overview of recent U.S. fiscal developments and discusses possible implications of the sharp turn around in the government’s fiscal position. Against this back ground, it also reviews key policy challenges that will need to be addressed to cope with the mounting...

The paper discusses the improvements which a semi-autonomous revenue agency (SARA) must make to its records to meet fiscal and financial accounting obligations. SARAs are legal entities, such as a service or a department, which are required to prepare accrual records that may diverge from a...

A large body of research shows that cognitive biases—unconscious mental errors caused by simplified information processing strategies—distort decision making in a variety of situations. This article demonstrates that these biases are also highly relevant with regard to decisions in a capital...

This paper presents the results of the study of endogenous development conditions of Ukraine describing the possibility of forming a long-term paradigm of economic development based on the sustainable investment climate of a strategic nature, which will be the mainstay of the shocks caused by...

The article analyses unconventional gas resources in Ukraine and draws a conclusion that the existing assessments differ and require clarification. The article forms a characteristic of unconventional gas deposits in Ukraine. It analyses prospects of unconventional gas extraction from...

В работе представлены результаты исследования эндогенных условий развития Украины, характеризующих возможность формирования долгосрочной парадигмы развития...

Статья посвящена оценке инвестиционных процессов Украины. В работе проанализированы инвестиции в основной капитал на душу населения, объем инвестиций в...