Nearly every year, I attend a Christmas service, even though I’m Jewish. Every year, the officiant delivering the homily points out that Christmas occurs in winter, bringing us hope in dark hours. As ...

NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

Thank you, Louis Marc, and good morning, afternoon, or evening for those in the audience. It is my pleasure to open the Ninth IMF Statistical Forum. As Louis Marc mentioned, the theme of this year’s ...