Tag «Macroeconomics»

Macroeconomics After the Great Recession

Opening Remarks by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde at the Seventeenth Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference November 3, 2016 Good morning. I am delighted to welcome you to the IMF’s 17th Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference. Introduction Our annual event is by now one of the most important forums for macroeconomic researchers and policy makers …

IMF Annual Meetings Seminar—Making Macroeconomics Work for Women Opening Remarks

David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, IMF October 5, 2016 Introduction Good afternoon. I am delighted to be here to discuss what remains one of the key challenges of our time: women’s economic empowerment. As we just saw with that excellent video, there is still hard work to do, but important progress is within reach. …