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United States
Research on American demand, investment, labor markets and public policy, with international evidence used to examine the forces shaping domestic economic performance.
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Country research places economic developments within their institutional and production setting. The United States is the principal reference point, with systematic coverage of major trading, investment and policy relationships.
The geography of economic adjustment
North American production networks connect demand and investment across the United States, Canada and Mexico. European research distinguishes the euro area from its member economies and from the United Kingdom. Asian coverage examines domestic demand, manufacturing, services and regional value chains. Research on Latin America, the Gulf and Africa addresses commodity exposure, public finance, investment and supply constraints.
These groupings organize reading. They are not statistical aggregates. The euro area overlaps with Germany and France, and its coverage must not be added to their national totals.
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China
Research on Chinese domestic expenditure, production networks, credit transmission and the relationship between public finance and investment.
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Currency-area research
Euro area
Research on the euro area as a currency union, including monetary transmission, investment and national fiscal adjustment.
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United Kingdom
Research on British productivity, capital formation, household adjustment and the fiscal institutions governing public investment.
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Germany
Research on German manufacturing, external demand, infrastructure and the investment conditions supporting productive capacity.
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France
Research on French domestic services, industrial capacity, public expenditure and the composition of fiscal adjustment.
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Japan
Research on Japanese wages, consumption, corporate balance sheets and adjustment to changing monetary conditions.
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India
Research on Indian infrastructure investment, employment, production incentives and the delivery of public capital spending.
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Canada
Research on Canadian living standards, population adjustment, housing supply and household finance.
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Mexico
Research on Mexican participation in North American production, industrial investment, electricity and logistics.
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Brazil
Research on Brazilian growth, commodity exposure, domestic services, credit and public finance.
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Australia
Research on Australian resource income, housing supply, labor mobility and monetary transmission.
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South Korea
Research on South Korean technology production, domestic suppliers, household formation and labor adjustment.
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Indonesia
Research on Indonesian processing, domestic value creation, external finance and bank credit.
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Vietnam
Research on Vietnamese export manufacturing, domestic suppliers and public investment delivery.
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Singapore
Research on Singapore’s exchange-rate framework, financing conditions, trade intermediation and services.
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Saudi Arabia
Research on Saudi non-oil activity, public investment, private participation and workforce adjustment.
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United Arab Emirates
Research on UAE trade intermediation, domestic value added, capital flows and bank credit.
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South Africa
Research on South African electricity, logistics, employment and the conditions for expanding productive capacity.
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Türkiye
Research on Turkish inflation, corporate pricing, external financing and the composition of investment.
Explore the collectionCompare the mechanism as well as the number
Similar movements in GDP, inflation or investment can arise from different institutions. Mortgage repricing, exchange-rate arrangements, fiscal responsibilities and the composition of exports affect how a common external shock is transmitted. Country pages identify the questions and source systems relevant to those differences.
Official country sources
National statistical agencies establish the primary data record. Central banks provide monetary, credit and financial accounts; finance ministries and fiscal institutions explain budgets and public debt. Multilateral datasets support comparison where definitions and coverage can be reconciled. The source guide explains how these roles differ.
Comparative research
Comparative Study
Comparing American and euro-area quarterly growth
American and euro-area quarterly GDP releases commonly use different rate conventions. Reconciliation of annualized and quarter-on-quarter growth establishes the basis for comparison before differences in economic performance can be assessed.
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Household demand in two differently structured economies
U.S. and Chinese consumption ratios reflect both household behavior and the allocation of income across sectors. Matched expenditure measures and an explicit accounting bridge distinguish rebalancing, public provision and changes in domestic demand.
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Factory construction and productive investment across countries
Factory construction and manufacturing investment cover different assets, firms and stages of completion. U.S. construction definitions and German investment statistics provide a basis for reconciling the measures before drawing conclusions about productive capacity.
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