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INTRODUCTION TO CURRENT ISSUES IN APPLIED MACROECONOMICS

In this introduction, we describe the organization of some of the best papers from the 3rd Henan University/INFER Workshop on Applied Macroeconomics into this special issue of Macroeconomic Dynamics on Current Issues in Applied Macroeconomics. The ﬁrst six papers address current issues in the areas of monetary economics and ﬁnancial markets. The next six of papers address current issues of economic performance and growth.