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North-south trade-related technology diffusion, brain drain and productivity growth : are small states different?

Schiff, Maurice W. - 2009

"The economies of small developing states tend to be more fragile than those of large ones. This paper examines this issue in a dynamic context by focusing on the impact of the brain drain on North-South trade-related technology diffusion and total factor productivity growth in small and large...

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Portugal : 2008 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement, Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Por...

International Monetary Fund - 2008

Portugal’s 2008 Article IV Consultation highlights that Portugal’s financial system remains sound and well supervised …. Portugal has accumulated substantial macroeconomic imbalances, and the policy challenge is to smooth the adjustment, containing …

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Portugal : 2000 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Supplement to the Staff Report; and Public Information Notice Following Consultation

International Monetary Fund - 2000

Portugal showed impressive economic performance owing to its macroeconomic policies and structural reforms. Executive …

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Portugal : 2006 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Por...

International Monetary Fund - 2006

Important progress can be seen in the economic and policy environment in Portugal, but challenges remain. Firm …

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Portugal : Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Portugal

International Monetary Fund - 2010

This 2009 Article IV Consultation highlights that the global economic crisis has severely affected the Portuguese economy. Output will likely contract by almost 3 percent in 2009, driven by sharp falls in exports and investment. Despite a substantial rise in unemployment to nearly 10 percent,...

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Portugal : Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund - 2005

This Selected Issues paper on Portugal reviews the considerations regarding productivity slowdown. The favorable … evolution of income growth from the 1970s to the mid-1990s in Portugal was associated with above-average productivity growth but …. Portugal was an outstanding performer with double-digit productivity increases in large several high-tech industries. The …

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Portugal : 2005 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Por...

International Monetary Fund - 2005

The staff report for the 2005 Article IV Consultation on Portugal highlights economic developments and outlook. Private … conditions to restart Portugal’s per capita income convergence toward the euro area average as soon as possible …

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Portugal : 2001 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion

International Monetary Fund - 2002

Portugal …

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Portugal : Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund - 2006

A range of indicators point to a competitiveness gap of 10–20 percent with respect to euro area competitors. Closing the competitiveness gap will require an extended adjustment period, even with a jump in total factor productivity (TFP) growth and strong wage moderation. This paper reviews...

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Portugal : Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund - 2004

This Selected Issues paper of Portugal highlights the discussions on the requirement of policies to overcome structural …

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