Similar Search Results

What Should Macroeconomists Know About Health Care Policy: A Primer

Hsiao, William C. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000

This primer aims to provide IMF macroeconomists with the essential information they need in situations where they must address issues concerning health sector policy and when they have significant macroeconomic implications. Such issues can also affect equity and growth and are fundamental to...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825737

Trust As a Means of Improving Corporate Governance and Efficiency

Chami, Ralph; Fullenkamp, Connel - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002

Agency problems within the firm are a significant hindrance to efficiency. We propose trust between coworkers as a superior alternative to the standard tools used to mitigate agency problems: increased monitoring and incentive-based pay. We show how trust induces employees to work harder,...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826212

Republic of Tajikistan; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009

The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper discusses socioeconomic development in the Republic of Tajikistan. Although poverty reduction in rural areas is proceeding at a faster pace than in urban areas, poverty continues to be a predominantly rural phenomenon. In addition to improving the gender...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244161

Northern Star; Canada's Path to Economic Prosperity

Klyuev, Vladimir; Mühleisen, Martin; Bayoumi, Tamim - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

Robust GDP growth, declining unemployment, low and stable inflation, and a string of fiscal and current account surpluses -- it's a record to be envied. These outcomes in Canada owe much to sound macroeconomic policies, as well as to a favorable external environment. This book focuses on these...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245903

Government Involvement in Corporate Debt Restructuring; Case Studies From the Great Recession

Grigorian, David A.; Raei, Faezeh - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010

The paper examines recent episodes of government involvement in corporate debt restructurings. It argues that corporate debt restructuring is an important step toward recovery from a financial crisis. We then discuss the rationale for, and modalities of, the state intervention in corporate debt...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008727803

The Challenge of Public Pension Reform in Advanced and Emerging Economies

Clements, Benedict J.; Coady, David; Eich, Frank; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

Pension reform is high on the policy agenda of many advanced and emerging market economies. In advanced economies the challenge is generally to contain future increases in public pension spending as the population ages. In emerging market economies, the challenges are often different. Where...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790493

Short-Versus Long-Term Credit and Economic Performance; Evidence from the WAEMU

Gbenyo, Kodzo; Kpodar, Kangni - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010

This paper studies the link between financial development and economic growth in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). Using panel data for WAEMU countries over the period 1995-2006, the results suggest that while financial development does support growth in the region, long-term...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008533240

Does Performance Budgeting Work? An Analytical Review of the Empirical Literature

Robinson, Marc; Brumby, Jim - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

This paper attempts to ascertain what light the empirical literature sheds on the efficacy of performance budgeting …. Performance budgeting refers to procedures or mechanisms intended to strengthen links between the funds provided to public sector … entities and their outcomes and/or outputs through the use of formal performance information in resource allocation decision …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769044

Economic Transition and Health Care Reform; The Experience of Europe and Central Asia

Leive, Adam - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010

Economic Transition and Health Care Reform: The Experience of Europe and Central Asia

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008470394

What Should Macroeconomists Know About Health Care Policy?

Heller, Peter S. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

This primer aims to provide IMF macroeconomists with the essential information they need to address issues concerning health sector policy, particularly when they have significant macroeconomic implications. Such issues can also affect equity and growth and are fundamental to any strategy of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599256