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Public Debt and Economic Geography
Trionfetti, Federico - HAL - 2012
This paper studies the consequences of debt policies on the spatial distribution of output in a two-country model. It departs from the usual set up of local public finance by relaxing the assumption of balanced budget. Further, to single out the pure effect of debt the paper eliminates effects...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933809
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Enlargement and the EU Periphery: The Impact of Changing Market Potential
Brülhart, Marius; Crozet, Matthieu; Koenig, Pamina - HAL - 2004
We study the impact of changing relative market access in an enlarged EU on the economies of incumbent Objective 1 regions. First, we track the impact of external opening on internal spatial configurations in a three-region economic geography model. External opening gives rise to potentially...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010750755
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Kingdom of Lesotho; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: National Strategic Development Plan
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This paper describes the Kingdom of Lesotho’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper and National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP) 2012/13–2016/17. NSDP recognizes, as a point of departure, the need and urgency for Lesotho to radically transform its economy. To achieve the National...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245521
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Bangladesh; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers are prepared by member countries in broad consultation with stakeholders and development partners, including the staffs of the World Bank and the IMF. Updated with annual progress reports, they describe the countries macroeconomic, structural, and social...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243643
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A small model of equilibrium mechanisms in a city
Palma, André De; Proost, Stef; Loo, Saskia Van Der - HAL - 2013
We use a simple economy with two interconnected geographical zones. Individuals can live and work in one of the two zones or can commute between them. This model is used to explore the dynamics of housing and work decisions after a permanent shock in labour demand occurred in one of the two...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010899603
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Where in cities do "rich" and "poor" people live? The urban economics model revisited
Lemoy, Rémi; Raux, Charles; Jensen, Pablo - HAL - 2013
We exploit the power of the Alonso-Mills-Muth (AMM) urban economics model and show that various utility functions and plausible conditions offer alternative explanations of households' location by income within a city. These include the existence of a "rich" center and more complex socio-spatial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010633192
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Value of WTO Trade Agreements in a New Keynesian Model
Ganelli, Giovanni; Tervala, Juha - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
We revisit the question of the quantitative benefits of WTO trade agreements in a setup that is non-standard from the traditional trade policy point of view. We show that in a New Keynesian model, unilateral trade liberalization reduces welfare due to terms-of-trade deterioration, creating an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242404
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Does Urbanization Help Poverty Reduction in Rural Areas? Evidence from Vietnam
Arouri, Mohamed El Hedi; Youssef, Adel Ben; … - HAL - 2014
Urbanization and poverty have a two-way relationship. Using fixed-effects regression andpanel data from household … surveys, we estimate the effect of urbanization on welfare andpoverty of rural households in Vietnam. We find that … urbanization tends to increaselandlessness of rural households and to reduce their farm income. However, urbanizationhelps rural …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010930218
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Effects of urbanization on economic growth and human capital formation in Africa
Arouri, Mohamed El Hedi; Youssef, Adel Ben; … - HAL - 2014
The objective of this paper is to investigate the impacts of urbanization on human capital andeconomic growth in Africa …. It seeks to contribute to the urbanization-growth debate byinvestigating how urbanization is linked to human capital … accumulation and economic growth.More precisely, compared to previous studies on the urbanization-growth nexus, we (i …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010930231
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Kyrgyz Republic; Medium-Term Development Program: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This paper focuses on the Medium-Term Development Program for the Kyrgyz Republic. The aim of this program is to put the economy of the country into a sustainable vector of development and improve the budget status to prevent social effects, increase living standard, and reduce poverty in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244609