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The Role of Affordable Mortgages in Improving Living Standards and Stimulating Growth; A Survey of Selected Mena Countries
Nothaft, Frank E.; Erbas, S. Nuri - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002
This paper argues that making affordable home mortgage loans available to a large cross section of the population will serve both the redistributive and growth-enhancing objectives of poverty reduction policies. The current state of housing and mortgage markets in selected Middle East and North...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825998
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Hong Kong SAR; Meeting the Challenges of Integration with the Mainland
Lee, William; Chan-Lau, Jorge A.; Iakova, Dora M.; Papa … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
This Occasional Paper provides an overview of the main challenges facing Hong Kong SAR as it continues to become more closely integrated with the mainland of China. Section I provides an overview of recent macroeconomic developments and the main policy issues in Hong Kong SAR. Section II...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005590857
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The Impact of Immigration on Native Wages and Employment
Edo, Anthony - HAL - 2013
This paper investigates the immigration impact on native outcomes using micro-level data for France. I find that … immigration does not affect the wages of competing natives, but induces adverse employment effects. This finding is consistent … interpretation of the immigration impact. First, I show that immigrants displace native workers because they are more willing to have …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011026044