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Once Again, is Openness Good for Growth?

International Monetary Fund - 2004

Rodriguez and Rodrik (2000) argue that the relation between openness and growth is still an open question. One of the main problems in the assessment of the effect is the endogeneity of the relation. In order to address this issue, this paper applies the identification through heteroskedasticity...

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France : selected issues

Internationaler Währungsfonds - 2019

This Selected Issues paper analyzes France's fiscal stance using a structural stochastic model. The theoretical model … can help build buffers that could help France confront the next downturn from a stronger fiscal position. The analysis … highlights that, on average, fiscal policy in France exhibited a deficit bias over the past four decades, being unable to react …

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France : Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund - 2000

This paper presents an overview of the different methodologies that can be used to measure the amount of available slack in an economy. A comparison of these alternatives reveals that the evolution of the Nairu is crucial for understanding recent cyclical developments in the French economy. A...

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Integrating poor countries into the world trading system

2006

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Integrating Poor Countries into the World Trading System

International Monetary Fund - 2006

Efforts to liberalize world trade are increasingly focusing on strengthening the links between low-income countries’ trade policies and their development strategies. However, although greater trade openness promises faster growth for poor countries, it also presents risks to those with small...

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Why is China Growing So Fast?

International Monetary Fund - 1997

Since 1978 the Chinese economy has grown on average more than 9 percenta year. Per capita income has nearly quadrupled in the past 15 years andsome analysts predict that within 20 years the Chinese economy will belarger than that of the United States. This pamphlet analyzes the reasonsfor the...

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Trade and trade policies in Eastern and Southern Africa

Subramanian, Arvind; Gelbard, Enrique; Harmsen, Richard; … - Internationaler Währungsfonds - 2000

Since the early 1990s, many countries in sub-Saharan Africa have made significant progress in opening their economies to external competition through trade and currency liberalization. This paper analyzes trade and policy developments for 22 countries in eastern and southern Africa, looks at...

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France: selected issues

Estevão, Marcelo M.; Nadal-De Simone, Francisco; … - 2003

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France, Germany, Italy, and Spain : Explaining Differences in External Sector Performance Among Large Euro Area Countries

International Monetary Fund - 2005

This cross-country paper explains differences in external sector performance among four large euro area countries—France …

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Republic of Korea: selected issues

Eskesen, Leif - 2010

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