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Fiscal policy, stabilization, and growth in developing countries
Bléjer, Mario I. (ed.) - International Monetary Fund - 1989
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000786261
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MULTIMOD Mark II : A Revised and Extended Model
International Monetary Fund - 1990
This paper explains different features of the MULTI-region econometric MODel (MULTIMOD). MULTIMOD is designed to examine the effects on that baseline of scenarios that involve changes in policies in major countries and other exogenous changes in the economic environment. The Mark II version...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399223
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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 … developing countries to choose fuller participation in the world trading system …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014411036
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Financial Globalization : The Impact on Trade, Policy, Labor, and Capital Flows
International Monetary Fund - 2007
. Articles also look at the expansion of world trade, explore the impact of globalization on jobs, taxation, and the poor, and …Assiduously tracking the trends and consequences of globalization, the IMF's quarterly magazine Finance & Development … focuses on financial globalization, including the policy implications of the huge growth in cross-border capital flows …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014404799
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Aid for Trade-Harnessing Globalization for Economic Development
International Monetary Fund - 2007
Aid for trade can support countries trying to further benefit from the expanding global market place by helping to address poorly performing infrastructure and institutions. Needless to say, good policies also matter: trade liberalization, improving incentives for private investment in trade,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014409848
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Emerging from the Global Crisis : Macroeconomic Challenges Facing Low-Income Countries
International Monetary Fund - 2010
While the impact of the global crisis has been severe, real per capita GDP growth stayed positive in two-thirds of low-income countries (LICs), unlike in previous global downturns, and in contrast to richer countries. The crisis affected LICs not so much through the terms of trade or global...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014410093
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Managing Global Growth Risks and Commodity Price Shocks : Vulnerabilities and Policy Challenges for Low-Income Countries
International Monetary Fund - 2011
As part of its work to help low-income countries (LICs) manage volatility, the IMF has recently developed an analytical framework to assess vulnerabilities and emerging risks that arise from changes in the external environment (see IMF, 2011a). This report draws on the results of the first...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014410364
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Income Inequality and Redistributive Government Spending
International Monetary Fund - 2003
The paper examines empirically the question of whether more unequal societies spend more on income redistribution than their more egalitarian counterparts. Theoretical arguments on this issue are inconclusive. The political economy literature suggests that redistributive spending is higher in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400085
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The Managing Director's Global Policy Agenda, Spring Meetings 2022 : The Global Economy Under Stress: Repercussions, Response, and Resilience
International Monetary Fund - 2022
The global policy agenda that follows recalibrates priorities to meet the new reality we are facing. The IMF also continues to adjust to respond to the rapidly evolving needs of our membership. Our flexibility has been evident over the past two years of the COVID crisis: unprecedented emergency...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015060477
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Financial globalization : a compilation of articles from Finance & development
Clift, Jeremy (contributor); Diehl, Elisa (contributor) - 2007
. Articles also look at the expansion of world trade, explore the impact of globalization on jobs, taxation, and the poor, a …Assiduously tracking the trends and consequences of globalization, the IMF's quarterly magazine Finance & Development … focuses on financial globalization, including the policy implications of the huge growth in cross-border capital flows …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012673982