facilitating the resolution of global imbalances while sustaining robust global growth. China, the euro area, Japan, Saudi Arabia …

in the United States and Japan. During the 1980s, these taxes encouraged capital flows to the United States both by …

This paper examines external adjustment in the U.S., Japan and Germany from the perspective of net foreign asset …

manufacturers is compared. Major export industries in Japan have higher productivity growth and lower pass-through coefficients than …Using domestic and export price data and a framework of markup over cost, pricing behavior of U.S. and Japanese … American exporters, who tend to price to domestic cost. Japanese firms seem to price discriminate between domestic, and export …

agreement with the Government of Canada (Canada), and has entered into amendments to the 2010 borrowing agreement with De … with Canada and the amendments to the borrowing agreements with The Netherlands and Korea will each provide new resources …

Canada and the Fund. The Government of Canada announced its willingness to lend up to USD 10 billion to the Fund to support …, adding to the resources already available to the Fund from the borrowing agreements with Japan and Norges Bank that were …

This Selected Issues paper for Canada presents comprehensive and broad-based analysis of the role of domestic and … external shocks. Canada’s economic history illustrates the important role played by external as well as domestic macroeconomic … disturbances. Canada’s economy slowed in 2001 because of the global slowdown, although by less than in many other countries. In …

Canada’s 2005 Article IV Consultation highlights that it has benefited from a strong institutional framework and …, but external developments are creating uncertainties. The Bank of Canada appears to have room to maintain a patient and …

geared toward boosting productivity. Canada’s commitment to exchange rate flexibility has been helpful in facilitating the …

This paper explores the factors that have led to a Canada-U.S. productivity gap using a sectoral growth accounting … was followed by a protracted period of exchange rate weakness. This paper reviews the institutional aspects of Canada …