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International Monetary Fund - 2008

This paper suggests that it is essential to save a substantial portion of mineral revenues now to ensure fiscal sustainability for a post-diamond period. Taking the non-mineral primary balance into account can help clarify desirable fiscal policies. Botswana’s real effective exchange rate is...

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Botswana : Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund - 2012

Poverty and unemployment remained high in Botswana. The shortcomings of the labor market policies are responsible for a … high unemployment rate. This selected issues paper sheds considerable light on ways that Botswana can enhance inclusive … growth and reduce the high level of structural unemployment. Botswana was identified as having been able to sustain the …

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A Systems Approach to Estimating the Natural Rate of Unemployment and Potential Output for the United States

International Monetary Fund - 1989

The methodology used in this paper has three distinguishing features: the natural rate of unemployment and potential …

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Brazil: Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

dividend of a rapidly expanding labor force is fading and further structural declines in unemployment are likely to be limited …

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Neglected Heterogeneity and Dynamics in Cross-Country Savings Regressions

International Monetary Fund - 1999

This paper examines the extent to which conclusions of cross-country studies of private savings are robust to allowing for the possible heterogeneity of savings behavior across countries and the inclusion of dynamics. It shows that neglecting heterogeneity and dynamics can lead to misleading...

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United States; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012

This Selected Issues paper for the United States discusses the microeconomics of the countryâ€”household wealth and savings. Householdsâ€™ consumption-saving decisions have an important bearing on the U.S. economic outlook. This paper demonstrates how households with consistently lower...

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Kingdom of the Netherlands-Netherlands Antilles; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix for Netherlands Antilles examines the economic growth in Small Island Economies. The paper finds that the Small Island Economies as a group grew faster than the rest of the world during 1960â€“85. The paper analyzes whether Small Island...

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Pakistan's Macroeconomic Adjustment and Resumption of Growth, 1999-2004

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

The main findings are as follows: (1) an increase in private national saving during 2001-03 was the key contributor to the turnaround in Pakistan's external current account during this period; (2) while Pakistan's growth was mainly export-led before 2003-04, it was largely led by domestic demand...

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Eastern Caribbean Currency Union; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

This Selected Issues paper analyzes the income dispersion and comovement in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union region. It finds that incomes are diverging, with the Leeward Islands converging to a higher income level than the Windward Islands. The paper examines the macroeconomic impact of...

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Bosnia and Herzegovina; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008

This Selected Issues paper for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) reports that GDP per capita in BiH is similar to that in neighboring Balkan countries. BiH risks are falling behind rather than catching up with other transition economies in terms of its economic development. This could delay the...

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