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Exchange Rate Fluctuations, Pass-Through, and Market Share
International Monetary Fund - 1989
When the exchange rate fluctuates and the market exhibits hysteresis, planning horizons of domestic and foreign competitors will matter in determining pass-through as well as relative market shares of these firms. Using the Cournot duopoly model, it is shown that if the foreign exporter is a...
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Financial Globalization : The Impact on Trade, Policy, Labor, and Capital Flows
International Monetary Fund - 2007
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 …. Articles also look at the expansion of world trade, explore the impact of globalization on jobs, taxation, and the poor, and …
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IMF Technical Assistance : Transferring Knowledge and Best Practice
International Monetary Fund - 2003
An introductory guide to the IMF’s technical assistance. Providing technical assistance to member countries-particularly developing countries and countries in transition-is at the core of the IMF’s mission. Technical assistance, which includes training for government and central banks...
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Sri Lanka : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 2007
This Selected Issues paper on Sri Lanka underlies the dynamics of growth and external competitiveness. The slowdown in the contribution of sectors that are labor intensive, together with faster growth in sectors that are capital intensive and have higher productivity levels, resulted in total...
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Cyprus : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund - 2005
This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix analyzes labor market institutions and reforms for Cyprus. The paper describes the legal and institutional framework of the Cypriot labor market, and discusses the voluntary framework for negotiations, the degree of unionization and the system...
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Burundi : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 2008
This Selected Issues paper on Burundi highlights that after the Arusha Peace Agreement in 2000 Burundi has faced a wide range of challenges to generate sustained and equitable economic growth and improve social conditions. Burundi has begun to stabilize the economy, liberalized the trade and...
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Republic of Armenia : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 2008
This Selected Issues paper for the Republic of Armenia shows that building up fiscal space during economic expansions is crucial for the effective implementation of stimulatory policies during downturns. Armenia’s tax revenue remains one of the lowest in the region, and significantly below...
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Cyprus : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 2010
The financial sector is mostly comprised of the banking sector, which largely provides insurance and asset management services. A large part of banking system assets relates to subsidiaries and branches of foreign banks. The banking sector poses risks by virtue of its size and concentration. The...
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Assessing Competitiveness Using Industry Unit Labor Costs : An Application to Slovakia
International Monetary Fund - 2012
Conceptual ambiguities and statistical weaknesses hamper the assessment of external competitiveness. The term competitiveness, while applied extensively, is often imprecisely defined, which can result in analytical errors and mistaken policy advice. Furthermore, aggregate statistical measures of...
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Sri Lanka : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 1997
This Selected Issues paper on Sri Lanka provides background information on economic developments and on selected policy issues facing Sri Lanka. The main economic developments in 1996 and the first quarter of 1997 are discussed. The paper highlights that in 1996, a severe drought, power...
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