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Institutional Development : Skill Transference Through a Reversal of ""Human Capital Flight"" or Technical Assistance
International Monetary Fund - 1997
We examine the issue of technical assistance versus brain drain repatriation as alternative strategies for transferring scarce skills to a skill-poor economy. Technical assistance relies mainly on expatriate skills and labor from the host country, while brain drain repatriation seeks to effect a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400864
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Theoretical Aspects of Growth in Developing Countries : External Debt Dynamics and the Role of Human Capital
International Monetary Fund - 1988
This paper formulates a simple aggregate growth model that is capable of assessing the impact of macroeconomic policies on the long-term performance of a developing country. The model emphasizes expenditures on human capital and the dynamics of external debt, and yields empirically testable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396208
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Commodity Price Volatility and the Sources of Growth
International Monetary Fund - 2012
This paper studies the impact of the level and volatility of the commodity terms of trade on economic growth, as well as on the three main growth channels: total factor productivity, physical capital accumulation, and human capital acquisition. We use the standard system GMM approach as well as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396933
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Human Capital Flight : Impact of Migrationon Income and Growth
International Monetary Fund - 1994
This paper analyses the impact of government tax and subsidy policy on immigration of human capital and the effect of such immigration on growth and incomes. In the context of a two-country endogenous growth model with heterogeneous agents and human capital accumulation, we argue that human...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014395877
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The Quality of Governance : Second-Generation Civil Service Reform in Africa
International Monetary Fund - 1998
This paper argues that the development of human capital in the public sector should be an important ingredient in any proposed set of “second-generation” reforms for Africa. In the post-colonial era the quality of governance has seriously declined, and the stock of human capital in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401612
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Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust : 2017 Borrowing Agreements with the Bank of Spain, the Government of Japan and the People's Bank of China
International Monetary Fund - 2017
Spain (Spain), amendments to the 2010 NPA with the Government of Japan (Japan), and a new note purchase agreement (NPA) with … the People's Bank of China (China). The new borrowing agreement with Spain, the amendments to the NPA with Japan, and the … February 22, 2017, for Spain; April 20, 2017, for Japan; and April 21, 2017, for China. Pursuant to Section III, paragraph 2 of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014408739
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Spain : 2001 Article IV Consultation—Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund - 2002
This 2001 Article IV Consultation highlights that the economy of Spain grew by more than 4 percent annually during 1997 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014406337
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Spain : 2000 Article IV Consultation—Staff Report; Supplement to the Staff Report; Public Information Notice Following Consultation; and Statement by the Authorities of Spain
International Monetary Fund - 2000
Spain has achieved impressive growth in recent years—reflecting favorable competitiveness, and the impact on interest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014402845
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Spain : 2010 Article IV Consultation: Staff Statement; Staff Supplement; Staff Report; Statement by the Executive Director for Spain; and Public Information Notice on the Executive...
International Monetary Fund - 2010
Spain’s economy is facing severe challenges. Financial market tensions increased sharply in the wake of the Greek …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014402943
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Spain : IOSCO Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation: Detailed Assessment Implementation
International Monetary Fund - 2012
principles of securities regulation in Spain. Spain exhibits a high level of implementation of principles. The legal framework is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396424