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The Per Jacobsson Lecture 2006 : Competition Policy and Monetary Policy: A Comparative Perspective

International Monetary Fund - 2006

This chapter provides a comparative perspective of competition policy and monetary policy. Monetary policy and … competition policy are two key components of public policies needed for a market economy to function well, and indeed to exist … competition policy compared is that they both serve in different ways the same objective, or at least they have one objective in …

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Denmark; Financial Sector Assessment Program-Technical Note-Competition in the Banking Sector

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

This technical note analyzes the competition in the banking sector in Denmark. It reveals that Denmark has a fairly …

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Italy; Assessing Competition and Efficiency in the Banking System

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

The paper assesses the degree of banking competition and efficiency in Italy?over time as well as compared to that in … other countries, such as France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The paper finds competition in …. The degree of competition falls within the range of estimates for a set of comparator countries. Greater contestability …

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Options for Low Income Countries Effective and Efficient Use of Tax Incentives for Investment : A Report to the G-20 Development Working Group by the IMF, OECD, UN and World Bank

International Monetary Fund - 2015

damaging spillovers from such tax competition. Finally, a separate background document develops practical tools and models that …

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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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Macroeconomic Management and the Devolution of Fiscal Powers

International Monetary Fund - 2002

Several of the transition economies are devolving fiscal authority to subnational governments at a time when it is also important to consolidate fiscal policy. This can be problematic because, without appropriate care, the central government''s ability to determine the level and structure of...

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Pension Policies in the OECD Countries : Background and Trends

International Monetary Fund - 1988

Concerns about restructuring old-age income provisions and reforming public pension schemes are an OECD-wide phenomenon. This paper highlights first the background of the reform debate. Despite the divergences in the structure of public pension schemes, the main pressures for reform are...

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Structural Reforms and Macroeconomic Performance : Country Cases

International Monetary Fund - 2015

As a companion piece to the Board paper on Structural Reforms and Macroeconomic Performance: Initial Considerations for the Fund, this paper presents a selection of case studies on the structural reform experiences of member countries. These papers update the Board on work since the Triennial...

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Food and Fuel Prices : Recent Developments, Macroeconomic Impact, and Policy Responses

International Monetary Fund - 2008

This report provides a first broad assessment of the impact of the surge in food and fuel prices on the balance of payments, budgets, prices, and poverty of a large sample of countries. It reviews countries' macroeconomic policy responses to date and also discusses Fund advice for managing the...

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Budget Institutions in G-20 Countries : Country Evaluations

International Monetary Fund - 2014

The central government publishes comprehensive financial statements, which include the social security funds and balance sheets with all financial assets and liabilities. Audited financial statements are published more than nine months after the end of the fiscal year. The 2004 Fiscal...

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