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The Effects of Financial Deregulationon Consumption
International Monetary Fund - 1989
consumption patterns. Data for six industrialized countries are used to estimate a simple model incorporating liquidity …
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Australia; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
This study relates Australian household saving more closely to movements in asset market using event study analysis and econometric analysis. In this study, the policy challenges for Australia from rebalancing in China, a temporary growth slowdown in China, and a recession in advanced countries...
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Optimal Fiscal Policy and Government Provision of Contingent Liabilities : The Example of Government Loan and Deposit Guarantees
International Monetary Fund - 1989
The optimal provision of loan guarantees or deposit insurance is examined in the context of an overlapping generations model. It is demonstrated that even in the face of a market imperfection that precludes diversification of the private sector’s loan portfolio to eliminate risk, full...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014395814
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Dependency Rates and Private Savings Behavior in Developing Countries
International Monetary Fund - 1988
are presented here. It is shown that the relationship between expected dependency rates and consumption growth depends on … two parameters: the demographically varying committed consumption and the intertemporal elasticity of substitution. Thus …, the expected path of demographic variables can provide information on the consumers’ willingness to smooth consumption …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014395881
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Saudi Arabia; 2013 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This staff report on Saudi Arabia’s 2013 Article IV Consultation discusses economic policies and development. As the largest crude oil exporter, and the only producer with significant spare capacity, Saudi Arabia plays a systemic and stabilizing role in the global oil market. In 2011,...
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Fiscal Policy in Oil Producing Countries During the Recent Oil Price Cycle
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
This paper presents a detailed analysis of the average fiscal policy responses of oil producing countries (OPCs) to the recent oil price cycle. We find that OPCs worsened their non-oil primary balances substantially during 2003-2008 driven by an increase in primary spending. However, this trend...
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Kingdom of the Netherlands; Netherlands: 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
The 2007 Article IV Consultation with the Kingdom of the Netherlands explains fiscal policy and financial sector issues. Improvements in the macroeconomic and business environments and technological innovation have contributed positively to Dutch competitiveness. Executive Directors emphasized...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244152
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Mexico; Financial Sector Assessment Program Update: Technical Note: The Pension Annuity Market
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This paper presents a technical note on Mexico’s Financial Sector Assessment Program update. The Mexican experience displays interesting characteristics that provide lessons for other countries that still need to design the decumulation phase of their newly established second pillars. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244170
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San Marino; 2006 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for San Marino
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
The 2006 Article IV Consultation on San Marino explains financial sector development and stability. A wide-ranging reform of the regulatory framework and supervision is under way to modernize the financial sector and make it conform to international standards. Executive Directors encouraged to...
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Denmark; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
particularly strong, because a large portion of the current baby-boomers are in their peak earning years, and their retirement will …
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