This paper analyzes reasons for the high post-war correlations of saving and investment, both across countries and over …

results from the requirement that non-traded inputs are used in the investment process. In the short-run, though, the effects …

The thrust of the report's recommendations to strengthen the institutional framework for self-evaluation, adapt it over … time to changing circumstances, and better disseminate lessons from self-evaluation are well taken. I believe, however …

I would like to thank the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) for preparing this informative and timely report, which …

Executive Directors welcomed the report of the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) on IMF Advice on Capital Flows …

Enhancing public and private investment, but also ensuring that this translates into higher growth and employment, have … long been key policy challenges in Arab countries. Reflecting an improvement in policies and global conditions, investment … differences across the region-investment has on average been somewhat weaker than in peer countries and less effective at …

This paper analyzes the effects of several policy and other macro-economic variables on the ratio of private investment … econometric evidence indicates that the rate of private investment is positively related to the real growth rate of GDP, public … sector investment, and to a lesser extent the level of per capita GDP, while it is negatively related to domestic inflation …