This Selected Issues paper examines the role of information and communication technology (ICT) in the recent … (TFP) growth is a broad phenomenon that encompasses non-ICT producing sectors, consistent with the view that ICT is a â …€œgeneral purpose technology.†The paper investigates whether the productivity boom may have dampened employment in recent years. It …

growth can be sustained. It suggests that Aruba should aim to finance its renewable energy and other future growth …

This Selected Issues paper analyzes Jamaica’s experience of low growth despite consistently high investment rates. It …€™s debt management strategy and its optimal debt structure. It also reviews the institutional framework for debt management in …

examines the sources of growth. It discusses the evolution of the hydrocarbon sector, its importance in the economy, and … reforms. It also analyzes the intergovernmental fiscal relations system and changes to the revenue sharing arrangements, and … suggests possible areas for reform. It assesses measures of reserve adequacy in Bolivia and also provides a look at the …