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This paper considers the implications of the prospective aging of the U.S. population for the social security system and concludes that the large and growing cashflow surpluses of the social security trust funds should be saved to help insulate living stands against this change. A number of...
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The paper analyzes the development of government social expenditure during the economic stabilization period, with specific reference to the changing needs for such expenditure arising from the change in Israel’s demographic structure. The results reveal a real cut in direct services. The...
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This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that robust growth in Paraguay has been accompanied by declining inflation … and inequality in Paraguay remain among the highest in the region. Activity rebounded to an estimated 13 percent in 2013 …
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This 2014 Article IV Consultation highlights that economic activity in Paraguay has slowed from record-high growth in …
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This Selected Issues paper analyses Paraguay’s effective interest spreads using various methodologies. Operational costs, rising profits, and the need to cover credit and liquidity risks are the main factors behind Paraguay’s effective spreads. Improving data quality and mechanisms...
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This Selected Issues paper analyzes the spillover effects of key external shocks on Paraguay. It presents an overview …
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This Selected Issues paper for Paraguay discusses how capital inflows contributed to credit expansions. Capital inflows … rigid exchange rate arrangements and in economies that are more closed to trade. Macroeconomic evidence for Paraguay …
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position (IIP) statistics. The agencies that compile and disseminate these statistics are the Central Bank of Paraguay (CBP … Data Module mission, Paraguay made significant improvements in the compilation and dissemination of macroeconomic … treatment of seasonal products and use of improved estimation techniques for missing prices), among others. Paraguay …
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This paper discusses key findings of the Sixth and Final Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement for Paraguay. The …
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After five years of Paraguay’s high growth led, in part by agro-exporting sectors, the external environment has turned … for Paraguay discusses economic development and policies. Over the same period, inflation remained above 5 percent, but …
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