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Inflation Differentials in the EU : A Common ( Factors ) Approach with Implications for EU8 Euro Adoption Prospects
International Monetary Fund - 2008
This paper explores inflation determinants within the EU and implications for new members'' euro adoption plans. Factor … analysis partitions observed inflation in EU25 countries into common-origin and country-specific (idiosyncratic) components …. Cross-country differences in common-origin inflation within the EU are found to depend on gaps in the initial price level …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401399
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Sudan; Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This selected issues paper on Sudan was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member country. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on September 7, 2012. The views expressed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244203
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Inflation Targeting and Output Growth : Empirical Evidence for the European Union
International Monetary Fund - 2005
adjustment rule, under alternative inflation targets, in terms of output losses in a macroeconomic model, using European Union … credibility, and that a positive inflation target, as opposed to zero inflation, leads to higher and less volatile output. These … countries supports country-specific flexible inflation targeting …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400852
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Euro Area Policies : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 2008
This Selected Issues paper analyzes euro area policies and discusses the implications of the 2007–08 financial sector turbulence for real economic activity. It examines the linkages between the financial and real sectors in the euro area. The paper discusses the European Central Bank’s (ECB)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014402543
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Euro Area Policies : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 2010
To reduce the negative effects of a bank-lending crunch on economic activity, adequate credit provision should be ensured. Further bank recapitalization, restructuring and consolidation of the banking sector, and regulatory reform decisions will reduce uncertainty. A long-lasting configuration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403552
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Government Debt Issuance in the Euro Area : The Impact of the Financial Crisis
International Monetary Fund - 2011
This paper documents and analyzes crisis-related changes in government debt issuance practices in the 16 euro zone countries and Denmark. Using a newly constructed database on primary market debt issuance during 2007-09, we find evidence of a shift away from pre-crisis standards of best funding...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403688
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Euro Area Policies : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 2006
The paper discusses the purpose, properties, and theoretical foundations of various indicators of inflation and also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014404360
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Euro Area Policies : Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director on Euro Area Policies
International Monetary Fund - 2006
The euro area recovered from the economic doldrums. Executive Directors welcomed the recovery, supported by strong financial conditions, global growth, and improved financial positions. They encouraged the reformed Stability and Growth Pact over fiscal policies, and underscored the need for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014404458
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Euro Area Policies : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 2004
This Selected Issues paper on Euro Area Policies underlies global rebalancing of accounts. From a growth-accounting perspective, slower growth in the capital-labor ratio seems to be the main driver behind the deceleration in labor productivity. The increase in bilateral trade was accompanied by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014404716
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Euro Area Policies : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 2007
This Selected Issues paper on Euro Area Policies reviews the integration of Europe’s financial markets and the challenges faced by the new European Union member states with respect to euro adoption. Markets in the Financial Instruments Directive are expected to become applicable in November...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014404737