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Structural Reforms and Macroeconomic Performance : Country Cases
International Monetary Fund - 2015
As a companion piece to the Board paper on Structural Reforms and Macroeconomic Performance: Initial Considerations for the Fund, this paper presents a selection of case studies on the structural reform experiences of member countries. These papers update the Board on work since the Triennial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014408645
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Inflation Targeting and Output Growth : Empirical Evidence for the European Union
International Monetary Fund - 2005
This paper evaluates the performance of two alternative policy rules, a forward-looking rule and a spontaneous adjustment rule, under alternative inflation targets, in terms of output losses in a macroeconomic model, using European Union data. The simulations suggest that forward-looking rules...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400852
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Selected Euro-Area Countries : The Determinants of Growth: The Experience in the Southern European Economies of Greece and Portugal
International Monetary Fund - 2002
This paper reviews the recent growth experience of the Greek and Portuguese economies and their determinants, comparing …-section regressions are used to estimate how changes in economic policies and structural reforms have been translated into growth during … 1980–99. These estimates help to explain the slow growth performance of the Greek economy from 1980 up to the mid-1990s …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014407303
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Structural Reforms in Government Bond Markets
International Monetary Fund - 1998
The paper documents institutional reforms that have taken place in the government debt markets of many industrial countries since the early 1980s, and investigates the impact of three key changes: (i) the move from relationship financing to market funding; (ii) the introduction of options; and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401655
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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 describes the forecasting methodology and performance of these indicators. It reviews the successful European labor market reform experiences and analyzes regulatory and...
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
financial conditions, global growth, and improved financial positions. They encouraged the reformed Stability and Growth Pact …
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014404716