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Options for Low Income Countries Effective and Efficient Use of Tax Incentives for Investment : A Report to the G-20 Development Working Group by the IMF, OECD, UN and World Bank

International Monetary Fund - 2015

Experience shows that there is often ample room for more effective and efficient use of investment tax incentives in … low-income countries. Tax incentives generally rank low in investment climate surveys in low-income countries, and there … are many examples in which they are reported to be redundant, that is, investment will have been undertaken even without …

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Neglected Heterogeneity and Dynamics in Cross-Country Savings Regressions

International Monetary Fund - 1999

This paper examines the extent to which conclusions of cross-country studies of private savings are robust to allowing for the possible heterogeneity of savings behavior across countries and the inclusion of dynamics. It shows that neglecting heterogeneity and dynamics can lead to misleading...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400163

Macroeconomic Management and the Devolution of Fiscal Powers

International Monetary Fund - 2002

Several of the transition economies are devolving fiscal authority to subnational governments at a time when it is also important to consolidate fiscal policy. This can be problematic because, without appropriate care, the central government''s ability to determine the level and structure of...

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Pension Policies in the OECD Countries : Background and Trends

International Monetary Fund - 1988

Concerns about restructuring old-age income provisions and reforming public pension schemes are an OECD-wide phenomenon. This paper highlights first the background of the reform debate. Despite the divergences in the structure of public pension schemes, the main pressures for reform are...

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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...

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Food and Fuel Prices : Recent Developments, Macroeconomic Impact, and Policy Responses

International Monetary Fund - 2008

This report provides a first broad assessment of the impact of the surge in food and fuel prices on the balance of payments, budgets, prices, and poverty of a large sample of countries. It reviews countries' macroeconomic policy responses to date and also discusses Fund advice for managing the...

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Budget Institutions in G-20 Countries : Country Evaluations

International Monetary Fund - 2014

The central government publishes comprehensive financial statements, which include the social security funds and balance sheets with all financial assets and liabilities. Audited financial statements are published more than nine months after the end of the fiscal year. The 2004 Fiscal...

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Iceland: Selected Issues Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2015

This Selected Issues paper examines implications of capital account liberalization in Iceland. Capital controls were critical in 2008 to avoid a more severe collapse of the Icelandic economy. Six years later, capital inflows have been liberalized, but most outflows remain restricted. Iceland has...

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Euro Area Policies: Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014

This Selected Issues paper assesses the youth unemployment problem in advanced European economies, especially the euro area. Youth unemployment rates increased sharply in the euro area after the crisis. Much of these increases can be explained by output dynamics and the greater sensitivity of...

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Denmark: Systemic Issues in Mortgage Loans and Covered Bond Finance - Technical Note

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014

This technical note analyzes systemic issues in mortgage loans and covered bond finance in Denmark. Mortgage lending has seen significant product innovation in recent years. Loans with adjustable interest rates and/or interest-only periods, which have been introduced since the late 1990s, had...

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