This is the fourth of a series of papers that are being written as part of a larger project to estimate a small quarterly Global Projection Model (GPM). The GPM project is designed to improve the toolkit to which economists have access for studying both own-country and cross-country linkages. In...

Nicaragua’s report on the Observance of Standards and Codes examines Data Module, response by the authorities, and detailed assessments using the data quality assessment framework. The Ministry of Finance and Public Credit provides an institutional environment for compiling budgetary...

The paper examines empirically the question of whether more unequal societies spend more on income redistribution than their more egalitarian counterparts. Theoretical arguments on this issue are inconclusive. The political economy literature suggests that redistributive spending is higher in...

This report on the Observance of Standards and Codes data module provides a review of Malawi’s data dissemination practices against the IMF’s General Data Dissemination System (GDDS), complemented by the in-depth assessment of the quality of five macroeconomic datasets. With the...

This report on Oman’s Observance of Standards and Codes examines Data Module, response by the authorities, and detailed assessments using the data quality assessment framework. Omani authorities have strongly committed to adhering to internationally accepted standards and good practices...

This data module of the Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) contains a summary assessment of dissemination practices in Ecuador relative to the IMF’s Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS). It also presents an assessment of data quality for national accounts,...

This Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) data module provides an assessment of the Republic of Belarus’s macroeconomic statistics against the recommendations of the Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) complemented by an assessment of data quality based on the...

This report on the Observance of Standards and Codes data module provides a review of Mozambique’s data dissemination practices against the IMF’s General Data Dissemination System (GDDS) by in-depth assessment of the quality of the national accounts, consumer price index,...

This Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes data module provides an assessment of Finland’s macroeconomic statistics against the Special Data Dissemination Standard complemented by an assessment of data quality based on the IMF’s Data Quality Assessment Framework, July...

This data module of the Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes (ROSC) provides a summary assessment of dissemination practices in the Philippines relative to the Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS). It presents a summary assessment of data quality for national accounts, consumer...