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Sierra Leone ; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Progress Report: Joint Staff Advisory Note
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This Joint Staff Advisory Note describes the progress made on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) in Sierra Leone on the basis of the June 2008 progress report. The report analyzes key elements of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS), including: macroeconomic performance; good governance,...
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Niger; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: 2004 Status Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This paper discusses key findings of the 2004 Status Report on Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for Niger. The report assesses economic and financial performance, as well as progress in implementing sectoral policies and strategies in 2004. Analysis of the economic and financial situation...
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Fiscal Policy and Employment in Advanced and Emerging Economies
International Monetary Fund - 2012
This paper discusses tax and expenditure policy reforms to raise employment. Using data for 58 advanced and emerging …. The focus is on incentives to increase labor demand and supply rather than on the impact of fiscal policy on employment … principles which should guide the design of country-specific fiscal reforms to boost employment. A comprehensive set of tables on …
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The impact of the industrial policies of developed countries on developing countries
1989 - 1. print
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The Role of National Saving in the World Economy : Recent Trends and Prospects
International Monetary Fund - 1990
This paper reviews and analyzes broad developments and considers specific policy measures to foster saving. The chapter also describes trends in national saving rates of industrial countries in recent years and briefly discusses the prospects over the medium term. The paper also discusses the...
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Income Inequality and Redistributive Government Spending
International Monetary Fund - 2003
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400085
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Transmission of the Effects of the Fiscal Deficit in Industrial Countries to the Fiscal Deficit of the Developing Countries
International Monetary Fund - 1988
The paper shows that an increase in the aggregate fiscal deficit of the industrial countries may worsen the economic growth and fiscal balance of the developing countries that are burdened with external debt and facing current account constraints. The discussion is based on theoretical analysis...
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MULTIMOD Mark II : A Revised and Extended Model
International Monetary Fund - 1990
This paper explains different features of the MULTI-region econometric MODel (MULTIMOD). MULTIMOD is designed to examine the effects on that baseline of scenarios that involve changes in policies in major countries and other exogenous changes in the economic environment. The Mark II version...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399223
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Market Access for Developing Country Exports : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund - 2002
In this paper, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have drawn together available research findings on the benefits of trade liberalization as well as on the obstacles to trade-oriented development
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014409867
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Turkey; Report on Observance of Standards and Codes: Data Module, Response by the Authorities, and Detailed Assessment Using the Data Quality Assessment Framework (DQAF)
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This report examines the Observance of Standards and Codes on the Data Module for Turkey. Progress in data quality reflects the authorities’ commitment to set statistical development on a high and sustainable path, and to address remaining challenges. A cornerstone of this effort is the...
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