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Small States Resilience to Natural Disasters and Climate Change : Role for the IMF
International Monetary Fund - 2016
Small developing states are disproportionately vulnerable to natural disasters. On average, the annual cost of disasters for small states is nearly 2 percent of GDP-more than four times that for larger countries. This reflects a higher frequency of disasters, adjusted for land area, as well as...
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Advancing the frontiers of monetary policy
Adrian, Tobias (ed.); Laxton, Douglas (ed.);  … - 2018
managing short-term policy trade-offs. The book also outlines efficient operational procedures and reviews the experiences of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011874333
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Consumer Price Index Manual : Theory and Practice
International Monetary Fund - 2004
The consumer price index (CPI) measures the rate at which the prices of consumer goods and services are changing over time. It is a key statistic for economic and social policymaking and has substantial and wide-ranging implications for governments, businesses, and households. This important and...
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Fiscal Implications of the Global Economic and Financial Crisis
International Monetary Fund - 2009
This note reflects macroeconomic and fiscal forecasts presented with the April 2009 World Economic Outlook, as well as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401002
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Fiscal Decentralization and Governance : A Cross-Country Analysis
International Monetary Fund - 2001
Based on cross-country data for up to 78 countries, this paper shows that fiscal decentralization-the assignment of expenditure and revenue mobilization functions to subnational levels of government-is associated with various indicators of governance, such as corruption, rule of law, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401240
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Oil Shocks and External Balances
International Monetary Fund - 2007
countries'' external balance, including the oil and non-oil trade balances, the current account, and changes in net foreign … of oil shocks on the merchandise trade balance and the current account, which depending on the source of the shock can be … large, depends critically on the response of the nonoil trade balance, and differs systematically between the U.S. and other …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401265
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International Spillovers of Taxiation
International Monetary Fund - 1989
This paper highlights key issues pertinent for the understanding of international effects of domestic tax policies and of international tax harmonization. The analytical framework adopts the saving-investment balance approach to the analysis of international economic interdependence focusing on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396181
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System of National Accounts, 1993
International Monetary Fund - 1993
The 1993 SNA represents a major advance in national accounting. While updating and clarifying the 1968 SNA, the 1993 SNA provides the basis for improving compilation of national accounts statistics, promoting integration of economic and related statistics, and enhancing analysis of economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399037
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Producer Price Index Manual : Theory and Practice
International Monetary Fund - 2004
Manual: Theory and Practice provides clear, up-to-date guidance on the concepts, uses, methods, and economic theory of the … National Accounts1993 and recent developments in index number theory. Preparation of the Manual was undertaken by the … from the ILO, the OECD, the UN Economic Commission for Europe, the World Bank, national statistical offices, and academic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399089
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Does the Exchange Regime Matter for inflation and Growth?
International Monetary Fund - 1996
also to slower growth in productivity. Itfinds that on average per capita GDP growth was slightly faster underfloating …
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