Increased globalization - the international integration of markets forgoods, technology, labor, and capital - has … developing countries been responsible for thelowered wages of the unskilled, increased unemployment, and widenedincome inequality … in the more advanced countries? This paper finds that amore important influence on labor markets during these years has …

We study the determinants of employment and wages in the public sector, using a new set of panel data for 34 LDCs and … employment is positively associated with the relaxation of resource constraints (the revenue-to-GDP ratio and foreign financing … in the case of developing countries and GDP per capita in the case of OECD countries), urbanization, the level of …

This paper studies the impact of the level and volatility of the commodity terms of trade on economic growth, as well … as on the three main growth channels: total factor productivity, physical capital accumulation, and human capital … of trade growth enhances real output per capita, volatility exerts a negative impact on economic growth operating mainly …

. Articles also look at the expansion of world trade, explore the impact of globalization on jobs, taxation, and the poor, a …Assiduously tracking the trends and consequences of globalization, the IMF's quarterly magazine Finance & Development … focuses on financial globalization, including the policy implications of the huge growth in cross-border capital flows …

This 2002 Annual Report describes world economic and financial developments in FY2002. During FY2002, the IMF faced … important new challenges in an unusually unsettled world environment. After a period of strong expansion, the global economy …

the financial year (May 1, 1999 through April 30, 2000), as well as developments in the world economy. The Annual Report … in its support for the reform efforts of the poorest countries - ingreater collaboration with the World Bank. Appendixes …

Board proposed improvements to assessment exercises under the IMF’s standards and codes initiative and the joint IMF-World …

. Articles also look at the expansion of world trade, explore the impact of globalization on jobs, taxation, and the poor, and …Assiduously tracking the trends and consequences of globalization, the IMF's quarterly magazine Finance & Development … focuses on financial globalization, including the policy implications of the huge growth in cross-border capital flows …