Similar Search Results

Is fiscal policy procyclical in developing oil-producing countries?

Erbil, Nese - 2011

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009424867

International Monetary Fund - 2007

This paper studies the effects of demand and supply shocks in the global crude oil market on several measures of countries'' external balance, including the oil and non-oil trade balances, the current account, and changes in net foreign assets (NFA) during 1975-2004. We explicitly take a global...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401265

Private Investment in Developing Countries : An Empirical Analysis

International Monetary Fund - 1990

This paper analyzes the effects of several policy and other macro-economic variables on the ratio of private investment … econometric evidence indicates that the rate of private investment is positively related to the real growth rate of GDP, public … sector investment, and to a lesser extent the level of per capita GDP, while it is negatively related to domestic inflation …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014395767

Tax Policy and Business Investment in the United States : Evidence from the 1980's

International Monetary Fund - 1988

This paper examines the behavior of business fixed investment in the United States in the 1980s. A background … discussion of the long-term behavior of the components of business fixed investment is provided, setting the context for the … empirical analysis. A standard neoclassical model of business fixed investment is specified and estimated, with output and the …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396320

Developing Essential Financial Markets in Smaller Economies; Stylized Facts and Policy Options

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008

This paper surveys the foreign exchange markets, money and secondary government security markets, and stock exchanges in 107 smaller economy countries. The underdevelopment of these markets impedes risk transfer, monetary policy, corporate financing, and the capacity to absorb capital inflows....

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245902

Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) : Oil Prices, Financial Stability, and the Use of Countercyclical Macroprudential Policies in the GCC

International Monetary Fund - 2015

Economic and financial developments in the GCC economies are interwoven with oil price movements. GCC economies are highly dependent on oil and gas exports. Oil price upturns lead to higher oil revenues, stronger fiscal and external positions, and higher government spending. This boosts...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014408585

The Balance of Payments Impact of the Food and Fuel Price Shocks on Low-Income African Countries : A Country-by-Country Assessment

International Monetary Fund - 2008

This note discusses the implications of the price shocks for the balance of payments of low-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The response by bilateral donors and multilateral institutions will, in practice, need to be country-specific. To this end, the note identifies a list of 18...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014410007

Fiscal Policy in Oil Producing Countries During the Recent Oil Price Cycle

International Monetary Fund - 2010

This paper presents a detailed analysis of the average fiscal policy responses of oil producing countries (OPCs) to the recent oil price cycle. We find that OPCs worsened their non-oil primary balances substantially during 2003-2008 driven by an increase in primary spending. However, this trend...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014404318

Commodity Price Volatility and the Sources of Growth

International Monetary Fund - 2012

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 acquisition. We use the standard system GMM approach as well as...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396933

Financial System Abuse, Financial Crime and Money Laundering : Background Paper

International Monetary Fund - 2001

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014409911

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Next
Last