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International Monetary Fund - 1997

Developing countries fortunate enough to experience capital inflows haveseen rising levels of investment and enhanced economic growth. Capitalinflows have a negative side, however, in that they tend to appreciatethe domestic currency, making exports less competitive, and to encourageinflation....

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Oil Shocks and External Balances

International Monetary Fund - 2007

of oil shocks on the merchandise trade balance and the current account, which depending on the source of the shock can be …

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Foreign Reserve Adequacy in Sub-Saharan Africa

International Monetary Fund - 2008

reserves by comparing the cost of holding reserves with their benefits as an insurance against a shock. We find that the …

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The U.S. Current Account Deficit and the Global Economy

International Monetary Fund - 2004

This paper presents the views of Lawrence H. Summers on the U.S. current account deficit and the global economy. Summers highlights that the U.S. current account deficit is currently running well in excess of US$600 billion at an annual rate, in the range of 5.5 percent of GDP. It represents...

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Economic Structure, the Exchange Rate and Adjustment in the Federal Republic of Germany : A General Equilibrium Approach

International Monetary Fund - 1988

This paper traces the effects of an appreciation of the deutsche mark with the help of a computable general equilibrium model under alternative structural policy scenarios. In the first scenario, characterized by severe structural rigidities, the contractionary effects of exchange rate...

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Exchange Rates and Trade Balance Adjustment in Emerging Market Economies

International Monetary Fund - 2006

The paper finds that simple econometric specifications yield surprising rich and complex dynamics -- relative prices respond to the nominal exchange rate and pass-through effects, import and export volumes respond to relative price changes, and the trade balance responds to changes in import and...

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How Did Emerging Markets Cope in the Crisis?

International Monetary Fund - 2010

The IMF Executive Board has been considering reforms to strengthen the Fund's mandate to better equip the institution to safeguard global stability. Executive Directors have supported a range of reforms to modernize the Fund's surveillance mandate and modalities. This paper focuses on selected...

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Business Cycles in Emerging Markets : The Role of Durable Goods and Financial Frictions

International Monetary Fund - 2011

This paper examines how durable goods and financial frictions shape the business cycle of a small open economy subject to shocks to trend and transitory shocks. In the data, nondurable consumption is not as volatile as income for both developed and emerging market economies. The simulation of...

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Opening and liberalization of markets in Africa - a response to globalization? : A policy dialogue ; Berlin, 1 - 3 December, 1998 ; summary report

Harris, Elliott (contributor) - 1999

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Financial Globalization : The Impact on Trade, Policy, Labor, and Capital Flows

International Monetary Fund - 2007

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 …. Articles also look at the expansion of world trade, explore the impact of globalization on jobs, taxation, and the poor, and …

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