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Trade and Industrial Location with Heterogeneous Labor

International Monetary Fund - 2004

We show in the context of a new economic geography model that when labor is heterogenous trade liberalization may lead to industrial agglomeration and interregional trade. Labor heterogeneity gives local monopoly power to firms but also introduces variations in the quality of the job match....

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Strengthening Recycling Value Chains

International Monetary Fund - 2023

Corporate priorities, government policies, and public demand are driving companies across the world to improve their environmental and social footprint. In South Africa, the Petco Producer Responsibility Organisation NPC is scaling up the recycling of plastics, while improving livelihoods for...

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Republic of Korea: selected issues

Eskesen, Leif - 2010

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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 : a compilation of articles from Finance & development

Clift, Jeremy (contributor); Diehl, Elisa (contributor) - 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, a …

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Making Globalization Work for All

International Monetary Fund - 2016

This paper focuses on concerns over wages, jobs, and future prospects are real and pressing for those who are not well equipped to thrive in this new world. History clearly tells us that closing borders or increasing protectionism is not the way to go. Many countries have tried this route, and...

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Does Globalization Lower Wages and Export Jobs?

International Monetary Fund - 1997

Increased globalization - the international integration of markets forgoods, technology, labor, and capital - has …

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The Managing Director's Global Policy Agenda, Spring Meetings 2022 : The Global Economy Under Stress: Repercussions, Response, and Resilience

International Monetary Fund - 2022

The global policy agenda that follows recalibrates priorities to meet the new reality we are facing. The IMF also continues to adjust to respond to the rapidly evolving needs of our membership. Our flexibility has been evident over the past two years of the COVID crisis: unprecedented emergency...

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International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2002 : Making the Global Economy Work for All

International Monetary Fund - 2002

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 experienced a widespread slowdown during the 2001...

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International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2000 : Making the Global Economy Work for All

International Monetary Fund - 2000

The Annual Report 2000 to the Board of Governors reviews the IMF's activities, policies, and financial position during the financial year (May 1, 1999 through April 30, 2000), as well as developments in the world economy. The Annual Report 2000 highlights the efforts of the IMF, together with...

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