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Review of the IMF's Trade Restrictiveness Index
International Monetary Fund - 2005
This paper examines the construction of the index and its use over the past seven years, identifies its limitations …
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Commodity Prices As a Leading Indicator of Inflation
International Monetary Fund - 1988
significantly improves the fit of regressions of a multi-country consumer price index. However, there does not appear to be a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396014
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Global Liquidity : Credit and Funding Indicators
International Monetary Fund - 2013
This note reviews some concepts of global liquidity and discusses measurement approaches that have been used by various interlocutors, including at the BIS, by Fund staff, and in academia. Some measures that could be regularly monitored by policy makers are presented
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014410545
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Indexation and Maturity of Government Bonds : A Simple Model
International Monetary Fund - 1989
The IMF Working Papers series is designed to make IMF staff research available to a wide audience. Almost 300 Working Papers are released each year, covering a wide range of theoretical and analytical topics, including balance of payments, monetary and fiscal issues, global liquidity, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014395943
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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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400603
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Producer Price Index Manual : Theory and Practice
International Monetary Fund - 2004
National Accounts1993 and recent developments in index number theory. Preparation of the Manual was undertaken by the …The producer price index (PPI) measures the rate at which the prices of producer goods and services are changing … overtime. It is a key statistic for economic and business decision making and inflation monitoring. The Producer Price Index …
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Export and Import Price Index Manual : Theory and Practice
International Monetary Fund - 2009
A joint production by six international organizations, this manual explores the conceptual and theoretical issues that national statistical offices should consider in the daily compilation of export and import price indices. Intended for use by both developed and developing countries, it...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399264
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Monetary Transmission and Financial Indexation : Evidence from the Chilean Economy
International Monetary Fund - 1994
rates on indexed assets do not fully reflect real interest rates because of imperfections of backward indexation magnified …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014397378
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People's Republic of China; Financial System Stability Assessment
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
This report discusses the IMF/World Bank Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) exercise for China undertaken during June–December 2010. The assessment concluded that reforms in China have progressed well in moving toward a more commercially oriented financial system. Despite success...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243609
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Bank of Japan'S Monetary Easing Measures; Are they Powerful and Comprehensive?
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
With policy rates near the zero bound, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) has introduced a series of unconventional monetary easing measures since late 2009 in response to lingering deflation and a weakening economy. These measures culminated in a new Asset Purchase Program under the Comprehensive Monetary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009370553