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A Noteon the Public Choice Approach to the Growth in Government Expenditure

International Monetary Fund - 1988

The paper applies an empirical model, based on the economic theory of public choice, to the Group of Seven countries. It is discovered: (a) that deficit financing does appear to contribute to increased real government spending; (b) that the demand for government services as a whole does not...

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Public Sector Efficiency and Fiscal Austerity

International Monetary Fund - 1998

workers employed in that sector. Workers are heterogeneous, and the public sector chooses an employment strategy that …

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The Quality of Governance : Second-Generation Civil Service Reform in Africa

International Monetary Fund - 1998

This paper argues that the development of human capital in the public sector should be an important ingredient in any proposed set of “second-generation” reforms for Africa. In the post-colonial era the quality of governance has seriously declined, and the stock of human capital in the...

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Employment and Wages in the Public Sector : A Cross-Country Study

International Monetary Fund - 1995

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 … countries and private employment for OECD countries). Certain measures of government wages are positively associated with …

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The Role of the Public Sector in the Market Economies of Developing Asia : General Lessons for the Current Debt Strategy

International Monetary Fund - 1988

This paper pursues several objectives. First, it presents a sketch of a positive (or real-world) theory of public sector intervention. Second, it analyzes in some detail the activity of the public sector in nine market economies of developing Asia and relates this activity to the growth of the...

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Public Sector Debt Definitions and Reporting in Low-Income Developing Countries

International Monetary Fund - 2020

Increasing public debt vulnerabilities in low-income developing countries (LIDCs) have heightened the need for fuller and more transparent accounting of public sector debt (PSD). The framework for reporting on public sector debt is sound. But there is room for LIDCs to further improve their...

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Assessing Public Sector Borrowing Collateralized on Future Flow Receivables

International Monetary Fund - 2003

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The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

This Selected Issues paper reviews the extent to which growth in Ethiopia has translated into higher living standards. A key feature of the economic strategy has been an explicit commitment to poverty reduction and structural transformation. This is underpinned by the vision of a...

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Guatemala; Statistical Annex

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.

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Sudan: Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Joint Staff Advisory Note

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

This Joint Staff Advisory Note focuses on the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP) for Sudan. I-PRSP provides a useful stock taking of the socioeconomic situation in Sudan and offers a good basis for the design and monitoring of growth and poverty reduction policies. It is the first...

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