Showing 1 - 10 of 421
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
This paper summarizes the relevant considerations and presents decisions for the establishment of an Investment Account …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014410046
When the exchange rate fluctuates and the market exhibits hysteresis, planning horizons of domestic and foreign competitors will matter in determining pass-through as well as relative market shares of these firms. Using the Cournot duopoly model, it is shown that if the foreign exporter is a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396230
This paper analyzes reasons for the high post-war correlations of saving and investment, both across countries and over …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396226
results from the requirement that non-traded inputs are used in the investment process. In the short-run, though, the effects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396304
This paper develops a model of an open economy which employs distortionary taxes to finance public consumption, and with an access to the world capital market. The paper examines the efficiency of quantity restrictions on capital exports and the accompanying set of taxes. A distinction is made...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014395795
Enhancing public and private investment, but also ensuring that this translates into higher growth and employment, have … long been key policy challenges in Arab countries. Reflecting an improvement in policies and global conditions, investment … differences across the region-investment has on average been somewhat weaker than in peer countries and less effective at …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014408616
Assiduously tracking the trends and consequences of globalization, the IMF's quarterly magazine Finance & Development has been a major forum for discussing-and dissecting-the policy options and challenges faced by governments in an era when many national decisions transcend borders. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014404799
The incentives for domestic investment in debtor countries are influenced by the terms of their external obligations … debt contracts could be altered to improve the incentives for investment but this has proven difficult to accomplish …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396221
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/10014395944