This Selected Issues paper analyzes Jamaica’s experience of low growth despite consistently high investment rates. It … suggests that the link between public debt and productivity is part of the answer to the puzzle. The paper considers Jamaica … Jamaica, and presents a newly constructed dataset that documents Jamaica’s notable market access to long-maturity, fixed …

Economic outcomes in Jamaica have fallen short of the authorities’ objectives in recent years. As the government looks … unanticipated developments can affect economic outcomes. First, it examines the impact on Jamaica’s economy of external economic …

This Selected Issues paper presents an overview of financial system developments in Jamaica. The financial system … government in the 1970s were sold back to the private sector. This paper also reviews developments in monetary policy in Jamaica …

This 2005 Article IV Consultation highlights that the economic activity in Jamaica has been adversely affected by … geared at containing inflation while also seeking to engender a sustainable reduction in interest rates. …

capacity in 2007–08, leading to accelerating inflation. The demand expansion, fed by fiscal and income policies and a capital …-inflow driven surge in money and credit growth, in combination with rising food and energy prices, gradually lifted CPI inflation to …

In 2005, the overall macroeconomic performance was broadly satisfactory, notwithstanding an increase in inflation. All … airport and seaport authorities are being addressed. Economic performance in 2005 was broadly satisfactory, although inflation …

environment, inflation fell significantly to 2¾ percent in 2004—the lowest inflation rate since the early 1970s. The return of …