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Trade Interconnectedness : The World with Global Value Chains

International Monetary Fund - 2013

. The paper first draws on the World Input-Output Database (WIOD) to document the dynamics of trade linkages between …

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International Monetary Fund - 2009

In most macroeconomic models, the substitutability between domestic and foreign goods is calibrated using aggregated data. This imposes homogeneous elasticities across goods, and the calibration is only valid under this assumption. If elasticities are heterogeneous, the aggregate...

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Reinvigorating Trade and Inclusive Growth

International Monetary Fund - 2018

Trade integration can play a much larger role in boosting shared prosperity. The current focus on trade tensions threatens to obscure the great untapped benefits possible from further trade reform. The opportunities provided by information technology and other fundamental changes in the global...

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The Recent Behavior of U.S. Trade Prices

International Monetary Fund - 1989

There is a widespread view that the adjustment of U.S. trade prices--and hence merchandise trade flows--in the face of the substantial dollar depreciation since early 1985 has been slower than might have been expected. This paper examines the recent behavior of U.S. trade prices, and concludes...

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International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2006 : Making the Global Economy Work for All

International Monetary Fund - 2006

The Annual Report 2006 to the Board of Governors reviews the IMF’s activities and policies during the financial year (May 1, 2005, through April 30, 2006). The main sections cover the Fund’s Medium-Term Strategy; country, global, and regional surveillance; strengthening surveillance and crisis...

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Making Globalization Work for All

International Monetary Fund - 2016

equipped to thrive in this new world. History clearly tells us that closing borders or increasing protectionism is not the way … been the prime beneficiaries of economic openness. According to the World Bank, trade has helped reduce by half the …-moved from being one of the world's poorest nations to middle-income status-which has allowed for increased investments in health …

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Managing Director's Global Policy Agenda to the International Monetary and Financial Committee : Confront Global Challenges Together

International Monetary Fund - 2015

Against a backdrop of declining oil prices, sharp variations in exchange rates, and market volatility, global growth remains uneven. The prospect of a new mediocre lingers as medium-term forecasts have been marked down since the last GPA. Promoting balanced, sustained growth requires an...

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The Managing Director's Global Policy Agenda : A More Inclusive and Resilient Global Economy April 2017

International Monetary Fund - 2017

The global economy is gaining momentum, but further progress hinges on policies to support the recovery, lift productivity growth, and enhance resilience. Against the background of rapid technological progress, a cooperative multilateral framework for trade and financial integration has served...

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Globalization, Financial Markets, and Fiscal Policy

International Monetary Fund - 2007

, globalization and financial deepening …

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Aid for Trade-Harnessing Globalization for Economic Development

International Monetary Fund - 2007

Aid for trade can support countries trying to further benefit from the expanding global market place by helping to address poorly performing infrastructure and institutions. Needless to say, good policies also matter: trade liberalization, improving incentives for private investment in trade,...

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