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Nothaft, Frank E.; Erbas, S. Nuri - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002

This paper argues that making affordable home mortgage loans available to a large cross section of the population will serve both the redistributive and growth-enhancing objectives of poverty reduction policies. The current state of housing and mortgage markets in selected Middle East and North...

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Hong Kong SAR; Meeting the Challenges of Integration with the Mainland

Lee, William; Chan-Lau, Jorge A.; Iakova, Dora M.; Papa … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

This Occasional Paper provides an overview of the main challenges facing Hong Kong SAR as it continues to become more closely integrated with the mainland of China. Section I provides an overview of recent macroeconomic developments and the main policy issues in Hong Kong SAR. Section II...

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Immigrant Wage Differentials and the Role of Self-Employment in Australia.

Kidd, M.P. - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 1993

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A Duration Analysis of the Time Taken to Find the First Job for Newly Arrived Migrants in Australia

Thapa, Prem Jung; Gørgens, Tue - Research School of Economics, College of Business and … - 2006

This paper extends the traditional static focus of research on the labour market assimilation of migrants in Australia … Longitudinal Survey of Immigrants to Australia (LSIA) covers two cohorts of recent migrants to Australia that differ considerably … in immigration selection criteria and other policy settings, as well as in the macroeconomic employment conditions at …

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