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The Role of Affordable Mortgages in Improving Living Standards and Stimulating Growth; A Survey of Selected Mena Countries

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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Migration, Mobility and Human Rights at the Eastern Border of the European Union - Space of Freedom and Security

Silasi, Grigore; Simina, Ovidiu Laurian - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006

This edited collection of migration papers would like to emphasise the acute need for migration related study and research in Romania. At this time, migration and mobility are studied as minor subjects in Economics, Sociology, Political Sciences and European Studies only (mostly at post-graduate...

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Modeling an Immigration Shock

Boldrin, Michele; Montes, Ana - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013

In this paper, we model an overlapping generation economy affected by an unexpected immigration shock and determine how … households would insure themselves against "immigration risks" efficiently. We use the model to study the impact of immigration … pensions that mimics efficient complete market allocation. We also show the impact of immigration shocks in a small open …

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