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China'S Integration Into the World Economy; Implications for Developing Countries
Yang, Yongzheng - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
and began to integrate rapidly with the world economy. With the country’s recent accession to the World Trade Organization …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605423
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The Rising Resilience of Emerging Market and Developing Economies
Abiad, Abdul; Bluedorn, John C; Guajardo, Jaime; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
Economic performance in many emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) improved substantially over the past twenty years. The past decade was particularly good—for the first time EMDEs spent more time in expansion and had smaller downturns thanadvanced economies. In this paper we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142060
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Will the Doha Round Lead to Preference Erosion?
Romalis, John; Amiti, Mary - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
This paper assesses the effects of reducing tariffs under the Doha Round on market access for developing countries. It shows that for many developing countries, actual preferential access is less generous than it appears because of low product coverage or complex rules of origin. Thus lowering...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599383
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How Does Trade Openness Influence Budget Deficits in Developing Countries?
Combes, Jean-Louis; Saadi-Sedik, Tahsin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
This paper analyzes the effects of trade openness on budget balances by distinguishing the effects of natural openness … from those of trade-policy induced openness. Using the GMMsystem estimator, the econometric analysis focuses on 66 … developing countries during 1974-98. The results show that trade openness increases a country's exposure to external shocks …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768955
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Trade Issues in the Doha Round; Dispelling Some Misconceptions
Tokarick, Stephen - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
The current round of multilateral trade negotiations-the Doha Round-presents an opportunity for countries to reap the … benefits of trade liberalization. Unfortunately, a number of misconceptions about the likely impact of trade reforms has, in …) developing countries have much to gain from their own trade liberalization; (ii) preference erosion could be significant for some …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242446
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Integrating Poor Countries into the World Trading System
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
€™ trade policies and their development strategies. However, although greater trade openness promises faster growth for poor …Efforts to liberalize world trade are increasingly focusing on strengthening the links between low-income countriesâ …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142205
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Technological Adaptation, Trade, and Growth
Chong, Alberto; Zanforlin, L. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
This paper extends Grossman and Helpman’s seminal work (1991), and presents an endogenous growth model where innovations created in a high-tech sector may be assimilated or adapted by a low-tech sector. Applying a simple Heckscher-Ohlin framework, the effects of technological diffusion are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599706
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Canada; 2006 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
Canada’s macroeconomic and policy performance has continued to outshine most other industrial countries, and its outlook remains favorable. The new government has pledged to maintain the strong social consensus in favor of fiscal surpluses, while aiming at enhancing incentives. The new...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243614
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United States; 2006 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The U.S. economy continued to grow strongly over the year even in the face of a withdrawal of monetary stimulus and high oil prices. Executive Directors commended the Federal Reserve for its monetary tightening. They recognized that the financial sector has proven innovative and resilient. They...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244857
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South Africa; 2005 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
South Africa’s 2005 Article IV Consultation reports that the short-term outlook is broadly favorable, with the main risks arising from a possible worsening of the external environment. The authorities plan to maintain a flexible exchange rate, and to intervene in the foreign exchange...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591179