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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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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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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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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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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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Real Exchange Rates in Developing Countries; Are Balassa-Samuelson Effects Present?
Khan, Mohsin S.; Choudhri, Ehsan U. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
terms of trade also influence the real exchange rate. These results provide strong verification of Balassa-Samuelson effects …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826100
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How Do Countries Choose their Exchange Rate Regime?
Poirson, Hélène - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
This paper investigates the determinants of exchange rate regime choice in 93 countries during 1990-98. Cross-country analysis of variations in international reserves and nominal exchange rates shows that (i) truly fixed pegs and independent floats differ significantly from other regimes and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826624
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Inequality and Unsustainable Growth; Two Sides of the Same Coin?
Ostry, Jonathan David; Berg, Andrew - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
This note raises the IMF’s profile on a number of issues related to inequality, unemployment, governance, etc. It builds on earlier empirical work that examined correlations between growth downbreaks/duration of growth spells and a range of macro/policy/institutional factors. This paper is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245899
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The Role of the Exchange Rate in Inflation-Targeting Emerging Economies; Targeting Emerging Economies
Nordstrom, Anna; Roger, Scott; Stone, Mark R.; Shimizu, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
complicate policy implementation. Global inflation pressures, greater exchange rate volatility, and the financial stresses from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245907