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Demand Patterns in France, Germany, and Belgium: Can We Explain the Differences?
Lebrun, Igor; Ruiz, Esther Pérez - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
core. This paper puts recent demand patterns in France, Germany, and Belgium into historical perspective. We find that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959463
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Recent Fiscal Developments in the European Countries of the G-7
Green, J. H.; Habermeier, Karl Friedrich; O'Callaghan, Gary - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1994
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605539
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A Global Projection Model for Euro Area Large Economies
Jakab, Zoltan; Lukyantsau, Pavel; Wang, Shengzu - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
The GPM project is designed to improve the toolkit for studying both own-country and cross-country linkages. This paper creates a special version of GPM that includes the four largest Euro Area (EA) countries. The EA countries are more vulnerable to domestic and external demand shocks because...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242224
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Risk Exposures and Financial Spillovers in Tranquil and Crisis Times; Bank-Level Evidence
Poirson, Hélène; Schmittmann, Jochen M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
For a sample of 83 financial institutions during 2003–2011, this paper attempts to answer three questions: first, what is the evolution of banks’ stock price exposure to country-level and global risk factors as approximated by equity indices; second, which bank-specific characteristics...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242342
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Debt Sustainability, Public Investment, and Natural Resources in Developing Countries: the DIGNAR Model
Melina, Giovanni; Yang, Shu-Chun S.; Zanna, Luis-Felipe - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
This paper presents the DIGNAR (Debt, Investment, Growth, and Natural Resources) model, which can be used to analyze the debt sustainability and macroeconomic effects of public investment plans in resource-abundant developing countries. DIGNAR is a dynamic, stochastic model of a small open...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011123850
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On the First-Round Effects of International Food Price Shocks: the Role of the Asset Market Structure
Portillo, Rafael; Zanna, Luis-Felipe - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
We develop a tractable small open-economy model to study the first-round effects of international food price shocks in developing countries. We define first-round effects as changes in headline inflation that, holding core inflation constant, help implement relative price adjustments. The model...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242189
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Financial Decisions and Investment Outcomes in Developing Countries: The Role of Institutions
Turk, Rima - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
This paper analyzes how differences in legal origin, judicial efficiency, and investor protection affect firm leverage and earnings volatility across developing countries. Using a large number of developing countries, four main findings are highlighted. First, firms in civil legal origin...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242231
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France; Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This Selected Issues paper examines external developments and competitiveness in France. Over the past decade, the … France lost ground in goods trade and services recorded just a slight increase in global market shares. The slight …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244236
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France; 2012 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
The 2012 Article IV Consultation with France discusses the financial and economic conditions of the country. Although … France weathered the 2008 financial and subsequent euro area crises relatively well compared with other advanced countries …, its recovery has been sluggish. France has become a less open economy and reported a steady loss of export market share …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244581
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France; Financial Sector Assessment Program—Technical Note on Housing Prices and Financial Stability
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This technical note examines housing prices and financial stability in France. The note highlights that sharply rising …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245055