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Economic and Environmental Benefits of Eliminating Log Export Bans; The Case of Costa Rica
Kishor, Nalin M.; Mani, Muthukumara; Constantino, Luis F. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
An increasing number of tropical timber producing nations have enacted bans on export of logs. Proponents argue that a log export ban is a second-best policy tool for addressing environmental externalities; it also creates more jobs and improves scale efficiencies domestically. Theoretical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825769
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The Complier Pays Principle; The Limits of Fiscal Approaches toward Sustainable Forest Management
Leruth, Luc E.; Paris, R.; Ruzicka, I. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
This paper examines the role and impact of taxation on sustainable forest management. It is shown that fiscal … instruments neither reinforce nor substitute for traditional regulatory approaches. Far from encouraging more sustainable forest … root of the Faustmann solution to draw conclusions on the incentives for sustainable tropical forest exploitation. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768783
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Bolivia; Fourth Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria—Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
This paper discusses Bolivia’s Fourth Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) and Request for Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria (PC). Economic activity in Bolivia is picking up, led by exports. Real GDP growth is projected to reach 3.8 percent in 2004. Inflation has...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825490
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Optimal Taxation in the Forestry Sector in the Congo Basin; The Case of Gabon
Melhado, Oscar E. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
This paper reviews forestry reform in the Congo basin, focusing on Gabon. It argues that the key challenge for the Congo basin countries is to manage their forests in a sustainable manner. It presents the current situation of forestry taxation and forestry reform in Gabon. The paper analyzes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248169
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What Drives the Global Land Rush?
Selod, Harris; Deininger, Klaus W.; Arezki, Rabah - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
This paper studies the determinants of foreign land acquisition for large-scale agriculture. To do so, gravity models are estimated using data on bilateral investment relationships, together with newly constructed indicators of agro-ecological suitability in areas with low population density as...
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Forestry Taxation in Africa; The Case of Liberia
Thomas, Saji; Schwidrowski, Arnim - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
determine the price of extraction rights. However, a number of factors-including a lack of information on the forest resources …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599407
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Côte d’Ivoire; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
Côte d’Ivoire's government decided on the National Development Plan to give a new impetus to its development policy. This new strategy is based on an ambitious and realistic recovery and development program centered on private and public investment. The institutional monitoring framework for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244156
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Republic of Tajikistan; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper discusses socioeconomic development in the Republic of Tajikistan. Although poverty reduction in rural areas is proceeding at a faster pace than in urban areas, poverty continues to be a predominantly rural phenomenon. In addition to improving the gender...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244161
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Djibouti; Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This Joint Staff Advisory Note focuses on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for Djibouti. Djibouti’s National Initiative for Social Development (“Initiative Nationale pour le Développement Social‖INDS) provides a comprehensive vision for economic growth and poverty...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244186
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Union of the Comoros; Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Joint Staff Advisory Note
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This paper presents a Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Union of the Comoros’s Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP). The I-PRSP’s macroeconomic framework is broadly in line with the government’s objectives of improving opportunities and living conditions for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244237