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Niger; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This Selected Issues Paper and Statistical Appendix for Niger are discussed. The Nigerien economic outlook has been improving since 1999. After a long period of decline in per capita income, growth accelerated through 2007, attaining an annual average of 4 percent, or about 1 percent in per...
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The Level of Productivity in Traded and Non-Traded Sectors for a Large Panel of Countries
Mano, Rui; Castillo, Marola - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
This paper explains in detail the construction of series for productivity in the traded and nontraded sectors for a … panel of 56 countries spanning 1989–2012. The level of productivity in each sector is defined as real value added per … more disaggregated industry source data; and (ii) it allows for meaningful comparisons of the level of productivity across …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242200
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Empirical Exchange Rate Models of the Nineties; Are Any Fit to Survive?
Cheung, Yin-Wong; Pascual, Antonio Garcia; Chinn, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
We reassess exchange rate prediction using a wider set of models that have been proposed in the last decade. The performance of these models is compared against two reference specifications-purchasing power parity and the sticky-price monetary model. The models are estimated in first-difference...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263978
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The Real Exchange Rate and Growth Revisited; The Washington Consensus Strikes Back?
Berg, Andrew; Miao, Yanliang - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
There is good reason and much evidence to suggest that the real exchange rate matters for economic growth, but why? The "Washington Consensus" (WC) view holds that real exchange rate misalignment implies macroeconomic imbalances that are themselves bad for growth. In contrast, Rodrik (2008)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519476
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Inclusive Growth; Measurement and Determinants
Anand, Rahul; Mishra, Saurabh; Peiris, Shanaka J. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
We estimate a unified measure of inclusive growth for emerging markets by integrating their economic growth performance and income distribution outcomes, using data over three decades. Country distributions are calibrated by combining PPP GDP per capita and income distribution from survey data....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242387
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Emerging Markets in Transition: Growth Prospects and Challenges
Cubeddu, Luis M.; Culiuc, Alexander; Fayad, Ghada; Gao, Yuan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
After a short-lived slowdown in the immediate aftermath of the global financial crisis and a swift rebound, emerging markets (EM) are now entering a period of slower growth. In fact, growth is now lower than the post-crisis peak of 2010-11, as well as the rates seen in the decade before the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010878427
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Paraguay; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
Paraguay’s economy recently experienced particularly large output swings. Economic policies will play a critical role in raising investment by making sure that macroeconomic stability is maintained. The spillovers from the agricultural sector to the rest of the economy are limited. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244461
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Denmark; 2012 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
The global financial crisis hit Denmark hard, and the recovery has been slow and unsteady. Denmark’s slow growth predates the recent economic crisis, and the economy has underperformed its regional peers. The current account remains in surplus, largely reflecting weak domestic demand...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244874
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Namibia: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
This Selected Issues paper explores the question of what kind of structural policies could boost productivity growth in … trade openness are necessary for productivity growth, they are not sufficient. SMICs need to improve the quality of their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244906
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Chile; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This Selected Issues paper for Chile assesses the impact of the global financial crisis on Chilean banks. It provides a framework for analyzing government measures aimed at reducing systemic risk. The analysis suggests that Chilean banks are resilient to global and regional shocks. However, even...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245349