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Mexico; Staff Report for the 2012 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
buffer against risks that erupted during the global economic crisis. Mexico has been identified as a prudent and fairly well …
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Mexico; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
Mexico is an open economy with strong real and financial links to the rest of the world with risks of spillovers from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243318
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Mexico: Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the impact of Mexico’s energy reform on hydrocarbons production. These reforms aim to increase oil and gas production by eliminating the state oil company’s (PEMEX) monopoly on exploration and production of hydrocarbons, while retaining the prime...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245058
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Competitiveness in the Baltics in the Run-Up to EU Accession
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
This paper analyzes competitiveness in the Baltics in the run-up to European Union accession. Several factors appear to have driven movements in equilibrium real exchange rates in the Baltics since the start of the transition process. In the earlier years of transition, price liberalization,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591344
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Structural Transformation — How Does Thailand Compare?
Klyuev, Vladimir - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
Thailand stands out in international comparison as a country with a high dispersion of productivity across sectors. It has especially low labor productivity in agriculture—a sector that employs a much larger share of the population than is typical for a country at Thailand’s level...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242215
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The New Normal: A Sector-level Perspective on Productivity Trends in Advanced Economies
Dabla-Norris, Era; Guo, Si; Haksar, Vikram; Kim, Minsuk; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
Total factor productivity growth was stagnant or slowing in many advanced countries even prior to the crisis. This paper documents sector-level productivity patterns across advanced economies prior to the crisis and examines the role of product and labor market rigidities as well as innovation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245883
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Sector-Level Productivity, Structural Change, and Rebalancing in China
Nabar, Malhar; Yan, Kai - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
This paper studies structural changes underlying China's remarkable and unprecedented growth in recent years. While patterns of structural transformation across China's provinces are broadly in line with international experience, one important difference is in labor productivity differentials...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790282
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Nonfinancial Firms in Latin America; A Source of Vulnerability?
Gonzalez, Maria - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
We examine corporate sector vulnerabilities in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. First, we identify stylized …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242251
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Made in Mexico: Energy Reform and Manufacturing Growth
Alvarez, Jorge; Valencia, Fabian - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
This paper assesses the real effects of the energy reform in Mexico by looking at its impact on manufacturing output …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242302
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Mexico; Arrangement Under the Flexible Credit Line and Cancellation of the Current Arrangement—Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
The report discusses the important role of the Flexible Credit Line (FCL) in helping Mexico to survive in the fragile … global economic environment. The FCL’s contribution in maintaining an orderly financial market in Mexico is noteworthy. IMF … staff reaffirms their commitment toward Mexico in taking the necessary actions to manage unforeseen risks. According to the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242587