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Democracy and Reforms; Evidence From a New Dataset
Spilimbergo, Antonio; Giuliano, Paola; Mishra, Prachi - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
Empirical evidence on the relationship between democracy and economic reforms is limited to few reforms, countries, and years. This paper studies the impact of democracy on the adoption of economic reforms using a new dataset on reforms in the financial, capital and banking sectors, product...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008646419
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Assessing Countries’ Financial Inclusion Standing - A New Composite Index
Goran Amidžić; Massara, Alexander; Mialou, André - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
This paper leverages the IMF’s Financial Access Survey (FAS) database to construct a new composite index of financial … composite index uses factor analysis to derive a weighting methodology whose absence has been the most persistent of the … criticisms of previous indices. Countries are then ranked based on the new composite index, providing an additional analytical …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142035
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Value of WTO Trade Agreements in a New Keynesian Model
Ganelli, Giovanni; Tervala, Juha - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
We revisit the question of the quantitative benefits of WTO trade agreements in a setup that is non-standard from the traditional trade policy point of view. We show that in a New Keynesian model, unilateral trade liberalization reduces welfare due to terms-of-trade deterioration, creating an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242404
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Republic of Uzbekistan; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
The Welfare Improvement Strategy (WIS) of Uzbekistan has the objective of improving living standards of its people with the help of strong economic policies for all priority areas of development. The report reviews economic and social policies and assesses the living standards of its people. It...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243090
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The Common Agricultural Policy of the European Community: Principles and Consequences
Demekas, Dimitri G.; Gupta, Sanjeev; Lipschitz, Leslie; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1988
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005767354
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The Gambia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Annual Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This Annual Progress Report focuses on The Gambia’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). It provides information and analysis regarding the achievements and shortfalls experienced between July 2002 and December 2003 with respect to the poverty targets, priority public actions, and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768540
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Japan; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This Selected Issues paper for Japan illustrates the impact of fiscal and structural reforms on the Japanese and world … economies. Japan faces a sizable fiscal deficit, against a backdrop of weak trend growth and growing imbalances in the world …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768633
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Agricultural Growth in Sub-Saharan African Countries and China
Khan, Mahmood Hasan; Khan, Mohsin S. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1995
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605536
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Agricultural Credit in the Baltics, Russia, and Other States of the Former Soviet Union
Sobolev, Yuri Vladimirovich; Lahiri, Ashok - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1996
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264258
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Stabilization and Reforms in Latin America; A Macroeconomic Perspective of the Experience Since the 1990s
Belaisch, Agnes; Collyns, Charles; Masi, Paula De; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
This study examines external and domestic influences on Latin America’s economic performance over the past decade and a half. It notes that over the past few years, macroeconomic policies have strengthened and structural reforms have been implemented. Together with a favorable external...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824870