Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 162
Cover Image
Infrastructure and Income Distribution in ASEAN-5; What are the Links?
Seneviratne, Dulani; Sun, Yan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
Adequate infrastructure has long been viewed as an important factor in economic development. Based on regressions covering 76 advanced and emerging market economies, this paper estimates the impact of infrastructure and investment on income distribution. It finds that better infrastructure, both...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242245
Cover Image
Vietnam: 2014 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Vietnam
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
KEY ISSUES Context. Economic performance has improved over the last year. The recovery is taking hold, although domestic activity remains weak, in part constrained by weak banks and inefficient state-owned enterprises (SOEs). Inflation has declined, the current account remains in large surplus,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243354
Cover Image
Economic Diversification in LICs; Stylized Facts and Macroeconomic Implications
Papageorgiou, Chris; Spatafora, Nicola - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
Limited diversification is an underlying characteristic of many low-income countries (LICs). Concentration in sectors with limited scope for increases in productivity and quality may result in less broad-based and sustainable growth. Moreover, lack of diversification may increase exposure to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245889
Cover Image
Inflation Dynamics and Monetary Policy Transmission in Vietnam and Emerging Asia
Bhattacharya, Rina - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
This paper provides an overview of inflation developments in Vietnam in the years following the doi moi reforms, and … uses empirical analysis to answer two key questions: (i) what are the key drivers of inflation in Vietnam, and what role … does monetary policy play? and (ii) why has inflation in Vietnam been persistently higher than in most other emerging …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790430
Cover Image
Vietnam; Bayesian Estimation of Output Gap
Maliszewski, Wojciech - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
The paper constructs a new output gap measure for Vietnam by applying Bayesian methods to a two-equation AS-AD model …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008560446
Cover Image
Exchange Rates and Economic Fundamentals; A Framework for Analysis
Symansky, Steven A.; Clark, Peter B.; Bartolini, Leonardo; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1994
This paper summarizes the methods and types of indicators that are often employed, both insid and outside the IMF, to assess whether exchange rates are broadly in line with economic fundamentals.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824872
Cover Image
Madagascar; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
This Selected Issues paper analyzes recent economic developments and policies in Madagascar. Real GDP growth in 2001 was 6 percent, continuing the trend of sustained increase in per capita real GDP that began during the period 1997–2000. The secondary and tertiary sectors were the main...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824900
Cover Image
Morocco; 2005 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Morocco
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This 2005 Article IV Consultation highlights that economic growth in Morocco has been volatile and insufficient to significantly reduce poverty and unemployment. Growth averaged 3 percent over the last decade. It has been volatile because of the dependency of agriculture on rainfalls. In 2004,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824903
Cover Image
Ukraine; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
This Selected Issues paper examines the main factors explaining Ukraine’s growth performance so far, assesses whether the recent recovery is sustainable, and provides a quantitative analysis of long-term growth prospects. It finds that the recent recovery is not yet self-sustaining and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824979
Cover Image
Lithuania; Recent Economic Developments
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 1996
This paper reviews economic developments in Lithuania during 1993–96. Economic growth resumed in 1994 and gained further momentum in 1995; real GDP increased by an estimated 3 percent in 1995. Growth in 1995 was driven by the industrial sector, while agriculture performed poorly. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825020