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United Kingdom: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242526
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Niger; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: 2005 Status Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This paper discusses key findings of the 2005 Status Report on Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) on Niger. The report is based on an assessment of economic and financial performance and sectoral policy and strategy implementation in 2005. The findings reveal that implementation of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244221
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The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Growth and Transformation Plan 2010/11-2014/15: Volume II
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
This strategic paper discusses Ethiopia’s growth and transformation plan (GTP) for the periods 2010/2011 and 2014/2015. The basis for the GTP has been the policy matrix, which is the benchmark placed in the government's existing Welfare Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) System since 1996....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245487
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Tales From Two Neighbors; Productivity Growth in Canada and the United States
Cerisola, Martin D.; Chan-Lau, Jorge A. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
based on estimates of total factor productivity. The second one decomposes productivity growth into two sources: investment … with the organization of productive activities. The results indicate that investment-specific technical change is the major …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248234
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Financial Development, the Structure of Capital Markets, and the Global Digital Divide
Yartey, Charles Amo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
This paper examines the role of financial development and financial structure in explaining cross-country diffusion of information communication technology (ICT). Using panel data for 76 emerging and advanced countries for the period 1990-2003, the paper finds that credit and stock market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263968
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Forecasting U.S. Investment
Rabanal, Pau; Lee, Jaewoo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
2009 to private demand in 2010, with consumption and particularly investment expected to be important contributors to … growth. The strength of U.S. investment will hence be a crucial issue for the U.S. and global recovery. On the basis of … several traditional models of investment, we forecast that the U.S. investment in equipment and software will grow by about 10 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008727800
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Euro Area Policies; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
This Selected Issues paper on Euro Area Policies underlies global rebalancing of accounts. From a growth-accounting perspective, slower growth in the capital-labor ratio seems to be the main driver behind the deceleration in labor productivity. The increase in bilateral trade was accompanied by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825029
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United States; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
This Selected Issues paper examines the role of information and communication technology (ICT) in the recent acceleration of labor productivity growth in the United States. The analysis reveals that the increase of total factor productivity (TFP) growth is a broad phenomenon that encompasses...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825041
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Canada; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
This paper explores the factors that have led to a Canada-U.S. productivity gap using a sectoral growth accounting approach. Both fiscal and monetary policies have had significant effects on the saving rate. The Canadian dollar’s appreciation was followed by a protracted period of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825117
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Botswana; Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes—Data Module—Response by the Authorities—Update
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
This report on the Observance of Standards and Codes for Botswana highlights the Data Module and response by the authorities. National accounts are computed on an enterprise basis and where a full set of accounts is compiled. Data on financial accounts are captured but not fully analyzed because...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825225