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The Economics of Political Transitions; Implications for the Arab Spring
Khandelwal, Padamja; Roitman, Agustin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
Over the past two years, ongoing political transitions in many Arab countries have led to social unrest and an economic downturn. This paper examines comparable historical episodes of political instability to derive implications for the near- and medium-term economic outlook in the Arab...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242232
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Basel Capital Requirements and Credit Crunch in the MENA Region
Naceur, Sami Ben; Kandil, Magda E. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
covering 1989–2004 for banks in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia. The results provide clear support for a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142023
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Middle East Transitions: A Long, Hard Road
Yusuf, Shahid - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
Since the onset of the Arab Spring, economic uncertainty in Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen (Arab …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142081
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Spillovers From Europe Into Morocco and Tunisia
Florea, Daniel; Toujas-Bernate, Joël; Bock, Reinout De - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
This paper examines the economic and financial linkages between Morocco and Tunisia and their European partners. Using … growth in Morocco and Tunisia. For Tunisia, exports and, to a much lesser extent, tourism appear to be the major transmission … channels. In Morocco, exports, remittances and tourism play relatively equal roles. An analysis with sectoral data supports …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008727792
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Financial Deepening, Inequality, and Growth; A Model-Based Quantitative Evaluation
Townsend, Robert M.; Ueda, Kenichi - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
We propose a coherent unified approach to the study of the linkages among economic growth, financial structure, and inequality, bringing together disparate theoretical and empirical literature. That is, we show how to conduct model-based quantitative research on transitional paths. With...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825597
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The Impact of Research and Development Tax Incentiveson Colombia's Manufacturing Sector; What Difference Do they Make?
Mercer-Blackman, Valerie - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
Do tax incentives for science and technology stimulate additional investment? We use detailed data on applications and acceptances for R&D tax incentives, a special survey, and for the first time, the science and technology module from the 2000-2002 Survey of Manufacturers database in Colombia...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768986
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Institutions, Program Implementation, and Macroeconomic Performance
Nsouli, Saleh M.; Atoian, Rouben; Mourmouras, Alex - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
This paper assesses empirically the links among a country's institutions and political environment, its implementation of IMF-supported programs, and macroeconomic performance in a sample of 197 programs approved between 1992 and 2002. We find that a stronger institutional and political...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769007
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A Coincident Indicator of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Business Cycle
Al-Hassan, Abdullah - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
This paper constructs a coincident indicator for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) area business cycle. The resulting coincident indicator provides a reliable measure of the GCC business cycle; over the last decade, the GCC coincident index and the real GDP growth have moved closely together....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004999961
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Relative Prices, Inflation and Core Inflation
Roger, Scott - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
Empirical evidence on the distribution of relative price changes almost invariably reveals high kurtosis and a tendency toward right-skewness. Simple mixed distribution models including volatile and infrequently adjusted prices can account for these and other common features, such as correlation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599288
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Review and Implementation of Credit Risk Models of the Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP)
Liu, Kexue; Salvati, Jean; Avesani, Renzo G.; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
The paper presents the basic Credit Risk+ model, and proposes some modifications. This model could be useful in the stress-testing financial sector assessments process as a benchmark for credit risk evaluations. First, we present the setting and basic definitions common to all the model...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005604852