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Bhutan; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
This paper discusses Bhutan’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). The Royal Government of Bhutan has initiated … the PRSP process as part of broader ongoing efforts to combat poverty. The main objective of the PRSP process is to … strengthen the strategic framework for poverty reduction, improve donor coordination, and build support for new initiatives in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252728
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Macroeconomic Effects and Policy Challenges of Population Aging
Faruqee, Hamid; Tamirisa, Natalia T. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
This paper simulates the macroeconomic effects of population aging in a dynamic overlapping generations model of a small open economy. The model is calibrated to data for the Czech Republic, where population aging is proceeding at a pace comparable to that in other advanced countries in Europe....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264152
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Demographic Transition in the Middle East; Implications for Growth, Employment, and Housing
Bhattacharya, Rina; Yousef, Tarik; Dhonte, Pierre - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
The working age population is expected to grow faster in the Middle East than in any other region in the world between now and 2015—rising annually by 2.7 percent, or 10 million people. This demographic explosion presents the region with a major challenge in terms of providing jobs, incomes,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264176
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Economic Implications of China's Demographics in the 21st Century
Cheng, Kevin C. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
This study assesses the economic implications of China's changing population in the 21st century using a numerical general equilibrium model. The simulations show that lower fertility rates yield lower saving rates. Since lower fertility rates reduce the future supply of labor, capital will...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825867
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The Global Impact of Demographic Change
Callen, Tim; McKibbin, Warwick J.; Batini, Nicoletta - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
using a dynamic intertemporal general equilibrium four-country model containing demographics calibrated to the "medium …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826038
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Population Aging in Japan; Demographic Shock and Fiscal Sustainability
Mühleisen, Martin; Faruqee, Hamid - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
The paper develops a general equilibrium framework to examine the economic implications of population aging in Japan. Particular attention is paid to aggregate saving behavior which is modeled on the basis of empirical age-earnings profiles using a life-cycle approach. The paper's objectives are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769220
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The Macroeconomic Effects of Migration From the New European Union Member States to the United Kingdom
Iakova, Dora M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
The United Kingdom allowed workers from the ten new European Union member countries immediate access to its labor market after the accession in 2004. This paper uses a general equilibrium framework to explore the dynamic adjustment of the UK economy to the postaccession surge in immigration....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605180
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The Challenge of Public Pension Reform in Advanced and Emerging Economies
Clements, Benedict J.; Coady, David; Eich, Frank; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
Pension reform is high on the policy agenda of many advanced and emerging market economies. In advanced economies the challenge is generally to contain future increases in public pension spending as the population ages. In emerging market economies, the challenges are often different. Where...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790493
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The Demographic Dividend; Evidence From the Indian States
Mody, Ashoka; Aiyar, Shekhar - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
Large cohorts of young adults are poised to add to the working-age population of developing economies. Despite much interest in the consequent growth dividend, the size and circumstances of the potential gains remain under-explored. This study makes progress by focusing on India, which will be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008876597
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New Zealand; Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
The Savings Working Group in New Zealand presented recommendations in February 2011, and suggested raising national saving by 2–3 percent of GDP. The increase in net public saving in the country explains part of the reason for lower net private saving in New Zealand. Net public saving of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243134