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The Great Contractions in Russia, the Baltics and the Other Countries of the Former Soviet Union; A View From the Supply Side
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2000
collapsing investment and shrinking employment. Sharp declines in productivity, reflecting in part transition-related factors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263697
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Rwanda; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
Rwanda’s Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy provides a medium-term framework for achieving the country’s long-term development goals and aspirations as embodied in Rwanda Vision 2020, the seven-year Government of Rwanda programme, and the Millennium Development...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244912
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Qatar; 2010 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement and Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Direct...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
Qatar has weathered the global economic crisis well. Enhancement of liquefied natural gas capacity (LNG), government support to the banking system, and increase in public spending sustain the high growth rates. There is a need to monitor aggregate demand to prevent the resurgence of inflation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245523
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Alternative Forms of Mineral Taxation, Market Failure and the Environment
Muzondo, Timothy R. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1992
This paper examines the environmental effects of mineral taxes in a framework that recognizes the importance of rates and cumulative externalities and proposes an appropriate corrective tax. It concludes that mineral resources taxation should combine neutral taxes with a dynamic Pigovian type...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263912
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Who's Going Green and Why? Trends and Determinants of Green Investment
Eyraud, Luc; Zhang, Changchang; Wane, Abdoul Aziz; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
This paper fills a gap in the macroeconomic literature on renewable sources of energy. It offers a definition of green investment and analyzes the trends and determinants of this investment over the last decade for 35 advanced and emerging countries. We use a new multi-country historical dataset...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009401202
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Canada; 2005 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; and the Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion for Canada
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
Canada’s 2005 Article IV Consultation highlights that it has benefited from a strong institutional framework and continuing structural reforms. Inflation targeting and structural reforms have yielded an enviable macroeconomic performance, including the fastest growth rate and the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825379
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Nigeria; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for Nigeria highlights the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS). NEEDS gives special support to agriculture, industry, small and medium-scale enterprises, and oil and gas. Under the plan, the government will seek long-term capital...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591671
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Energy Subsidies and Energy Consumption; A Cross-Country Analysis
Charap, Joshua; Silva, Arthur Ribeiro da; Rodriguez, Pedro C - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
The economic and environmental implications of energy subsidies have received renewed attention from policymakers and economists in recent years. Nevertheless there remains significant uncertainty regarding the magnitude of the impact of energy subsidies on energy consumption. In this paper we...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242222
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Made in Mexico: Energy Reform and Manufacturing Growth
Alvarez, Jorge; Valencia, Fabian - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
energy prices, we find electricity prices––relative to oil and gas––to be more important in the manufacturing process …, with a one standard deviation reduction in electricity prices leading to a 2.8 percent increase in manufacturing output …. Our estimated elasticities together with plausible reductions in electricity tariffs derived from the energy reform, could …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242302
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Colombia; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
In recent years, Colombia has found several innovative ways to improve the efficiency of its public enterprise sector. One option used by Colombia to reform public enterprises has been to enhance their commercial orientation and limit the fiscal risk. If a public enterprise is considered...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244154