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Guinea; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper—Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) are prepared by member countries in broad consultation with stakeholders and development partners, including the staffs of the World Bank and the IMF. Updated every three years with annual progress reports, they describe the country’s...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245452
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Education Attainment in Public Administration Around the World; Evidence from a New Dataset
Arezki, Rabah; Lui, Herbert; Quintyn, Marc; Toscani, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
The paper provides a detailed description of a novel dataset on education attainment in public administrations covering … heterogeneity across regions when considering a non quality-adjusted measure of education attainment in public administrations … differing from that of standard measures of education attainment for the general population. The dataset also allows us to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242408
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Minimum Wages and Firm Employment: Evidence from China
Huang, Yi; Loungani, Prakash; Wang, Gewei - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
This paper provides the first systematic study of how minimum wage policies in China affect firm employment over the 2000-2007 periods. Using a novel dataset of minimum wage regulations across more than 2,800 counties matched with firm-level data, we investigate both the effect of the minimum...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011123849
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The Gambia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This paper discusses Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) 2007–11 for The Gambia. PRSP II builds on the long-term development Vision 2020 of The Gambia. It also takes cognizance of the fact that implementation of PRSP I suffered from revenue shortfalls as the IMF suspended its program...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244972
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The Gambia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper—Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) describes The Gambia’s macroeconomic, structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction, external financing needs, and major sources of financing. Since PRSP I had experienced some setbacks during its implementation,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245605
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Senegal; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Second Annual Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This paper presents the Annual Progress Report (APR) 2004 on Senegal’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). The APR analyzes the 2004 macroeconomic framework for the purpose of comparing the forecasts under the various scenarios and the results obtained. Budgetary programming and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252919
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Hierarchy and Authority in a Dynamic Perspective; A Model Applied to Donor Financing of NGO Proposals
Yontcheva, Boriana - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
This paper presents a dynamic game of strategic delegation between a principal and an agent. The principal can choose between two organizational designs: a traditional hierarchy where she retains authority over the choice of projects to be implemented or a delegation where she allows her agent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263678
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Sierra Leone; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Preparation Status Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This paper examines Sierra Leone’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) Preparation Status Report. The government of Sierra Leone submitted its last PRSP preparation status report to the Executive Boards of the IMF and the World Bank in June 2003. However, the projected completion date...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825361
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Republic of Congo; Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This paper examines Congo’s Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP). Congo’s I-PRSP explains the features and causes of poverty in Congo. It provides a short- and medium-term vision of development as well as a strategic orientation for a return to sustainable and equitable growth....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825383
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Ghana; Economic Development in a Democratic Environment
Harnack, Joachim; Leite, Sérgio Pereira.; Fabrizio, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005767349