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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 and find that green investment has become a key driver of the energy … sector and that its rapid growth is now mostly driven by China. Our econometric results suggest that green investment is …
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Over the past decade, China’s growth model has become more reliant on investment and its footprint in global imports … has widened substantially. Several economies within China’s supply chain are increasingly exposed to its investment …-led growth and face growing risks from a deceleration in investment in China. This note quantifies potential global spillovers …
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We document that (i) although private investment growth in emerging markets has decelerated in recent years, it came … down from cyclical highs and remains close to pre-crisis trends; and (ii) investment-to-output ratios generally remain … close to or above historical averages. We show that investment is positively related to expect future profitability, cash …
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This selected issues paper on Indonesia was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member country. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on August 21, 2012. The views expressed...
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This paper discusses structure, impact, costs, and efficiency of renewable energy supply in the eight largest advanced …
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implementation of the infrastructure investment program, higher domestic saving, and structural reforms. …
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to strengthen competition in the non-tradable sector and make the labor market more efficient and inclusive, supported by …. In some areas, especially in the labor market, reforms would benefit from further strengthening. The priorities should be …
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This paper assesses the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper of Vietnam, known as the Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy (CPRGS). It is an action program to achieve economic growth and poverty reduction objectives. This paper reviews the objectives and tasks of socio-economic...
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An increasing number of tropical timber producing nations have enacted bans on export of logs. Proponents argue that a log export ban is a second-best policy tool for addressing environmental externalities; it also creates more jobs and improves scale efficiencies domestically. Theoretical...
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market failures to ensure that environmental degradation and resource use is contained to appropriate levels. However, in … many instances, environmental degradation is rooted not in market failure, but rather in policy failure. This paper …
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