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Singapore; 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008

Singaporeâ€™s recent economic performance has been impressive, underpinned by prudent macroeconomic management. Economic activity remains strong despite a softening in external demand. On the demand side, domestic demand strengthened driven by private consumption and investment while net...

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IMF-Supported Programs in Capital Account Crises; Design and Experience

Bulir, Ales; Schulze-Gattas, Marianne; Ghosh, Atish R.; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002

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Pakistan; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

This Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix paper presents cross-country regression results that identify investment in physical capital and improvements in institutional quality as having the largest pay-off in terms of increased growth. The paper employs three approaches to forecast...

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Kingdom of the Netherlands; Netherlands: Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

This paper investigates the determinants of trend growth and total factor productivity (TFP) growth in the Netherlands, and underscores the importance of boosting structural reforms in the Netherlands. It examines the fiscal incentives and tax deductibility. The paper summarizes recent...

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India; 2010 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for India

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011

In this study, economic developments of India are discussed. Growth is among the fastest-growing in the world, social indicators are improving, and medium-term economic prospects are favorable. The Reserve Bank of Indiaâ€™s (RBI) efforts are used to tighten monetary conditions. The measures...

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Redistribution, Inequality, and Growth

Ostry, Jonathan David; Berg, Andrew; Tsangarides, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014

the previous SDN on inequality and growth by focusing on the role of redistribution. It finds that, from the perspective … of the best available macroeconomic data, there is not a lot of evidence that redistribution has in fact undercut … is a big tradeoff between redistribution and growth. The best available macroeconomic data do not support such a …

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Human Capital Convergence; International Evidence

Sab, Randa; Smith, Stephen C. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001

In the growth literature, evidence on income convergence is mixed. In the development literature, health and education indicators are also often used. This study examines whether health and education levels are converging across countries and calculates their convergence speed, using data from...

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Social Returns to Education; Evidence From Italian Local Labor Market Areas

Dalmazzo, A.; Blasio, Guido De - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

The paper provides a quantitative assessment of social returns to education in Italy. It shows that, after controlling for individual characteristics, local average human capital is positively correlated with individual wages, with estimated social returns between 2 and 3 percent. This result is...

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Composition of Government Expenditures and Demand for Education in Developing Countries

Matovu, John; Dabla-Norris, Era - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002

This paper addresses the potential effects on human capital accumulation and economic growth of the alternative compositions of public expenditures in the context of a computable dynamic general equilibrium model of overlapping generations and heterogeneous agents in which altruistic parents...

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Uganda; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This paper discusses Ugandaâ€™s Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP) 2004/05â€“2007/08. The PEAP provides an overarching framework to guide public action to eradicate poverty. It has been prepared through a consultative process involving central and local government, parliament,...

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