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From "Hindu Growth" to Productivity Surge; The Mystery of the Indian Growth Transition
Rodrik, Dani; Subramanian, Arvind - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
This paper explores the causes of India's productivity surge around 1980, more than a decade before serious economic … response, because India was far away from its income-possibility frontier. Registered manufacturing, which had been built up in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825610
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Credit Constraints, Productivity Shocks and Consumption Volatility in Emerging Economies
Bhattacharya, Rudrani; Patnaik, Ila - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
consumption volatility. Calibration of the model for pre and post financial reform in India provides support for the model's key …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790416
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Potential Growth in Emerging Asia
Anand, Rahul; Cheng, Kevin C.; Rehman, Sidra; Zhang, Longmei - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
estimates potential growth for China, India, and five ASEAN countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and … Vietnam) during 1993–2013. The main findings include: (i) both China and India have recently exhibited a slowdown in …;(iii) over the longer term, demographic factors will be much more supportive in India and some ASEAN economies than in China …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142066
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Factor Endowment, Structural Coherence, and Economic Growth
Che, Natasha Xingyuan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
This paper studies the linkage between structural coherence and economic growth. Structural coherence is defined as the degree that a country's industrial structure optimally reflects its factor endowment fundamentals. The paper found that at least for the overall capital, the shares of capital...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010878416
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Kenya; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
Like most Sub-Saharan African countries, Kenya’s economic growth appears to have been primarily driven by factor accumulation. The Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix for Kenya examines economic developments and policies. During the last two decades, Kenya has been plagued by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244155
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Canada; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This Selected Issues paper on Canada examines economic development and policies. Capital ratios before the crisis have been a key determinant of bank performance during the turmoil; and Canadian banks had ample capital. Specifically, most banks with critically low capital at end-2006 later...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244253
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Kingdom of Lesotho; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
The challenge of achieving broad-based growth in Lesotho is discussed. Economic growth is inconsistent. Lesotho is highly dependent on trade with South Africa. The sources of growth in Lesotho using a social accounting matrix model and a growth-accounting framework are outlined. The main...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244287
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Jamaica; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This Selected Issues paper analyzes Jamaica’s experience of low growth despite consistently high investment rates. It suggests that the link between public debt and productivity is part of the answer to the puzzle. The paper considers Jamaica’s debt management strategy and its...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244350
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Honduras; Debt Sustainability Analysis 2006
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
In the IMF staff’s view, Honduras’s debt is subject to a moderate risk of distress. The framework follows a methodology for assessing the risk of debt distress in low-income countries (LICs), guided by indicative, country-specific external debt burden thresholds derived from the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244362
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Bolivia; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This paper analyzes Bolivia’s growth performance with a focus on the regional and sectoral patterns of growth, and examines the sources of growth. It discusses the evolution of the hydrocarbon sector, its importance in the economy, and reforms. It also analyzes the intergovernmental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244428