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Democratic Republic of the Congo; Joint Staff Advisory Note
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This Joint Advisory Note on the Democratic Republic of the Congo discusses economic growth and employment-creating sectors. The agriculture and mining sectors are projected to continue their expansion, while simultaneously raising labor productivity and freeing up labor. The urban population is...
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The Role of Affordable Mortgages in Improving Living Standards and Stimulating Growth; A Survey of Selected Mena Countries
Nothaft, Frank E.; Erbas, S. Nuri - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002
This paper argues that making affordable home mortgage loans available to a large cross section of the population will serve both the redistributive and growth-enhancing objectives of poverty reduction policies. The current state of housing and mortgage markets in selected Middle East and North...
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Bhutan; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
Bhutan has evolved from a closed economy to a trading nation that exhibits a high degree of dependence on trade. Exports have grown rapidly but overall the country’s trade deficit continues to widen owing to an even faster growth in the value of imports. The manufacturing and industry...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243582
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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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Social Capital and Civil Society
Fukuyama, Francis - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
Social capital is an instantiated informal norm that promotes cooperation between individuals. In the economic sphere it reduces transaction costs, and in the political sphere it promotes the kind of associational life that is necessary for the success of limited government and modern democracy....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769240
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A Hybrid Approach to Estimating the Efficiency of Public Spending on Education in Emerging and Developing Economies
Grigoli, Francesco - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
The measurement of the efficiency of public education expenditure using parametric and non-parametric methods has … the efficiency of secondary education spending in emerging and developing economies. The approach accounts for the impact … of the level of development on education outcomes by constructing different efficiency frontiers for lower- and higher …
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Growth and Employment in the Dominican Republic; Options for a Job-Rich Growth
Abdullaev, Umidjon; Estevao, Marcello - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
market wages above fallback incomes to attract individuals to the labor force. For that, measures to improve education and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242228
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Inclusive Growth; An Application of the Social Opportunity Function to Selected African Countries
Adedeji, Olumuyiwa; Du, Huancheng; Opoku-Afari, Maxwell - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
last decade in the selected countries came with increased average opportunities in education and health; but distribution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242365
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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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Union of the Comoros; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Review of the Second Year of Implementation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
Since its independence in 1975, the Union of Comoros has been deeply affected by political and institutional crises. Resolution of the separatist crisis on the island of Anjouan and subsequent national consolidation has constituted a historic turning point. The government has begun a...
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