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Mali; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
The cotton sector in Mali is facing major challenges to overcome, with low export prices, technical hurdles, and a poorly performing state-owned cotton ginner. Some reforms, most notably with regard to the setting of the farmgate procurement price, have already been undertaken, but more is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244636
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Tax Farming; A Radical Solution for Developing Country Tax Problems?
Stella, Peter - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1992
Systemic tax administration problems in many developing countries have led to a search for radical solutions. One such proposed solution is tax farming. Tax farming is a system wherein the right to collect taxes is auctioned off to the highest bidder. An analysis of the historical experience...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263952
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Seductions of An Underdevelopment Trap; Systemic Impediments to Agricultural Reform in Russia
Gershenson, Dmitry; Amelina, Maria - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002
Despite ambitious agricultural reforms initiated by the federal government, inefficient and unprofitable producers predominate in post-Soviet Russia. However, in some regions a more robust restructuring has taken place. Observing two Russian regions-one with substantially restructured...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769207
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Wage Gaps and Development; Lessons From U.S. History
Mourmouras, Alex; Rangazas, Peter - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
non-farm labor productivity growth, schooling, and fertility in the U.S. The family farm emerges as an important … institution that contributes to differences in wages and labor productivity. Income from farm ownership compensates farm workers … for the relatively low labor productivity and wages earned in agriculture. Farm ownership, along with the higher cost of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599726
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Factors Underlying the Definition of Broad Money; An Examination of Recent U.S. Monetary Statistics and Practices of Other Countries
Lim, Ewe-Ghee; Sriram, Subramanian S. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
The paper examines the experiences of countries in defining monetary aggregates, particularly those countries that have undertaken substantial redefinitions. It finds that both the functional and empirical approaches are important; and that monetary definitions tend to be dynamic in nature,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005604824
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Emerging Markets in Transition: Growth Prospects and Challenges
Cubeddu, Luis M.; Culiuc, Alexander; Fayad, Ghada; Gao, Yuan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
After a short-lived slowdown in the immediate aftermath of the global financial crisis and a swift rebound, emerging markets (EM) are now entering a period of slower growth. In fact, growth is now lower than the post-crisis peak of 2010-11, as well as the rates seen in the decade before the...
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Paraguay; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
Paraguay’s economy recently experienced particularly large output swings. Economic policies will play a critical role in raising investment by making sure that macroeconomic stability is maintained. The spillovers from the agricultural sector to the rest of the economy are limited. The...
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Republic of Estonia; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This Selected Issues paper focuses on financing constraints and productivity in Estonia. The paper examines two …-level total factor productivity (TFP)? These questions are particularly important in the current environment, in which credit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244501
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Switzerland; Financial Sector Assessment Program: Technical Note: The Swiss Banking System: Structure, Performance, and Medium-Term Challenges
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This technical note discusses the banking system structure, performance, and medium-term challenges for Switzerland …
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Denmark; 2012 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
The global financial crisis hit Denmark hard, and the recovery has been slow and unsteady. Denmark’s slow growth predates the recent economic crisis, and the economy has underperformed its regional peers. The current account remains in surplus, largely reflecting weak domestic demand...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244874