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Economic and Environmental Benefits of Eliminating Log Export Bans; The Case of Costa Rica
Kishor, Nalin M.; Mani, Muthukumara; Constantino, Luis F. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825769
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What Drives the Global Land Rush?
Selod, Harris; Deininger, Klaus W.; Arezki, Rabah - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
quality of the business climate is insignificant whereas weak land governance and tenure security for current users make …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009369440
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The Complier Pays Principle; The Limits of Fiscal Approaches toward Sustainable Forest Management
Leruth, Luc E.; Paris, R.; Ruzicka, I. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
This paper examines the role and impact of taxation on sustainable forest management. It is shown that fiscal … instruments neither reinforce nor substitute for traditional regulatory approaches. Far from encouraging more sustainable forest … root of the Faustmann solution to draw conclusions on the incentives for sustainable tropical forest exploitation. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768783
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Forestry Taxation in Africa; The Case of Liberia
Thomas, Saji; Schwidrowski, Arnim - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
determine the price of extraction rights. However, a number of factors-including a lack of information on the forest resources …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599407
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Optimal Taxation in the Forestry Sector in the Congo Basin; The Case of Gabon
Melhado, Oscar E. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
This paper reviews forestry reform in the Congo basin, focusing on Gabon. It argues that the key challenge for the Congo basin countries is to manage their forests in a sustainable manner. It presents the current situation of forestry taxation and forestry reform in Gabon. The paper analyzes...
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Côte d’Ivoire; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
Côte d’Ivoire's government decided on the National Development Plan to give a new impetus to its development policy. This new strategy is based on an ambitious and realistic recovery and development program centered on private and public investment. The institutional monitoring framework for...
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Djibouti; Staff-Monitored Program
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
This paper on the Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) on Djibouti explains economic developments and policy discussions. Djibouti faces important challenges to reduce widespread poverty. Since the mid-1990s, the government has been engaged in adjustment and reform programs to restore macroeconomic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824971
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Italy; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This Selected Issues paper for Italy presents updated estimates of potential growth for Italy, using new techniques that draw on co-movements of output, employment, and inflation over the business cycle to distinguish trends from cycles. The paper provides an assessment of an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825027
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Malawi; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This paper analyzes key findings of the second progress report on Malawi’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). The second progress report has focused on assessing inputs, outputs, and to some extent outcomes of the implementation of the strategy. In terms of inputs, this report...
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The Kingdom of the Netherlands—Netherlands; Financial System Stability Assessment, including Reports on the Observance of Standards and Codes on the following topics: Banking Sup...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
Observance of Standards and Codes on Banking Supervision, Securities Regulation, Insurance Regulation, and Corporate Governance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825330