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Aggregate Investment Expenditureson Tradable and Nontradable Goods
Bems, Rudolfs - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
This paper shows that aggregate investment expenditure shares on tradable and nontradable goods are very similar across countries and regions. Furthermore, the two expenditure shares have remained close to constant over time, with the average expenditure share on nontradables varying between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248190
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Manualson Macroeconomic Statistics; A Stocktaking to Guide Future Work
Carson, Carol S.; Laliberté, Lucie - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
Over the last decade, a number of methodological manuals on macroeconomic datasets were produced by the international community. For a number of reasons, these manuals could be viewed as fragmented, disconnected, and branching in various directions. This paper groups by topics and broad...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248275
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Distributional Implications of the VAT Reform in the Philippines
Newhouse, David Locke; Zakharova, Daria - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
This paper assesses the distributional impact of the recent VAT reform in the Philippines and evaluates alternative methods to mitigate the effects of the reform on poor households. The reform was progressive and relatively well targeted. To alleviate the impact of the reform on the poor,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826642
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Latin America; Highlights from the Implementation of the System of National Accounts 1993 (1993 SNA)
Ramos, Roberto Luis Olinto; Rivas, Lisbeth; Pastor, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
This paper reviews the Latin American experience with the implementation of 1993 SNAand the updating of the national accounts' base year. It also makes a preliminary assessment of the possible estimation biases in nominal GDP estimates stemming from the use of outdated national accounts base...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768868
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A Framework to Assess the Effectiveness of IMF Technical Assistance in National Accounts
Pastor, Gonzalo C. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
This paper analyzes the effectiveness of technical assistance provided by AFRITAC West (AFW) in the area of national accounts using the Fund's Technical Assistance Information Management System (TAIMS). The challenge has been to report on "ultimate outcomes" (i.e., the production and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008497607
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Philippines; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This Selected Issues paper highlights the Philippine growth performance led by the services sector. Average GDP growth is higher in the post-Asian crisis period in the Philippines, while the majority of the Philippines’s regional peers have experienced substantially lower growth in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243155
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The Global Impact of the Systemic Economies and MENA Business Cycles
Cashin, Paul; Mohaddes, Kamiar; Raissi, Mehdi - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
This paper analyzes spillovers from macroeconomic shocks in systemic economies (China, the Euro Area, and the United … developments in China than to shocks in the Euro Area or the United States, in line with the direction of evolving trade patterns … and the emergence of China as a key driver of the global economy. Outward spillovers from the GCC region and MENA oil …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790399
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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. The note discusses that the Swiss banking sector has been undergoing a substantial consolidation over the last 10 years, but retains a rich collection of institutional types...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244615
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Income Distribution and Tax and Government Social Spending Policies in Developing Countries
Chu, Ke-young; Davoodi, Hamid Reza; Gupta, Sanjeev - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
This paper reviews income distribution in developing (and transition) countries in recent decades. On average, before …-tax income distribution in developing countries is less unequal than in industrial countries. However, unlike industrial …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248221
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Poverty and Social Impact Analysis; A Suggested Framework
Hossain, Shahabuddin Mosherraf - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
Following the adoption by the international community of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) approach, which provides the basis for concessional lending by the multilateral institutions, there has been a resurgence of interest in the poverty and social impact analysis (PSIA) of different...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263922