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Selod, Harris; Deininger, Klaus W.; Arezki, Rabah - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011

This paper studies the determinants of foreign land acquisition for large-scale agriculture. To do so, gravity models are estimated using data on bilateral investment relationships, together with newly constructed indicators of agro-ecological suitability in areas with low population density as...

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Are House Prices Rising too Fast in China?

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

of an emerging real estate bubble. We find that, for China as a whole, the current levels of house prices do not seem …€™ mass-market and luxury segments. Unlike advanced economies before 2007-8, prices have tended to correct frequently in China … China has, and will continue to have,a structural driver. …

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Uruguay: Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014

This Selected Issues paper examines the drivers and implications of the agricultural land price boom in Uruguay. It finds that almost half of the increase in agricultural land prices between 2000 and 2010 can be explained by commodity price dynamics. At the same time, farmland prices are...

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Real Estate Market Developments and Financal Sector Soundness

Hilbers, Paul Louis Ceriel; Zacho, Lisbeth; Lei, Qin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001

This paper analyses the characteristics and functioning of real estate markets. It focuses on the relationship between developments in these markets and the financial sector to determine under what circumstances real estate booms and busts can develop and how they can affect the health and...

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Hong Kong SAR; Meeting the Challenges of Integration with the Mainland

Lee, William; Chan-Lau, Jorge A.; Iakova, Dora M.; Papa … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

closely integrated with the mainland of China. Section I provides an overview of recent macroeconomic developments and the …

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Financial Soundness Indicators; Analytical Aspects and Country Practices

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2002

The financial turmoil of the late 1990s prompted a broad search for tools and techniques for detecting and preventing financial crises, and more recent episodes of instability have high lighted the importance of continuous monitoring of financial systems as a tool for preventing crises. This...

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Interest Rate Elasticity of Residential Housing Prices

Iossifov, Plamen; Cihák, Martin; Shanghavi, Amar - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

We examine the interest rate elasticity of housing prices, advancingthe empirical literature in two directions. First, we take a commonly used cross-country panel dataset and evaluate the housing price equation using a consistent estimator in the presence of endogenous explanatory variables and...

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Latin America; Vulnerabilities Under Construction?

Cubeddu, Luis M.; Mora, Camilo Ernesto Tovar; Tsounta, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

This paper documents developments in mortgage credit and the housing sector in Latin America over the past decade, and compares them with those of other emerging economies. In particular, it examines the real estate and mortgage markets to assess whether (i) growth in mortgage credit is...

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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 countryâ€™s trade deficit continues to widen owing to an even faster growth in the value of imports. The manufacturing and industry...

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Rwanda; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008

Rwandaâ€™s Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy provides a medium-term framework for achieving the countryâ€™s long-term development goals and aspirations as embodied in Rwanda Vision 2020, the seven-year Government of Rwanda programme, and the Millennium Development...

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