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Finland: Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243717
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Republic of Moldova; Joint Staff Advisory Note of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
The economic growth of Moldova continued to be strong during the Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (EGPRSP) implementation period despite external shocks. Macroeconomic management remained prudent in reducing public external debt. The government has approved National...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245702
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Benchmarking the Efficiency of Public Expenditure in the Russian Federation
Hauner, David - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
This paper benchmarks the efficiency of public expenditure in the social sectors in the Russian Federation relative to other countries and among the country's regions. It finds that there is substantial room for efficiency gains, particularly in health care and social protection, although less...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599372
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Structural Transformation and the sophistication of Production
Spatafora, Nicola; Anand, Rahul; Mishra, Saurabh - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
A new dataset on export sophistication reveals that in many countries the importance of modern services, and the sophistication of manufactured and service exports, has increased over time. However, this trend was less pronounced in LICs. Sophisticated sectors are more likely to act as a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009654173
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How Does Political Instability Affect Economic Growth?
Aisen, Ari; Veiga, Francisco José - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
rates of productivity growth and, to a smaller degree, physical and human capital accumulation. Finally, economic freedom …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008839352
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Nicaragua; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for Nicaragua reports that the most pressing demand for the majority of Nicaraguans is employment generation and economic growth. The National Development Plan (NDP) gives priority to actions that improve the investment climate and promote productive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591733
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The Elusive Gains From International Financial Integration
Gourinchas, Pierre-Olivier; Jeanne, Olivier - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
from a take-off in domestic productivity of the magnitude observed in some of these countries. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605034
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Spillovers in the Nordic Countries
Mircheva, Borislava; Muir, Dirk - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden form a tightly integrated region which has strong ties with the euro area as well … of integration among the four Nordic economies. These differences are driven by the fact that Denmark and Finland have no … independent monetary policy, and Denmark and Norway are net energy exporters while Finland and Sweden are energy importers. We …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242239
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Nordic Regional Report; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
and high household debt. The economic performance of the four continental Nordic economies (Denmark, Finland, Norway, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243046
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Nordic Regional Report; 2013 Cluster Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This paper examines 2013 Cluster Consultation—a Nordic Regional IMF staff report. Denmark, Finland, Norway, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243412