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Italy; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
Based on the economic literature, various policy measures and institutions in the product and labor markets that increase growth and employment are studied. From a cross-country approach, this study finds a significant relationship between Vertical Fiscal Imbalances (VFIs) and fiscal performance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244125
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What Should Macroeconomists Know About Health Care Policy?
Heller, Peter S. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
This primer aims to provide IMF macroeconomists with the essential information they need to address issues concerning health sector policy, particularly when they have significant macroeconomic implications. Such issues can also affect equity and growth and are fundamental to any strategy of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599256
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The Perimeter of Financial Regulation
Zanforlin, L.; Tower, Ian; Nier, Erlend; Moore, Michael; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790465
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Republic of Palau; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix describes Palau’s financial sector, its recent performance, and developments in regulatory reform. The paper considers illustrative scenarios of possible outcomes for public spending levels and growth under different assumptions with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242695
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Ireland; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
the catch-up in labor utilization productivity and use independent demographic projections and other considerations to … make reasonable assumptions about labor productivity and utilization growth in the future. It uses a simple growth …-accounting framework, and discusses the trends in labor utilization and productivity per hour in the past. The paper also describes the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825025
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Macroeconomics of Migration in New Member States
Bems, Rudolfs; Schellekens, Philip - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
This paper examines the macroeconomic impact of migration on income convergence in the EU's New Member States (NMS). The paper focuses on cross-border mobility of labor and examines the implications for policymakers with the help of a general equilibrium model. It finds that cross-border labor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825900
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Shocking Aspects of Canadian Labor Markets
Sutton, Bennett; Bayoumi, Tamim; Swiston, Andrew - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
We analyze the flexibility of the Canadian labor market across provinces in both an interand intra-national context using macroeconomic data on employment, unemployment, participation, and (for Canada) migration and real wages. We find that Canadian labor markets respond in a similar manner to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599750
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010878427
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244461
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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