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Dominica; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The Growth and Social Protection Strategy (GSPS) provides the framework for Dominica’s economic and social policies over the next five years and sets out the macroeconomic framework; the growth strategy, including the enabling environment for private enterprise and sectoral strategies;...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244873
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Eastern Caribbean Currency Union; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the competitive threats to the tourism sector in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU). The paper concludes that the ECCU countries have lost competitiveness globally and vis-à-vis newly emergent Caribbean tourist destinations as a result of both price...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591118
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Transmission of Financial Stress in Europe: The Pivotal Role of Italy and Spain, but not Greece
González-Hermosillo, Brenda; Johnson, Christian A - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Spain and Portugal. The stability of Germany is a close proxy for the resilience of the euro … during 2009–12 were due to idiosyncratic factors, market developments in Italy and Spain contributed significantly, likely …€™s sovereign CDS despite initial widespread concerns about such linkages. Spain and Italy show a notable co-dependence in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142190
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An Anatomy of Credit Booms; Evidence From Macro Aggregates and Micro Data
Terrones, Marco; Mendoza, Enrique G. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
but not by financial reforms or productivity gains. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263687
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After the Crisis; Assessing the Damage in Italy
Sgherri, Silvia; Morsy, Hanan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
Italy’s deep-rooted structural problems resulted in an unsatisfactory productivity performance and a dismal growth … decline in output is mainly accounted for by a collapse in productivity; in the medium term, employment and capital are also …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008727814
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Fiscal Stimulus to the Rescue? Short-Run Benefits and Potential Long-Run Costs of Fiscal Deficits
Laxton, Douglas; Muir, Dirk; Kumhof, Michael; Mursula, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
This paper uses the IMF's Global Integrated Monetary and Fiscal Model to compute shortrun multipliers of fiscal stimulus measures and long-run crowding-out effects of higher debt. Multipliers of two-year stimulus range from 0.2 to 2.2 depending on the fiscal instrument, the extent of monetary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008497609
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Assessing Competitiveness Using Industry Unit Labor Costs; An Application to Slovakia
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
, highlighting the dichotomy between productivity-driven long-run growth and short-run deviations from the underlying growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242314
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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 country’s trade deficit continues to widen owing to an even faster growth in the value of imports. The manufacturing and industry...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243582
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Malawi; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
The Malawi Growth and Development Strategy II (MGDS-II) is a poverty reduction strategy for the period 2006–11, which is aimed at fulfilling Malawi’s future developmental aspiration—Vision 2020. The strategy identifies broad thematic areas and key priority areas to bring...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244829
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Kingdom of Lesotho; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: National Strategic Development Plan
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This paper describes the Kingdom of Lesotho’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper and National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP) 2012/13–2016/17. NSDP recognizes, as a point of departure, the need and urgency for Lesotho to radically transform its economy. To achieve the National...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245521