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Does Economic Diversification Lead to Financial Development? Evidence From topography
Ramcharan, Rodney - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
An influential theoretical literature has observed that economic diversification can reduce risk and increase financial development. But causality operates in both directions, as a well functioning financial system can enable a society to invest in more productive but risky projects, thereby...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825840
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France; Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This Selected Issues paper examines external developments and competitiveness in France. Over the past decade, the … France lost ground in goods trade and services recorded just a slight increase in global market shares. The slight …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244236
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France; 2012 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
The 2012 Article IV Consultation with France discusses the financial and economic conditions of the country. Although … France weathered the 2008 financial and subsequent euro area crises relatively well compared with other advanced countries …, its recovery has been sluggish. France has become a less open economy and reported a steady loss of export market share …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244581
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France; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
The paper identifies France’s structural reforms that would yield the largest competitiveness gains based on macro-empirical evidence, and reviews signs of potential gains from a deregulation of the services sector. It is expected that completing deregulation in the services sector would...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245240
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France: 2014 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for France
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
This 2014 Article IV Consultation highlights that the economy of France fared better than most other large euro areas …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245834
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France; 2013 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that in a context of weakening economic conditions in Europe and sizeable fiscal consolidation and domestic policy uncertainty, the French economy flat lined in 2012. However, recent improvements in economic indicators support the expectation of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242471
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Estimation of Equilibrium Exchange Rates in the Waemu; A Robustness Approach
Saxegaard, Magnus; Roudet, Stéphane; Tsangarides, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
countries in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). In an attempt to address econometric estimation uncertainty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826283
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Guinea-Bissau; Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
This paper reports on the economic and financial reforms in Guinea-Bissau. After a long period of recession since the beginning of 2000 followed by a slight recovery in 2007, the economy of Guinea-Bissau has entered a new growth spurt in 2008. The budget deficit, which averaged 10 percent of GDP...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245121
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The Location of Domestic and Foreign Production Affiliates by French Multinational Firms
Méjean, Isabelle; Mayer, Thierry; Nefussi, Benjamin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
Economists interested in location choices usually focus their attention on investments abroad. This neglects the fact that multinational enterprises continue to invest domestically while undertaking foreign expansion. This paper compares investments at home and abroad. Our firm-level dataset...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242345
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Public Investment as an Engine of Growth
Warner, Andrew M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
This paper looks at the empirical record whether big infrastructure and public capital drives have succeeded in accelerating economic growth in low-income countries. It looks at big long-lasting drives in public capital spending, as these were arguably clear and exogenous policy decisions. On...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959467