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Rwanda; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
Rwanda’s Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy provides a medium-term framework for achieving the … country’s long-term development goals and aspirations as embodied in Rwanda Vision 2020, the seven-year Government of Rwanda … programme, and the Millennium Development Goals. The strategy promotes three flagship programs, namely sustainable growth for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244912
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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 … transform its economy. To achieve the National Vision goals and to reduce poverty and achieve sustainable development, the NSDP …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245521
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China'S Integration Into the World Economy; Implications for Developing Countries
Yang, Yongzheng - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
Although the rest of the world had waited a long time for China to open up, feelings were mixed when it actually did and began to integrate rapidly with the world economy. With the country’s recent accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), many of its trading partners are increasingly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605423
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Inter-Sectoral Linkages and Local Content in Extractive Industries and Beyond; The Case of Sao tome and Principe
Segura, Alonso; Zarate, Walter; Pastor, Gonzalo C.; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
consistency between the prospective oil sector development and the growth of other sectors of the economy. We also assess a number …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826602
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The Endogenous Skill Bias of Technical Change and Inequality in Developing Countries
Behar, Alberto - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
This paper draws on existing empirical literature and an original theoretical model to argue that globalization and skill supply affect the extent to which technology adoption in developing countries favors skilled workers. Developing countries are experiencing technical change that is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790338
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Does Technological Diffusion Explain Australia's Productivity Performance?
Tressel, Thierry - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
This paper analyzes the impact of product and labor market policies on technological diffusion and multi-factor productivity (MFP) in a panel of industries in 15 OECD countries over the period 1980 to 2003, with a special focus on Australia. We use a simple convergence empirical framework to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768866
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Determinants of, and the Relation Between, Foreign Direct Investment and Growth; A Summary of the Recent Literature
Lim, Ewe-Ghee - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
This paper summarizes recent arguments/findings on two aspects of foreign direct investment (FDI): its correlation with economic growth and its determinants. The first part focuses on recent literature regarding positive spillovers from FDI while the second deals with the determinants of FDI....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769019
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Centripetal forces in China's Economic Take-Off
Dayal-Gulati, Anuradha; Husain, Aasim M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
development: (i) that economic takeoff is associated with technological transfer through foreign direct investment (FDI); and (ii …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769171
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Foreign Direct Investment in Southeastern Europe; How (And How Much) Can Policies Help?
Ribakova, Elina; Horváth, Balázs; Demekas, Dimitri G.; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
Gravity factors explain a large part of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows in Southeastern Europe-a region not comprehensively covered before in econometric studies-but hostcountry policies also matter. Key are policies that affect relative unit labor costs, the corporate tax burden,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599586
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Technology and Finance
Ilyina, Anna; Samaniego, Roberto M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
The benefits from financial development are known to vary across industries. However, no systematic effort has been …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599648