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Growing (Un)equal: Fiscal Policy and Income Inequality in China and BRIC+
Cevik, Serhan; Correa-Caro, Carolina - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
This paper investigates the empirical characteristics of income inequality in China and a panel of BRIC+ countries over …€”an inverted Ushaped relationship between income inequality and economic development—in China and the panel of BRIC+ countries …. In the case of China, the empirical results indicate that government spending and taxation have opposing effects on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242236
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Potential Growth in Emerging Asia
Anand, Rahul; Cheng, Kevin C.; Rehman, Sidra; Zhang, Longmei - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
estimates potential growth for China, India, and five ASEAN countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and … Vietnam) during 1993–2013. The main findings include: (i) both China and India have recently exhibited a slowdown in …;(iii) over the longer term, demographic factors will be much more supportive in India and some ASEAN economies than in China …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142066
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Rising BRICs and Changes in Sub-Saharan Africa’s Business Cycle Patterns
Diallo, Oumar; Tapsoba, Sampawende J.-A. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
This paper assesses the extent to which Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)’s business cycle is synchronized with that of the rest of the world (RoW). Findings suggest that SSA’s business cycle has not only moved in the same direction as that of the RoW, but has also gradually drifted away...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142171
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Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; Membership and Request for Emergency Post conflict Assistance—Staff Report, and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2001
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is faced with the task of stabilizing and reviving a devastated economy after years of military conflicts, sanctions, and economic mismanagement. A weakened institutional capacity and the still evolving political situation is a cause for concern. A short-term...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244261
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Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Second Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Request for Waiver of Performance Criteria and Rephasing of the Program: Staff Report; Staff...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This paper discusses the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia’s Second Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement and Request for Waiver of Performance Criteria and Rephasing of the Program. The 2007 fiscal deficit target increased modestly to 1 percent of GDP. Taxes were cut and budget...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244281
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Ireland; First and Second Reviews Under the Extended Arrangement and Request for Rephasing of the Arrangement: Staff Report; Letter of Intent; Memorandum of Economic and Financial...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
Ireland has made progress in overcoming the economic crisis. The new coalition government’s strategy for restoring sustained growth, sound public finances, and job creation has been put forward in the context of the European Union/IMF-supported program. On this basis, the government...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244503
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Paraguay; Sixth Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement: Staff Report; and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
Paraguay’s Sixth Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement reports that the program is ending successfully, having achieved the broad objectives of restoring stability and beginning a process of structural reform, albeit with some delays. At the time of program approval in 2003, Paraguay had...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244889
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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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Creating a Safer Financial System; Will the Volcker, Vickers, and Liikanen Structural Measures Help?
Vinãls, José; Pazarbasioglu, Ceyla; Surti, Jay; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
-scope bank business models and corporate structures. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245884
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Serbia and Montenegro; Fourth Review Under the Extended Arrangement, Financing Assurances Review, and Request for Waiver of Performance Criteria and Modification of End-December Pe...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
The Fourth Review Under the Extended Arrangement, Financing Assurances Review, and Request for Waiver of Performance Criteria for Serbia and Montenegro are discussed. The agreed tighter fiscal, monetary, and incomes policies should cool off wage and credit growth, which are driving the demand...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248077