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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...

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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...

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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...

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Chile; 2013 Article IV Consultation

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

The staff reports for the 2013 Article IV Consultation on the Chile discuss the strong and inclusive growth over the …

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Chile: Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014

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Business Cycle Accounting for Chile

Söderling, Ludvig; Simonovska, Ina - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

We investigate sources of economic fluctuations in Chile during 1998-2007 within the framework of a standard …, and government/trade wedges for business cycles in Chile. The purpose of this exercise is twofold: (i) focus the policy …

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Monetary Transmission and Financial Indexation - Evidence from the Chilean Economy

Mendoza, Enrique G.; Delgado-Fernández, Fernando-Luciano - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1994

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International Fuel Tax Assessment; An Application to Chile

Parry, Ian W.H.; Strand, Jon - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011

extrapolations from U.S.evidence. The analysis is illustrated for the case of Chile, though it could be applied to other countries. …

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Investment-Specific Productivity Growth; Chile in a Global Perspective

Bella, Gabriel Di; Cerisola, Martin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

By the end of 2007, Chile's total factor productivity was lower than ten years earlier, a performance that contrasted … in Chile, by decomposing productivity into investment-specific technological change (associated with improvements in the … investment-specific technological improvements have contributed significantly to long-term growth in Chile, in line with trends …

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What Explains Movements in the Peso/Dollar Exchange Rate?

Wu, Yi - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

. The Central Bank of Chile’s foreign exchange interventions in 2008 and 2011 had a small impact on the peso. …

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