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And Schumpeter Said, "This is How Thou Shalt Grow"; Further Quest for Economic Growth in Poor Countries
Beaugrand, Philippe - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
entrepreneurs innovate—in the Schumpeterian sense—in order to bring about structural changes in the economy. The conclusion … highlights several essential steps in creating a favorable environment for innovation and growth. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825901
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Show Me the Money; Access to Finance for Small Borrowers in Canada
Klyuev, Vladimir - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
This paper examines access to business finance by Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and to housing finance by Canadian households (particularly non-prime borrowers) against the background of a fairly concentrated and protected banking industry. It finds access broadly adequate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769089
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Growth and Capital Flows with Risky Entrepreneurship
Sandri, Damiano - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
This paper shows that the behavior of entrepreneurs facing incomplete financial markets and risky investment can … uninsurable risk of losing invested capital forces entrepreneurs to rely on self-financing, so that when business opportunities … open up entrepreneurs increase saving to finance the investment that produces growth. The key insight is that saving has to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519499
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Sudden Stops, Output Drops, and Credit Collapses
Dagher, Jihad - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
This paper proposes a tractable Sudden Stop model to explain the main patterns in firm level data in a sample of Southeast Asian firms during the Asian crisis. The model, which features trend shocks and financial frictions, is able to generate the main patterns observed in the sample during and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008646413
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244912
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Uganda; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
This report summarizes the Annual Progress Report of Uganda on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, which highlights the progress and outcomes of implementation of the Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP) policies and programs. It provides assessments on achievements and problematic areas in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824972
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Mongolia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This paper reviews Mongolia’s Economic Growth Support Poverty Reduction Strategy (EGSPRS) Implementation Progress Report 2004. Mongolia’s GDP grew by 5.6 percent in 2003, a fulfillment of the goal set out in the Main Guidelines for Economic and Social Development in 2003 to attain...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825244
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Mongolia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
The report provides the details of the assessment on Mongolia’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. It describes the Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EGPRS), which presents main policy directions of the government with a focus on economic growth acceleration and poverty...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591173
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Rwanda; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Annual Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This paper reviews the Annual Progress Report for Rwanda’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). The performance of the Rwandan economy improved in 2004. GDP growth increased from 0.9 percent to 4.2 percent. The Government of Rwanda continued the implementation of its widespread...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005598959
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Albania; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper—Annual Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
This Progress Report reviews implementation of Albania’s National Strategy for Socio-Economic Development (NSSED) during 2003. The report is primarily orientated toward the vitalization and harmonization of mid-term and long-term development objectives; the principle of further...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005598968