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Chile; Institutions and Policies Underpinning Stability and Growth
Kalter, Eliot; Phillips, Steven; Singh, Manmohan; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
This paper presents the primary institutions and economic policies that have led to Chile’s remarkable record of stability and growth over the past twenty years. The core of this policy stance is the combination of fiscal discipline and an open trade policy regime, together with carefully...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005767351
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China’s Path to Consumer-Based Growth; Reorienting Investment and Enhancing Efficiency
Lee, Il Houng; Syed, Murtaza H.; Xueyan, Liu - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
This paper proposes a possible framework for identifying excessive investment. Based on this method, it finds evidence … that some types of investment are becoming excessive in China, particularly in inland provinces. In these regions, private … consumption has on average become more dependent on investment (rather than vice versa) and the impact is relatively short …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242435
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Counterfeit Goods and Income Inequality
Scandizzo, Stefania - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
and innovation is quality enhancing. Counterfeit goods are defined as products with the same characteristics as “originals …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826398
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Relating the Knowledge Production Function to total Factor Productivity; An Endogenous Growth Puzzle
Joutz, Frederick L.; Abdih, Yasser - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
The knowledge production function is central to R&D-based growth models. This paper empirically investigates the knowledge production function and intertemporal spillover effects using cointegration techniques. Time-series evidence suggests there are two long-run cointegrating relationships. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605296
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Germany; 2011 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Germany
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
innovation policies are specific measures supported by the authorities. External and financial shocks received by Germany and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245844
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China's Growth and Integration into the World Economy; Prospects and Challenges
Prasad, Eswar - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
China’s transformation into a dynamic private-sector-led economy and its integration into the world economy have been among the most dramatic global economic developments of recent decades. This paper provides an overview of some of the key aspects of recent developments in China’s...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005252521
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Does Trade and Technology Transmission Facilitate Inequality Convergence? An inquiry Into the Role of Technology in Reducing the Poverty of Nations
Das, Gouranga Gopal - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
Based on stylized evidence showing variation of the Gini coefficient of income inequality across skill cohorts and on the rapid rise in trade in technology-intensive goods, the ripple effects of technology transmission and income inequality are explored in a global Computable General Equilibrium...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264015
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El Salvador; Selected Issues: Background Notes
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This Selected Issues paper presents background notes on El Salvador’s economic growth, national savings, and implications of the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA). The paper describes possible factors behind sluggish growth in El Salvador in recent...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768488
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Economic Integration, Business Cycle, and Productivity in North America
Kose, M. Ayhan; Cardarelli, Roberto - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
This paper examines the effect of the major Canada-U.S. trade agreements on the dynamics of business cycles and productivity in Canada. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its predecessor, the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CUSFTA), have led to a substantial expansion of trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769318
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The Dominican Republic; Stabilization, Structural Reform, and Economic Growth
Cardoso, Jaime; Young, Philip M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005590873