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Latin America; Highlights from the Implementation of the System of National Accounts 1993 (1993 SNA)
Ramos, Roberto Luis Olinto; Rivas, Lisbeth; Pastor, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
from the use of outdated national accounts base years, downwards biases with household final consumption estimates, and an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768868
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France; 2005 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report, Staff Supplement, and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
growth. In 2004, growth was faster and more consumption-driven than in other large euro area countries. Employment growth in … hours, increases in minimum wages, and some fiscal measures supported private household incomes. The 2006 draft budget …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825062
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Portugal; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This Selected Issues paper on Portugal reviews the considerations regarding productivity slowdown. The favorable evolution of income growth from the 1970s to the mid-1990s in Portugal was associated with above-average productivity growth but also reflected a more moderate decline in the amount...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825549
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Turkey at the Crossroads; From Crisis Resolution to EU Accession
McGettigan, Donal; Debrun, Xavier; Griffiths, Mark E. L.; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
The key policy challenge for Turkey in the years ahead will be to enhance and consolidate the advances made since the nation’s 2000-01 economic crisis. Higher growth could reduce unemployment and raise living standards toward European Union levels. This paper reviews Turkey’s...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005767368
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Why Are Saving Rates of Urban Households in China Rising?
Chamon, Marcos; Prasad, Eswar - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
From 1995 to 2005, the average urban household saving rate in China rose by 7 percentage points, to ¼ of disposable … income. We use household-level data to explain the postponing of consumption despite rapid income growth. Tracing cohorts …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011123886
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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
-sustaining in coastal provinces, in large part because investment here tends to benefit household incomes more than corporates. If … spillovers to household income and consumption. In this context, investment in agriculture and services is found to be superior …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242435
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China; Does Government Health and Education Spending Boost Consumption?
Barnett, Steven; Brooks, Ray - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
household behavior. The impact, moreover, is large. A one yuan increase in government health spending is associated with a two … yuan increase in urban household consumption. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008561091
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Sudan; Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This selected issues paper on Sudan was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member country. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on September 7, 2012. The views expressed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244203
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Rwanda; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Joint Staff Advisory Note
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
improve policy implementation and coordination across sectors. There has been rapid growth in the non-farm paid employment …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244844
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Explaining China's Low Consumption; The Neglected Role of Household Income
Aziz, Jahangir; Cui, Li - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
larger has been the role of the declining share of household income in national income, which has occurred across …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768788