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Ghana; Economic Development in a Democratic Environment
Harnack, Joachim; Leite, Sérgio Pereira.; Fabrizio, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005767349
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Hong Kong SAR; Meeting the Challenges of Integration with the Mainland
Lee, William; Chan-Lau, Jorge A.; Iakova, Dora M.; Papa … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
This Occasional Paper provides an overview of the main challenges facing Hong Kong SAR as it continues to become more closely integrated with the mainland of China. Section I provides an overview of recent macroeconomic developments and the main policy issues in Hong Kong SAR. Section II...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005590857
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Emigration and Wages in Source Countries; Evidence From Mexico
Mishra, Prachi - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
This paper empirically examines the effect on wages in Mexico of Mexican emigration to the United States, using data … and positive effect on Mexican wages. There is also evidence for increasing wage inequality in Mexico due to emigration …. Simple welfare calculations based on a labor demand-supply framework suggest that the aggregate welfare loss to Mexico due to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605072
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Demand Patterns in France, Germany, and Belgium: Can We Explain the Differences?
Lebrun, Igor; Ruiz, Esther Pérez - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
The need to revive Euro area growth highlights the importance of the evolution of domestic and external demand in the core. This paper puts recent demand patterns in France, Germany, and Belgium into historical perspective. We find that, first, dynamics for private consumption, non-residential...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959463
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Kingdom of the Netherlands-Netherlands: Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2014
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the housing prices, consumption, and the household debt overhang in the Netherlands. Deflated housing prices that were fueled by robust borrowing often leave in their wake households with heavy debt burden. This “debt overhang†forces households into...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244329
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Australia; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This Selected Issues paper on Australia highlights the IMF’s new Global Integrated Monetary and Fiscal Model (GIMF), which is used to examine the macroeconomic implications of alternative fiscal responses to higher revenue. Lower labor and capital income taxes, along with higher public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244382
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Ireland; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
The Selected Issues paper describes the nexus between household wealth, saving, and consumption, and provides estimates for the medium-term path of household saving and consumption. The paper also discusses to what extent the credit market frictions are holding back Ireland's economic recovery....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244469
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United States; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This Selected Issues paper for the United States discusses the microeconomics of the country—household wealth and savings. Households’ consumption-saving decisions have an important bearing on the U.S. economic outlook. This paper demonstrates how households with consistently lower...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244682
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Spain; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This Selected Issues paper analyzes household savings ratio in Spain. The household savings ratio has fallen to its lowest historical rate in 2012, as households cut back savings to support consumption in response to negative income shocks. Household savings fell across all households, but the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244773
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Mexico; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This Selected Issues paper analyzes external shocks and business cycle fluctuations in Mexico. The paper examines the … relevant to explaining business cycles in Mexico. It analyses potential spillovers and channels of transmission underlying the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245436