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Djibouti; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
Following a participatory process involving all development players, the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) on Djibouti sets goals for poverty reduction and improvement of inhabitants’ living conditions. Analysis of the results of the first three years of implementation of the PRSP...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245855
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Dealing with Increased Risk of Natural Disasters; Challenges and Options
Keen, Michael; Freeman, Paul K.; Mani, Muthukumara - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
Natural disaster risk is emerging as an increasingly important constraint on economic development and poverty reduction. This paper first sets out the key stylized facts in the area-that the costs of disaster have been increasing, seem set to continue to increase, and bear especially heavily on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825906
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Rural Poverty in Developing Countries; Issues and Policies
Khan, Mahmood Hasan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
In most developing countries, poverty is more widespread and severe in rural than in urban areas. The author reviews some important aspects of rural poverty and draws key implications for public policy. He presents a policy framework for reducing poverty, taking into account the functional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605040
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Bangladesh; Use of Fund Resources: Request for Emergency Assistance: Staff Report; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Bang...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
The fiscal impact of these policies will be significant, but donor support, improved revenue, and budget reallocations will contain domestic financing. The authorities have introduced several policies in response to the disasters. IMF staff supports the authorities’ request for a purchase...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242621
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Regional Convergence in Latin America
Sutton, Bennett; Lindow, Genevieve; Serra, Maria Isabel; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
This paper presents empirical evidence on convergence of per capita output for regions within six large middle-income Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. It explores the role played by several exogenous sectoral shocks and differences in steady states...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769080
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Identifying the Linkages Between Major Mining Commodity Prices and China’s Economic Growth-Implications for Latin America
Yu, Yongzhen - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
Major mining commodity prices are inherently volatile and cyclical. High levels of investment in China have been a key driver in the strong world demand for minerals and metals over the past decade. The urbanization and industrialization of China has been an important factor behind the increase...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009019591
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The Relationship Between Illicit Coca Production and Formal Economic Activity in Peru
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
This paper investigates the relationship between unrecorded economic activity associated with the production of illicit … for coca production and by implementing recently developed panel time series methods that are robust to regional … heterogeneity and unobserved regional inter-dependencies. The paper finds that on balance illicit coca production crowds out formal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009203532
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Remittances and Vulnerability in Developing Countries
Bettin, Giulia; Presbitero, Andrea; Spatafora, Nicola - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
This paper examines how international remittances are affected by structural characteristics, macroeconomic conditions, and adverse shocks in both source and recipient economies. We exploit a novel, rich panel data set, covering bilateral remittances from 103 Italian provinces to 107 developing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142103
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Impact of Fed Tapering Announcements on Emerging Markets
Mishra, Prachi; Moriyama, Kenji; Papa M'B. P. N'Diaye; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
This paper analyzes market reactions to the 2013–14 Fed announcements relating to tapering of asset purchases and their relationship to macroeconomic fundamentals and country economic and financial structures. The study uses daily data on exchange rates, government bond yields, and stock...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142121
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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