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Dominica; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The Growth and Social Protection Strategy (GSPS) provides the framework for Dominica’s economic and social policies over the next five years and sets out the macroeconomic framework; the growth strategy, including the enabling environment for private enterprise and sectoral strategies;...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244873
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Kingdom of Lesotho; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: National Strategic Development Plan
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This paper describes the Kingdom of Lesotho’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper and National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP) 2012/13–2016/17. NSDP recognizes, as a point of departure, the need and urgency for Lesotho to radically transform its economy. To achieve the National...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245521
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What Attracts tourists to Paradise?
Tsounta, Evridiki - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
This paper investigates the determinants of tourism demand in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union. We estimate the … demand function in a panel setting using annual data from 1979 to 2005. Results show that tourism arrivals are significantly … servicing a destination, are also found to be significant determinants of tourism demand. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769110
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Eastern Caribbean Currency Union; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the competitive threats to the tourism sector in the Eastern Caribbean Currency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591118
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Vacation Over; Implications for the Caribbean of Opening U.S.-Cuba tourism
Romeu, Rafael - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
An opening of Cuba to U.S. tourism would represent a seismic shift in the Caribbean's tourism industry. This study … on tourism between the two countries. After controlling for natural disasters, trade agreements, and other factors, the … results show that a hypothetical liberalization of Cuba-U.S. tourism would increase long-term regional arrivals. Neighboring …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605239
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Recession and Policy Transmission to Latin American tourism; Does Expanded Travel to Cuba offset Crisis Spillovers?
Wolfe, Andrew M.; Romeu, Rafael - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
home, and consumption of tourism services across monopolistically competitive destinations abroad is presented. The model … tourist destinations. Estimates suggest median tourism arrivals decline by at least three to five percent in response to a one …. Estimates of the elasticity of substitution suggest that tourism demand is highly price sensitive, and that a variety of costs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008839340
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Kyrgyz Republic; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Country Development Strategy (2007: 2010)
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This paper analyzes progress on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper—Country Development Strategy (PRSP–CDS) in the Kyrgyz Republic for 2007–10. The CDS is the most important concept paper that outlines midterm vision of the Kyrgyz Republic. The paper also discusses that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242472
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Republic of Serbia; Selected Issues Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This Selected Issues paper on Serbia’s Article IV Consultation reviews the precrisis growth paradigm and its legacy vulnerabilities. The underlying growth model proved vulnerable to shocks, being associated with a high share of nontradable, low domestic savings, and a fragile external...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244903
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Republic of Serbia; 2013 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This staff report on the Republic of Serbia’s Article IV Consultation highlights economic background and policies. The global financial crisis exposed Serbia’s unsustainable growth model and its key vulnerabilities. Robust growth has not taken off, and economic activity is below...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245570
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Boosting Job Growth in the Western Balkans
Kovtun, Dmitriy; Cirkel, Alexis Mayer; Murgasova, Zuzana; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
Serbia) are characterized by some of the highest unemployment and low employment rates in Europe. We analyze the poor labor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790396