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Monetary and Macroprudential Policy in an Estimated DSGE Model of the Euro Area
Quint, Dominic; Rabanal, Pau - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
policy can play a role. We find that the introduction of a macroprudential rule would help in reducing macroeconomic … volatility, improve welfare, and partially substitute for the lack of national monetary policies. Macroprudential policy would … particular, macroprudential policy may entail welfare costs for borrowers under technology shocks, by increasing the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790358
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What is Shadow Banking?
Claessens, Stijn; Ratnovski, Lev - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
There is much confusion about what shadow banking is. Some equate it with securitization, others with non-traditional bank activities, and yet others with non-bank lending. Regardless, most think of shadow banking as activities that can create systemic risk. This paper proposes to describe...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011123838
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The Net Stable Funding Ratio: Impact and Issues for Consideration
Gobat, Jeanne; Yanase, Mamoru; Maloney, Joseph - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
consultation with a plan of making the rule binding in 2018. This paper complements earlier quantitative impact studies by … discussing the potential impact of introducing the NSFR based on empirical analysis of end-2012 financial data for over 2000 … policy issues for consideration in implementing the NSFR. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142026
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Cape Verde; Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The report provides the IMF's projections and estimates of Cape Verde on selected economic and financial indicators, 2001–05; social and demographic indicators, 2001–04; consumer prices; gross domestic product sources and uses of resources; gross domestic product by industry at current...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244151
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Kenya; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
Like most Sub-Saharan African countries, Kenya’s economic growth appears to have been primarily driven by factor accumulation. The Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix for Kenya examines economic developments and policies. During the last two decades, Kenya has been plagued by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244155
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Uganda; Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes: Data Module, Response by the Authorities, and Detailed Assessment Using the Data Quality Assessment Framework
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
€™s macroeconomic statistics against the recommendations of the General Data Dissemination System (GDDS) complemented by an assessment … statistics (GFS), and balance of payments (BOP). It also provides an overview of the dissemination practices compared with the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244214
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Eastern Caribbean Central Bank; Report on Observance of Standards and Codes: Data Module, Response by the Authorities, and Detailed Assessment Using the Data Quality Assessment Fra...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This report focuses on the Monetary Statistics Component of the Regional Data Module Report on the Observance of … reported data. However, the ECCB’s responsibility for compiling and disseminating monetary statistics to the public is not … clearly specified in the law. Regarding resources, the number of staff allocated to the compilation of monetary statistics is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244232
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Republic of Azerbaijan; Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes: Data Module, Response by the Authorities, and Detailed Assessment Using the Data Quality Assessment Framewo...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
€™s macroeconomic statistics against the Special Data Dissemination Standard (SDDS) complemented by an assessment of data quality based …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244240
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Republic of Armenia; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
Although Armenia itself has a population of only about 3 million, an estimated 8 million Armenians live abroad. In this paper, the size and the sources of remittances to Armenia are first discussed. Then, the appropriate definition of remittances and subsequently present estimates of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244293
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Costa Rica; Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes: Data Module, Response by the Authorities, and Detailed Assessment Using the Data Quality Assessment Framework (DQAF)
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
marks in assurances of integrity. Macroeconomic statistics are compiled in accordance with strict technical considerations … and reliability of macroeconomic statistics are generally sound, although source data are limited in all datasets, except … for the Monetary and Financial Statistics. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244297