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The Impact of Intersectoral Labor Reallocationon Economic Growth

Poirson, Hélène - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000

This study seeks to explain economic growth differences in an aggregate production function framework, where labor reallocation from agriculture to modern sectors influences labor efficiency growth. The econometric analysis uses a panel of 65 countries over 1960-90. The results highlight: (a)...

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Inequality, Poverty, and Growth; Cross-Country Evidence

Iradian, Garbis - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

This paper examines the empirical relationship between inequality and growth, and analyzes the impacts of growth, inequality, and government spending on poverty reduction. A new panel dataset has been assembled on inequality and poverty that reduces measurement error and ensures comparability...

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Emerging Markets in Transition: Growth Prospects and Challenges

Cubeddu, Luis M.; Culiuc, Alexander; Fayad, Ghada; Gao, Yuan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014

After a short-lived slowdown in the immediate aftermath of the global financial crisis and a swift rebound, emerging markets (EM) are now entering a period of slower growth. In fact, growth is now lower than the post-crisis peak of 2010-11, as well as the rates seen in the decade before the...

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The Pacific Speed of Growth; How Fast Can It Be and What Determines It?

Yang, Yongzheng; Chen, Hong; Singh, Shiu raj; Singh, Baljeet - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

This study aims to test within a relatively homogeneous group of small states what differentiates the growth performance of Pacific island countries (PICs) from their peers. We find that PICs are disadvantaged by distance and hampered by lower investment and exports compared with other small...

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The Growth Comeback in Developing Economies; A New Hope or Back to the Future?

Bluedorn, John C; Duttagupta, Rupa; Guajardo, Jaime; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

Growth takeoffs in developing economies have rebounded in the past two decades. Although recent takeoffs have lasted longer than takeoffs before the 1990s, a key question is whether they could unravel like some did in the past. This paper finds that recent takeoffs are associated with stronger...

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Enhancing Chinaâ€™s Medium-Term Growth Prospects; The Path to a High-Income Economy

Nabar, Malhar; Papa M'B. P. N'Diaye - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

probability of stalled convergence increases. On the other hand, with reforms to accelerate TFP growth and shift the economy away … from its continued reliance on capital accumulation, China can grow at a healthy pace and maintain its convergence toward … and sustain such a convergence toward the level of more prosperous economies. …

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