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The cyclical behaviour of prices in the U.K.: Some structural time series evidence

Moosa, Imad A. - In: Empirical Economics 25 (2000) 2, pp. 261-278

The cyclical behaviour of prices in the U.K. is investigated using a sample of annual observations covering the period 1886-1993. A structural time series model relating consumer prices to output is estimated over four sub-periods. The results indicate that prices were procyclical in the...

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Northern Star; Canada's Path to Economic Prosperity

Klyuev, Vladimir; Mühleisen, Martin; Bayoumi, Tamim - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

Robust GDP growth, declining unemployment, low and stable inflation, and a string of fiscal and current account …

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The Role of the Exchange Rate in Inflation-Targeting Emerging Economies; Targeting Emerging Economies

Nordstrom, Anna; Roger, Scott; Stone, Mark R.; Shimizu, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

This paper explores the role of exchange rates in emerging economies with inflation-targeting regimes, an issue that … has become especially germane during the current episode of financial turmoil and volatile capital flows. Under inflation … targeting, the interest rate is the main monetary policy tool for influencing activity and inflation, and there is little …

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U.S. Fiscal Policies and Priorities for Long-Run Sustainability

Mühleisen, Martin; Towe, Christopher M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

This paper presents an overview of recent U.S. fiscal developments and discusses possible implications of the sharp turn around in the governmentâ€™s fiscal position. Against this back ground, it also reviews key policy challenges that will need to be addressed to cope with the mounting...

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Adopting the Euro in Central Europe; Challenges of the Next Step in European Integration

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

Upon entry into the European Union, countries become members of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), with a derogation from adopting the euro as their currency (that is, each country joining the EU commits to replace its national currency with the euro, but can choose when to request...

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Turkey at the Crossroads; From Crisis Resolution to EU Accession

McGettigan, Donal; Debrun, Xavier; Griffiths, Mark E. L.; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

levels. This paper reviews Turkeyâ€™s policy performance in terms of growth, inflation, debt, fiscal and financial sector …

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Exchange Rate Assessment; Extension of the Macroeconomic Balance Approach

Isard, Peter; Faruqee, Hamid - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1998

The IMF's internal analysis of exchange rate issues has been guided by, and limited by, the conceptual and empirical frameworks that have emerged from the collective research of the economics profession. The research has provided several general approaches that are useful for assessing whether...

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Economic Growth and Integration in Central America

Schipke, Alfred; Desruelle, Dominique - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

system development, sovereign debt vulnerabilities, and ways to sustain progress in reducing inflation by strengthening the …

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Economic Policy in a Highly Dollarized Economy; The Case of Cambodia

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

This study examines the challenges and issues facing policymakers in highly dollarized economies. Focusing on Cambodia, which achieved almost complete dollarization during 1991-95, the authors review recent developments in the literature on dollarization and examine the costs and benefits of...

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