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State-Owned Banks, Stability, Privatization, and Growth Practical Policy Decisions in a World Without Empirical Proof

Andrews, A. Michael - 2021

This paper provides an overview of the possible linkages between state-owned banks, privatization, and banking sector … provide guidance to policymakers regarding bank privatization …

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India's State-Owned Enterprises

Agarwal, Ruchir; Arbatli, Elif C.; Fisher, Lesley; Han, … - 2022

India’s recently announced privatization strategy can facilitate a change in the composition of the public sector … description of the SOE sector in India, consider different criteria which can inform the scope and rationale for privatization. It … also highlights takeaways from international experience with privatization, highlights the importance of improved …

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Debt Reduction, Fiscal Adjustment, and Growth in Credit-Constrained Economies

Baldacci, Emanuele - 2013

This paper assesses the effects of fiscal consolidations associated with public debt reduction on medium-term output growth during periods of private debt deleveraging. The analysis covers 107 countries and 79 episodes of public debt reduction driven by discretionary fiscal adjustments during...

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The IMF and Tax Reform

Tanzi, Vito - 2006

The paper deals with the activities of Fund staff with taxation. It is made up of four parts. Part I outlines the connection between Fund major activities and taxation. Part II surveys general influences on Fund staff with implications for tax work. Part III outlines the relationship between...

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The Effects of Fund-Supported Adjustment Programs in African Countries, 1973-86

Greene, Joshua Eli - 2006

This study applies statistical analysis to estimate the macroeconomic effects of Fund-supported adjustment programs on African countries during the period 1973-86. The results indicate that inflation fell significantly in countries with adjustment programs that were implemented satisfactorily....

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Imf-Supported Programs and Income Convergence in Low-Income Countries

Pradhan, Tejesh - 2019

Continuing the empirical debate on the effects of IMF-supported programs on participatingcountries' macroeconomic performance, we focus on the issue of whether these programsaccelerate conditional ß-convergence among low-income countries (LICs). We use anunbalanced panel dataset for 85 LICs...

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IMF-Supported Programs in Low Income Countries : Economic Impact Over the Short and Longer Term

Mumssen, Christian - 2014

This paper studies the short and longer-term impact of IMF engagement in Low-Income Countries (LICs) over nearly three decades. In contrast to earlier studies, we focus on a sample composed exclusively of LICs and disentangle the different effects of IMF longer-term engagement and short-term...

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The Impact of IMF-Supported Programs on FDI in Low-Income Countries

Alsadiq, Ali - 2015

It is common for IMF-supported adjustment programs with low-income member countries (LICs) to project that they will facilitate FDI inflows. The main objective of this paper is to empirically examine this hypothesis. Using an unbalanced panel dataset for 73 low-income countries over the period...

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IMF Lending and Banking Crises

Papi, Luca - 2015

This paper looks at the effects of International Monetary Fund (IMF) lending programs on banking crises in a large sample of developing countries, over the period 1970-2010. The endogeneity of the IMF intervention is addressed by adopting an instrumental variable strategy and a propensity score...

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Do IMF-Supported Programs Catalyze Donor Assistance to Low-Income Countries?

Bal-Gunduz, Yasemin - 2014

This study explores whether IMF-supported programs in low-income countries (LICs) catalyze Official Development Assistance (ODA). Based on a comprehensive set of ODA measures and using Propensity Score Matching approach to address selection bias, we show that programs addressing policy or...

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