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New Estimates for Direction of Trade Statistics

Marini, Marco - 2018

In March 2017, the IMF published an upgrade of its Direction of Trade Statistics (DOTS) dataset. This paper documents the new methodology that has been developed to estimate missing observations of bilateral trade statistics on a monthly basis. The new estimation procedure is founded on a...

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Armington Elasticities in Intermediate Inputs Trade : A Problem in Using Multilateral Trade Data

Saito, Mika - 2006

This paper finds that the estimates of Armington elasticities (the elasticity of substitution between groups of products identified by country of origin) obtained from multilateral trade data can differ from those obtained from bilateral trade data. In particular, the former tends to be higher...

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Lao P.D.R : Assessing the Quality of Trade Statistics

Bannister, Geoffrey J. - 2018

This paper assesses external trade statistics in Lao PDR by looking at mirror statistics, and with reference to international experience in compilation and dissemination of external trade data. We find that exports could be underreported by 8 to 50 percent, while imports could be underreported...

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A World Trade Leading Index (WTLI)

Barhoumi, Karim - 2015

This paper develops a new monthly World Trade Leading Indicator (WTLI) that relies on nonparametric and parametric … approaches. Compared to the CPB World Trade Monitor's benchmark indicator for global trade the WTLI captures turning points in … tool can provide policy makers with valuable foresight into the future direction of economic activity by tracking world …

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Calculating Trade in Value Added

Aslam, Aqib - 2017

This paper sets out the key concepts necessary to calculate trade in value added using input-output tables. We explain the basic structure of an input-output table and the matrix algebra behind the computation of trade in value added statistics. Specifically, we compute measures of domestic...

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The IMF-World Bank Climate Policy Assessment Tool (CPAT) : A Model to Help Countries Mitigate Climate Change

Black, Simon; Parry, Ian; Mylonas, Victor; Vernon, Nate; … - 2023

, fiscal, and social impacts. To support this effort, the IMF and World Bank are making their joint Climate Policy Assessment …

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Sovereign ESG Bond Issuance : A Guidance Note for Sovereign Debt Managers

Lindner, Peter; Chung, Kay - 2023

This paper aims to provide guidance to issuers of sovereign ESG bonds, with a focus on Emerging Market and Developing Economies (EMDEs). An overview of the ESG financing options available to sovereign issuers is followed by an analysis of the operational requirements and costs that the issuance...

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Policy Responses to High Energy and Food Prices

Amaglobeli, David; Gu, Mengfei; Thevenot, Celine; … - 2023

The surge in energy and food prices, which was amplified by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has prompted a flurry of policy responses by countries during 2022. The aim of these policy responses was to mitigate social and economic impact of higher prices. In this paper we document announcements...

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Do Sovereign Wealth Funds Reduce Fiscal Policy Pro-Cyclicality? New Evidence Using a Non-Parametric Approach

Alsadiq, Ali; Gutiérrez, Diego Alejandro - 2023

The heightened volatility of commodity prices in recent years, reflecting the effects of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine, begs the longstanding question of the optimal fiscal policy response to commodity price shocks. Fiscal performance in most commodity-exporting countries is typically...

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Macroprudential Policy and Bank Systemic Risk : Does Inflation Targeting Matter?

Belkhir, Mohamed; Ben Naceur, Sami; Candelon, Bertrand; … - 2023

This paper investigates macroprudential policy effects on bank systemic risk and the role of inflation targeting in such effects. Using bank-level data for 45 countries comprising various monetary and exchange rate regimes, our regime-dependent dynamic panel regression results point to...

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