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Financial Integration in Asia : Recent Developments and Next Steps
Cowen, David - 2006
Intro -- Contents -- I. GLOBALIZATION OF PRODUCTION AND FINANCIAL INTEGRATION IN ASIA -- II. ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS AND … II: ASIA'S INTENTIONS -- APPENDIX II. 4. REGIONAL COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS AND CODES -- APPENDIX II. 5. ASIAN REGIONAL … POLICY FORUMS EMEAP ( Executives Meeting of East Asia and Pacific Central Banks) -- APPENDIX II.6. FSAP AND ROSC …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012690976
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Bond Markets As Conduits for Capital Flows : How Does Asia Compare?
Luengnaruemitchai, Pipat - 2006
Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. REVIEW OF PREVIOUS STUDIES -- III. DATA AND SPECIFICATION -- IV. BASIC RESULTS -- V. SENSITIVITY CHECKS -- VI. CONNECTIONS WITH OTHER ASPECTS OF FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT -- VII. THE COMPOSITION OF THE INVESTOR BASE -- VIII. CONCLUSIONS AND POLICY...
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Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic : trade integration and economic performance
Medina Cas, Stephanie; Swiston, Andrew; Barrot, Luis-Diego - 2012
This paper studies the potential for the export sector to play a more important role in promoting growth in Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic (CAPDR) through deeper intra-regional and global trade integration. CAPDR countries have enacted many free trade agreements and other...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009622936
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The Elusive Quest for Inclusive Growth : Growth, Poverty, and Inequality in Asia
Balakrishnan, Ravi - 2013
This paper assesses how pro-poor and inclusive Asia's recent growth has been, and what factors have been driving these …, dampening the impact of growth on poverty reduction. As a result, relative to other emerging and developing regions and to Asia … policies that could help redress these trends and broaden the benefits of growth in Asia. These include fiscal policies to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014409435
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Climate Policy Options: A Comparison of Economic Performance
Chateau, Jean - 2022
We use a global computable general equilibrium model to compare the economic performance of alternative climate policies along multiple dimensions, including macroeconomic outcomes, energy prices, and trade competitiveness. Carbon pricing which keeps the aggregate cost lower and preserves better...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015059925
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Tourism Specialization and Economic Development
Piotrowski, John M. - 2009
The present paper investigates whether tourism specialization is a viable strategy for development. We estimate standard growth equations augmented with a variable measuring tourism specialization using instrumental variables techniques for a large cross-section of countries for the period...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677835
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Analyzing Fiscal Space Using the MAMS Model
Fund, International Monetary - 2009
This paper analyses economic implications and the transmission mechanisms of different options for creating and using fiscal space. For creating fiscal space, we consider prioritizing expenditures, raising revenue, and scaled-up aid. Fiscal space is used for increasing health and education...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677888
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Growth and Productivity in Papua New Guinea.
Faal, Ebrima - 2006
Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY -- III. TRENDS IN GDP AND PER CAPITA GDP GROWTH -- IV. GROWTH ACCOUNTING AND TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY -- V. IMPLICATIONS FOR MEDIUM-TERM GROWTH -- VI. DETERMINANTS OF PRODUCTIVITY IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA -- VII. SUMMARY AND...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012691125
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Global and regional spillovers to Pacific Island countries
Sheridan, Niamh; Tumbarello, Patrizia; Wu, Yiqun - 2012
Regional integration of Pacific Island countries (PICs) with Australia, New Zealand, and emerging Asia has increased … economies are more important for PICs than from advanced economies outside the region. While strong linkages with Asia would …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009618544
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Yen Bloc or Yuan Bloc
Shirono, Kazuko - 2009
This paper examines the role of Japan against that of China in the exchange rate regime in East Asia in light of …, Japan does not appear to be a dominant player in forming a currency union in East Asia, and this trend is likely to continue …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677698