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Bolivia : The Hydrocarbons Boom and the Risk of Dutch Disease
Cerutti, Eugenio - 2008
the possibility of a new case of "Dutch disease." While Bolivia's economy has already seen many benefits from its higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012685001
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Public Investment as an Engine of Growth
Warner, Andrew M. - 2014
This paper looks at the empirical record whether big infrastructure and public capital drives have succeeded in accelerating economic growth in low-income countries. It looks at big long-lasting drives in public capital spending, as these were arguably clear and exogenous policy decisions. On...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012690573
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Magnitude and Distribution of Fuel Subsidies : Evidence from Bolivia, Ghana, Jordan, Mali, and Sri Lanka
Kpodar, Kangni - 2006
Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MAGNITUDE, FINANCING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF CONSUMER SUBSIDIES -- III. COUNTRY CASE STUDIES -- IV. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- APPENDIX I. IDENTIFYING MAGNITUDE AND FINANCING OF FUEL SUBSIDIES -- APPENDIX II. EVALUATING SIZE AND DISTRIBUTION OF REAL INCOME...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012691148
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Dollarization and Maturity Structure of Public Securities : The Experience of Bolivia
Vesperoni, Esteban - 2008
The public debt profile has improved in Bolivia in recent years, with regard to both the maturity structure and the … currency composition. This paper analyzes changes in the public debt profile in Bolivia since 2000, and the role played by … incompleteness. We also compare the debt profile of Bolivia with those of other countries in Latin America, and find that there is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014409036
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Bolivia : The Hydrocarbons Boom and the Risk of Dutch Disease
Cerutti, Eugenio - 2008
the possibility of a new case of "Dutch disease." While Bolivia's economy has already seen many benefits from its higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014409037
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Estimating Fiscal Multipliers Under Alternative Exchange Rate Regimes: The Case of Bolivia
Kass-Hanna, Tannous - 2023
used to estimate fiscal multipliers by policy instrument for Bolivia, to evaluate possible adjustments in a fiscal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015058920
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The Gambia
Sriram, Subramanian S. - 2009
This paper evaluates the demand for broad money (M2) in The Gambia for January 1988-June 2007. There appears to be a long-run relationship for demand for real M2, but the relationship is not stable. Exogenous output shocks, financial innovation, changes in income velocity, and inadequate data...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677841
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Mauritius
Minoiu, Camelia - 2008
We assess the competitiveness of Mauritius in recent years using two approaches. First, we estimate the difference between the equilibrium and the actual real exchange rate using four methods: the macroeconomic balance approach, the single-equation fundamentals approach, the capital-enhanced...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677660
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Inflation and Monetary Policy in a Low-Income and Fragile State: The Case of Guinea
Carriere-Swallow, Yan - 2023
Inflation in low-income countries is often high and volatile, driven by external shocks. In addition, inflation in fragile states is affected by highly volatile domestic factors that complicate monetary policy's ability to deliver price stability. We estimate the drivers of inflation in Guinea...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015059498
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How Vulnerable is Sub-Saharan Africa to Geoeconomic Fragmentation?
Bolhuis, Marijn - 2024
This paper studies the potential effects of geoeconomic fragmentation (GEF) in the sub-Saharan Africa region (SSA) through quantifying potential long-term economic costs. The paper considers two alternative GEF scenarios in which trade relations are fully or partially curtailed across world...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015058582