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Constraints on Trade in the MENA region
Wolde, Hirut; Bhattacharya, Rina - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
, particularly on exports. We then go on to 'augment' the standard gravity model with relevant variables from the World Bank …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519501
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How Do Banking Crises Affect Bilateral Exports?
Kiendrebeogo, Youssouf - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
This paper investigates whether banking crises are associated with declines in bilateral exports. We first develop a … simple open economy model in which banking crises translate into negative liquidity shocks, leading to collapses in exports … countries over the period 1988-2010. The results suggest that crisis-hit countries experience lower levels of bilateral exports …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010790269
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The Pacific Speed of Growth; How Fast Can It Be and What Determines It?
Yang, Yongzheng; Chen, Hong; Singh, Shiu raj; Singh, Baljeet - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
lower investment and exports compared with other small island states, but greater political stability, catch-up effects from …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242206
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Export Performance in Europe; What Do We Know from Supply Links?
Rahman, Jesmin; Zhao, Tianli - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
understanding of European exports: where exports values are created, the role of vertical supply links in export growth, what is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242362
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Labor Market Issues in the Caribbean: Scope to Mobilize Employment Growth
Kandil, Magda E.; Lindow, Genevieve; Mansilla, Mario; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
The paper examines the determinants of employment growth, drawing on data available across a sample of Caribbean countries. To that end, the paper analyzes estimates of the employment-output elasticity and the response of employment growth to major sources of labor market determinants, in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010800970
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International Spillover of Labor Market Reforms
Dao, Mai - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
This paper uses a dynamic economy model, with unionized labor markets, to analyze the effects of labor market reforms, similar to those recently introduced in Germany, on the domestic and trading partner economies. The model is calibrated on Germany and the rest of the Euro area. The results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605373
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Export Spillovers from Global Shocks for the Middle East and Central Asia
Behar, Alberto; Espinosa-Bowen, Jaime - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
GDP indicate non-oil export volumes are relatively responsive while service exports are less responsive. Downward … Europe and emerging markets presents further downside risks for exports. The Maghreb countries are particularly sensitive to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142158
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European Productivity, Innovation and Competitiveness: The Case of Italy
Tiffin, Andrew - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
In Italy, price-based competitiveness measures are not always an accurate predictor of trade outcomes. This paper offers a more comprehensive assessment of Italian competitiveness, focusing on the role of innovation and the evolution of Italy’s export market share. Overall, Italy...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142167
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Demand Patterns in France, Germany, and Belgium: Can We Explain the Differences?
Lebrun, Igor; Ruiz, Esther Pérez - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
, first, dynamics for private consumption, non-residential business investment, and exports since 2008 is dominated by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959463
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Export Performance and External Competitiveness in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
Gutierrez, Eva - 2006
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012691117