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Increasing Productivity Growth in Middle Income Countries

Abdychev, Aidar; Jirasavetakul, La-Bhus Fah; Jonelis, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015

contribution of total factor productivity (TFP) to growth is largely responsible for the slowdown in trend growth in many SMICs …, which highlights the need for policy actions to reinvigorate productivity growth. This paper explores the question of what … kind of structural policies could boost productivity growth in SMICs and the political economy factors that may be …

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The Quality of the Recent High-Growth Episode in Sub-Saharan Africa

Martinez, Marcelo; Mlachila, Montfort - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

The paper explores the quality of the recent high-growth episode in sub-Saharan Africa by examining the following two questions: (i) what has been the nature and pattern of SSA growth over the past 15 years and how does it compare with previous episodes? (ii) has this growth had an impact on...

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Potential Growth in Emerging Asia

Anand, Rahul; Cheng, Kevin C.; Rehman, Sidra; Zhang, Longmei - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014

potential growth, largely reflecting a decline of total factor productivity (TFP) growth; (ii) by contrast, trend growth for the …

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How can Korea Boost Potential Output to Ensure Continued Income Convergence?

Jain-Chandra, Sonali; Zhang, Longmei - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014

Koreaâ€™s rapid growth has slowed in recent years, suggesting lower potential growth. This paper uses an array of techniques, including statistical filters, a multivariate model and the production function, to estimate Koreaâ€™s potential growth. The main finding is that trend growth...

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European Productivity, Innovation and Competitiveness: The Case of Italy

Tiffin, Andrew - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014

sectors are weighed down by the structural barriers that have depressed productivity more broadly. Italyâ€™s future …

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Commodity Price Volatility and the Sources of Growth

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012

as on the three main growth channels: total factor productivity, physical capital accumulation, and human capital …

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Structural Transformation and the sophistication of Production

Spatafora, Nicola; Anand, Rahul; Mishra, Saurabh - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

A new dataset on export sophistication reveals that in many countries the importance of modern services, and the sophistication of manufactured and service exports, has increased over time. However, this trend was less pronounced in LICs. Sophisticated sectors are more likely to act as a...

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Japanâ€™s Quest for Growth; Exploring the Role of Capital and innovation

Syed, Murtaza H.; Lee, Jinsook - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010

As labor input in Japan shrinks with population aging, capital accumulation and productivity gains will drive growth …

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Export Versus FDI in Services

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

In the literature on exports and investment, most productive firms are seen to invest abroad. In the Helpman et al. (2004) model, costs of transportation play a critical role in the decision about whether to serve foreign customers by exporting, or by producing abroad. We consider the case of...

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How Does Political Instability Affect Economic Growth?

Aisen, Ari; Veiga, Francisco José - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011

rates of productivity growth and, to a smaller degree, physical and human capital accumulation. Finally, economic freedom …

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