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Revisiting the link between trade, growth and inequality : lessons for Latin America and the Caribbean
Beaton, Kimberly; Cebotari, Aliona; Komaromi, Andras - 2017
We revisit the relationship between international trade, economic growth and inequality with a focus on Latin America and the Caribbean. The paper combines two approaches: First, we employ a cross-country panel framework to analyze the macroeconomic effects of international trade on economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011716658
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Once Again, is Openness Good for Growth?
International Monetary Fund - 2004
Rodriguez and Rodrik (2000) argue that the relation between openness and growth is still an open question. One of the main problems in the assessment of the effect is the endogeneity of the relation. In order to address this issue, this paper applies the identification through heteroskedasticity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401435
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Fiscal expectations under the Stability and Growth Pact : evidence from survey data
Poplawski-Ribeiro, Marcos; Ruelke, Jan-Christoph - 2011
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009487131
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From containment to rationalization : increasing public expenditure efficiency in France
Hallaert, Jean-Jacques; Queyranne, Maximilien - 2016
Achieving France's medium-term fiscal targets will require significant expenditure efforts. This paper identifies areas …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011436803
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Fiscal Expectations Under the Stability and Growth Pact : Evidence From Survey Data
Poplawski-Ribeiro, Marcos - 2011
France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom during the period of the Stability and Growth Pact (SGP). Our findings … indicate that accuracy of financial expert deficit forecasts increased in France. Convergence between the European Commission …'s and market experts’ deficit forecasts also increased in France, Italy, and the United Kingdom, particularly during the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014412192
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Social Security Tax Reform and Unemployment : A General Equilibrium Analysis for France
International Monetary Fund - 1997
This paper develops and calibrates a simple general equilibrium model with two types of labor and capital for the French economy. The simulation results indicate that targeted reductions in employer social security taxes have six times as large an effect on employment as untargeted reductions...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401626
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The Fisher Hypothesis and Inflation Persistence : Evidence From Five Major Industrial Countries
Peng, Wensheng - 1995
recently developed time series techniques. The results suggest that the Fisher effect is stronger in France, the United Kingdom …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014395917
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Debt, investment, and growth in developing countries with segmented labor markets
Buffie, Edward F.; Zanna, Luis-Felipe; Adam, Christopher S. - 2020
We introduce a new suite of macroeconomic models that extend and complement the Debt, Investment, and Growth (DIG) model widely used at the IMF since 2012. The new DIG-Labor models feature segmented labor markets, efficiency wages and open unemployment, and an informal non-agricultural sector....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012252029
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Inequality and growth : a heterogeneous approach
Grigoli, Francesco; Paredes, Evelio; Di Bella, Gabriel - 2016
The combination of stagnant growth and high levels of income inequality renewed the debate about whether a more even distribution of income can spur economic activity. This paper tests for cross-country convergence in income inequality and estimates its impact on economic growth with a...
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Structural reforms and regional convergence
Spilimbergo, Antonio; Che, Natasha Xingyuan - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009615304