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Statistical Treatment of 'Build-Own-Operate-Transfer Schemes

Donaghue, Brian - 2002

transferred to the government- should be treated in macroeconomic statistics as owned by the government from the outset. The paper …

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Data Consistency in IMF Publications : Country Staff Reports Versus International Financial Statistics

Cady, John - 2005

Data published in IMF country staff reports and International Financial Statistics (IFS) may differ for identical …

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Estimating Sri Lanka’s Potential Output

Ding, Ding - 2014

In this paper we present various techniques to estimate Sri Lanka’s potential output and output gap, including statistical and model-based approaches. Compared to conventional statistical filters that rely exclusively on information in a single series, the model-based approaches allow...

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Do IMF-Supported Programs Catalyze Donor Assistance to Low-Income Countries?

Bal-Gunduz, Yasemin - 2014

This study explores whether IMF-supported programs in low-income countries (LICs) catalyze Official Development Assistance (ODA). Based on a comprehensive set of ODA measures and using Propensity Score Matching approach to address selection bias, we show that programs addressing policy or...

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Monetary Concepts and Definitions

International Monetary Fund - 1989

This paper examines monetary concepts and definitions. It notes that approaches to monetary analysis, and the concept of money itself, have been undergoing substantial change in many countries due in large part to recent innovation, which has affected financial markets, financial instruments,...

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Linkages Between External Debt Data and Balance of Payments, Government Finance and Monetary Statistics

Bové, Jan - 1992

This paper examines the linkages between key macroeconomic statistics: external debt, balance of payments, government … finance, and monetary statistics, which enable analysts and policy makers to monitor economic developments. The paper reviews … compilers of related statistics, that may help compilers to achieve greater consistency between statistics concerned and thereby …

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Improving the Estimation Methodology of Monthly Data in Direction of Trade Statistics

Gong, Xiaoning - 1994

The quality of the estimated data in DOTS depends on the availability and accuracy of direction of trade reports and the estimation methodology. Because of the low coverage of monthly reporting, the estimating procedure plays a role of increased importance. This study, however, reveals two...

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Tracking Short-Term Dynamics of Economic Activity in Low-Income Countries in the Absence of High-Frequency Gdp Data

Dixit, S. V. S. - 2012

This paper uses a set of routinely collected high-frequency data in low-income countries (LICs) to construct an aggregate and a comprehensive index of economic activity which could serve (i) as a measure of the direction of economic activity; and (ii) as a useful input in analyzing...

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Data Dissemination Standards and the Statistical Quality of the IMF’s World Economic Outlook Forecasts

Mrkaic, Mico - 2010

This paper analyzes the effects of IMF member countries participation in the IMF’s Data Standards Initiatives (DSI) on the statistical quality of WEO forecasts. Results show that WEO forecasts for SDDS subscribers are in general better than for GDDS participants and those member countries than...

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Measuring the Transition : A User's Viewon National Accounts in Russia

Koen, Vincent - 1994

As Russia’s transition unfolds, the traditional national accounts concepts and reporting mechanisms become increasingly inadequate. As a result, the margin of error associated with basic price and quantity estimates widens substantially. A selection of key measurement and interpretation issues...

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