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Working Paper 93/046 Vietnam : Reform and Stabilization, 1986-92
International Monetary Fund - 1993
The IMF Working Papers series is designed to make IMF staff research available to a wide audience. Almost 300 Working Papers are released each year, covering a wide range of theoretical and analytical topics, including balance of payments, monetary and fiscal issues, global liquidity, and...
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The Transition Economies After Ten Years
Fischer, Stanley - 2000
This paper summarizes the macroeconomic performance of the transition economies. We first review the initial conditions confronting these economies, the reform strategy that was proposed, and the associated controversies that arose a decade ago. We then account for the widely different outcomes,...
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Corruption, Structural Reforms, and Economic Performance in the Transition Economies
Abed, George T. - 2000
Recent studies have highlighted the adverse impact of corruption on economic performance. This paper advances the hypothesis that corruption is largely a symptom of underlying weaknesses in public policies and institutions, a formulation that provides deeper insights into economic performance...
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Post-Covid-19 recovery and resilience : leveraging reforms for growth and inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa
Hong, Gee Hee; Igan, Deniz; Lee, Do - 2021
Covid-19 has exacerbated economic and social vulnerabilities across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). There is a risk that growth could be lower for longer, with a setback to development. Post-pandemic reforms thus become even more important, especially with constrained scope for fiscal and monetary...
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Australia's linkages with China : prospects and ramifications of China's economic transition
Karam, Philippe; Muir, Dirk - 2018
China and Australia have increasingly strong links, especially through trade. These are driven by demand from China for … Australian commodities (coal and iron ore) and services (tourism and education). These links are influenced by China's transition …, three risks (both upside and downside) to China during this transition process are considered, focusing on their spillovers …
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Big Bang Versus Gradualism in Economic Reforms : An Intertemporal Analysis with An Application to China
Feltenstein, Andrew - 2001
recommendations for China. The simulations highlight the importance of the criteria being used for determining speed and sequencing …
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China's Trade Flows : Changing Price Sensitivies and the Reform Process
Dayal-Gulati, Anuradha - 1999
Over the past 20 years, the Chinese authorities have undertaken wide-ranging reforms of their exchange and trade systems that have steadily reduced the role of planning and increased the importance of market forces. As these reforms have taken root, relative prices and domestic and foreign...
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Economic Reform and the Demand for Money in China
International Monetary Fund - 1990
Error correction models of the demand for a range of monetary aggregates in China are estimated with quarterly data for … indirect evidence against the existence of substantial repressed inflation in China during the sample period. This is a working …
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The Evolving Role of Fiscal Policy in Centrally Planned Economies Under Reform : The Case of China
International Monetary Fund - 1989
Market-oriented economic reforms in centrally planned economies have altered the functions and objectives of key policy instruments, particularly in the case of fiscal policy. As a result of reform, economic management requires the use of “indirect” levers to regulate the behavior of...
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Macroeconomic Adjustment and Reform in Planned Economies
International Monetary Fund - 1990
This paper examines the relationship between macroeconomic stabilization and market-oriented reform in planned economies. It emphasizes that market-oriented reform should enhance the likelihood that adjustment to exogenous disturbances will involve genuine adjustment in the sense of actually...
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