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When does capacity development achieve good outcomes? : evidence from the IMF results-based management data
Bassanetti, Antonio - 2021
Capacity development is one of the IMF's core activities. Its impact is monitored through a Results-Based Management framework. Using for the first time the resulting dataset, the paper investigates how the likelihood of achieving targeted outcomes correlates with macroeconomic conditions and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012795095
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Can Regional Integration Accelerate Development in Africa? : CGE Model Simulations of the Impact of the SADC FTAon the Republic of Madagascar
Hallaert, Jean-Jacques - 2007
Madagascar plans to start phasing out its customs tariffs on imports from the Southern African Development Community in … 2007. This paper uses a CGE model to evaluate the impact of the SADC FTA on Madagascar economy. The results suggest that … the SADC FTA would only have a limited impact on Madagascar''s real GDP because the liberalization affects only a small …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400346
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Inflation Dynamics in Madagascar, 1971-2000
Sacerdoti, Emilio - 2001
The paper analyzes the dynamics of inflation in Madagascar in the period 1971-2000, applying cointegration analysis and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403603
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Price and Volume Effects of a Devaluation in Developing Countries
Kouwenaar, Arend - 1991
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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014395982
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Evaluating Alternative Approaches to Poverty Alleviation : Rice Tariffs Versus Targeted Transfers in Madagascar
Dorosh, Paul A. - 2008
implications of rice tariffs and targeted transfers in Madagascar, especially in the context of identifying their respective roles …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401437
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Money Demand and Inflation in Madagascar
Ben Nassar, Koffie - 2005
Madagascar during the period 1982-2004. The estimated model, using quarterly data, finds a stable long-run relationship among …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401879
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How Does a Domestic Tax Reform Effect Protection Against Imports? : The Case of the Republic of Madagascar
Hallaert, Jean-Jacques - 2008
In 2008, Madagascar reformed its domestic tax system. Because the excise duties and VAT regimes were reformed, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401845
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Madagascar : A Competitiveness and Exchange Rate Assessment
Eyraud, Luc - 2009
The purpose of this paper is to assess Madagascar''s competitiveness in recent years, using both price and nonprice … overvalued. We also carry out a comparative analysis of nonprice indicators and find that Madagascar performs less favorably than …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014401850
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Does NGO Aid Go to the Poor? : Empirical Evidence From Europe
Nancy, Gilles - 2006
This paper studies the aid allocation of European nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). Once population is controlled for, poverty consistently appears as the main worldwide determinant of NGO aid allocation. NGOs do not respond to strategic considerations. Their funding source does not seem to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014402984
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The cost of foreign exchange intervention : concepts and measurement
Adler, Gustavo; Mano, Rui C. - 2016
The accumulation of large foreign asset positions by many central banks through sustained foreign exchange (FX) intervention has raised questions about its associated fiscal costs. This paper clarifies conceptual issues regarding how to measure these costs both from an ex-post and an ex-ante...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011705681