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The big split : why did output trajectories in the ASEAN-4 diverge after the global financial crisis?
Isnawangsih, Agnes; Kljuev, Vladimir Vladimirovič; … - 2013
, however, was not uniform. Even in a relatively homogenous group of countries such as ASEAN-4 (Indonesia, Malaysia, the … impact on more open economies (Malaysia and Thailand). Second, countercyclical fiscal stimulus in Indonesia and the … Philippines was larger and was sustained longer. Third, idiosyncratic factors pushed output up in Indonesia and down in Thailand …
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Determinants of COVID-19 vaccine rollouts and their effects on health outcomes
Deb, Pragyan; Furceri, Davide; Jiménez, Daniel; … - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012796638
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Macroeconomic outcomes in disaster-prone countries
Cantelmo, Alessandro; Melina, Giovanni; Papageorgiou, Chris - 2019
Using a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model, we study the channels through which natural disaster shocks affect macroeconomic outcomes and welfare in disaster-prone countries. We solve the model using Taylor projection, a solution method that is shown to deal effectively with...
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Do IMF-supported programs catalyze donor assistance to low-income countries?
Bal Gündüz, Yasemin; Crystallin, Masyita - 2014
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The Spending and Absorption of Aid in PRGF Supported Programs
Martijn, Jan Kees - 2008
This paper studies the spending and absorption of aid in PRGF-supported programs, verifies whether the use aid is programmed to be smoothed over time, and analyzes how considerations about macroeconomic stability influence the programmed use of aid. It finds that PRGF-supported programs allow...
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The Macroeconomic Impact of Scaled-Up Aid : The Case of Niger
Sacerdoti, Emilio - 2009
We develop a simple macroeconomic model that assesses the effects of higher foreign aid on output growth and other macroeconomic variables, including the real exchange rate. The model is easily tractable and requires estimation of only a few basic parameters. It takes into account the impact of...
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The Macroeconomic Challenges of Scaling Up Aid to Africa
Yang, Yongzheng - 2005
This paper surveys the economic literature on the scaling-up of aid to Africa. It provides a checklist of issues that need to be considered when preparing a long term macroeconomic projection for a country involving the assumption of a significant increase in aid. Such scaling-up scenarios are...
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Are Foreign Aid and Remittance Inflows a Hedge Against Food Price Shocks?
International Monetary Fund - 2012
This paper explores the role of foreign aid and remittance inflows in the mitigation of the effects of food price shocks. Using a large sample of developing countries and mobilising dynamic panel data specifications, the econometric results yield two important findings. First, remittance and aid...
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The Macroeconomic Effects of Counterpart Funds and the Underlying Foreign Aid
Mulder, Christian B. - 1992
Counterpart funds generated through foreign currency or commodity aid have again become an issue of interest, in view of the substantial buildup of these funds. Contrary to the usual approach a model is developed in this paper, which takes account of the budgetary impact, supply-side and money...
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Economic Performance Over the Conflict Cycle
Staines, Nicholas - 2004
The paper finds a significant shift in the economic characteristics of civil conflicts during the1990s. Conflicts have become shorter but with more severe contractions and a stronger recovery of growth. The overall length and cost of the conflict cycle has probably declined. The stance of...
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