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Reprioritizing Government Spending on Health: Pushing an Elephant Up the Stairs?
Tandon, Ajay; Fleisher, Lisa; Li, Rong; Yap, Wei Aun - Economics Research, World Bank Group - 2014
Countries vary widely with respect to the share of government spending on health, a metric that can serve as a proxy for the extent to which health is prioritized by governments. World Health Organization (WHO) data estimate that, in 2011, health's share of aggregate government expenditure in...
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Fragile by Design: The Political Origins of Banking Crises and Scarce Credit
Calomiris, Charles W.; Haber, Stephen H. - Princeton University Press
Why are banking systems unstable in so many countries--but not in others? The United States has had twelve systemic … banking crises since 1840, while Canada has had none. The banking systems of Mexico and Brazil have not only been crisis prone … but have provided miniscule amounts of credit to business enterprises and households. Analyzing the political and banking …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011082760
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Fragile by Design: The Political Origins of Banking Crises and Scarce Credit
Calomiris, Charles W.; Haber, Stephen H. - Princeton University Press
Why are banking systems unstable in so many countries--but not in others? The United States has had twelve systemic … banking crises since 1840, while Canada has had none. The banking systems of Mexico and Brazil have not only been crisis prone … but have provided miniscule amounts of credit to business enterprises and households. Analyzing the political and banking …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011082767
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Government Expenditures and the Growth-Inequality Trade-Off: The Swedish Case
Sala, Hector; Roca-Sagalés, Oriol - In: Journal of Income Distribution 20 (2011) 2, pp. 38-54
Sweden is one of the countries with the largest public fiscal intervention and narrowest income inequality in the world …
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Panama; 2009 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement and Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Dire...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
banking system has weathered the global financial crisis relatively well. Executive Directors have noted that Panama is facing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244189
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Democratic Republic of the Congo; Second Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility and Financing Assurances Review—Staff Report; Staff Supplement...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
The IMF’s Executive Board completed the first review under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement in June 2010 and decided that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) had reached the completion point under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. In 2010, an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244358
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Republic of Montenegro; 2008 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Republi...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This 2008 Article IV Consultation highlights that Montenegro has made significant progress in overhauling its economy. The authorities have taken several welcomed steps to help strengthen financial sector stability. Executive Directors have welcomed the structural reforms implemented over the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244435
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United Republic of Tanzania; 2009 Article IV Consultation, Fifth Review Under the Policy Support Instrument, Request for a Twelve-Month Arrangement Under the Exogenous Shocks Facil...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
Tanzania’s banking system remains sound but is vulnerable to credit risk resulting from the economic slowdown. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244537
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Lao People's Democratic Republic; 2009 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s growth is expected to moderate but remain fairly robust, supported by large projects in train, strong mineral exports, and expansionary policies. The staff report for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic’s 2009 Article IV...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244539
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Republic of Moldova; 2006 Article IV Consultation and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public In...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This paper discusses the 2006 Article IV Consultation for Moldova and Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility. The economic growth of Moldova has continued to be robust, although the drivers of growth—household consumption and...
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