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We test the relationship between the current account and fiscal policy for a group of small open developing economies with fixed exchange rates some of which are oil exporters. Specifically, we test the viewpoint of a Ricardian infinite-horizon representative agent model in which lower public...
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We compare the long-term output and current account effects of pension reforms that increase the retirement age with those of reforms that cut pension benefits, conditional on reforms achieving similar fiscal targets. We show the presence of a policy trade-off. Pension reforms that increase the...
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Indeed, the specification of equilibrium in the world economy depends on the exchange rate regime and thus, the early … foreign exchange markets. However, the world has known several exchange rate systems beginning with the fixed-gold standard … exchange was deregulated, independent traders finally had access to the biggest trading market of the world; and these forex …
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dependent on external demand from the rest of world. Current account adjustments have taken place, reflecting structural changes …
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This Selected Issues paper examines external developments and competitiveness in France. Over the past decade, the current account has deteriorated from a surplus of 1.2 percent of GDP in 2002 to a deficit of about 2.3 percent in 2012, as France lost ground in goods trade and services recorded...
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