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Demographisch bedingte Arbeitslosigkeit in Deutschland
Wagner, Adolf - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 47 (1994) 25/26, pp. 19-22
), Tübingen, Prof. Dr. Adolf Wagner, die Ansicht, daß die wachsende strukturelle Arbeitslosigkeit in Deutschland demographische … Ursachen habe. Der Bericht faßt die Argumente und Berechnungen zur "bevölkerungsbedingten" Arbeitslosigkeit zusammen. Die … Hauptaussage des Denk-Modells ist, daß die Beschäftigungs- und die Bevölkerungskomponente der Arbeitslosigkeit eine …
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Greece; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the growth prospects of the Greek economy. It is estimated that exceptional factors boosted growth by 1 percentage point per year in recent years and, under current trends and policies, growth is likely to drop to about 3 percent by the end of the decade. The...
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Ireland; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
The Selected Issues paper describes the nexus between household wealth, saving, and consumption, and provides estimates for the medium-term path of household saving and consumption. The paper also discusses to what extent the credit market frictions are holding back Ireland's economic recovery....
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United States; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This Selected Issues paper for the United States discusses the microeconomics of the country—household wealth and savings. Households’ consumption-saving decisions have an important bearing on the U.S. economic outlook. This paper demonstrates how households with consistently lower...
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After the Crisis; Assessing the Damage in Italy
Sgherri, Silvia; Morsy, Hanan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
Italy’s deep-rooted structural problems resulted in an unsatisfactory productivity performance and a dismal growth over the last 15 years. The global financial crisis has exacerbated these long-standing weaknesses, taking a heavy toll on Italy’s economy. With output back to its...
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Precautionary Savings in the Great Recession
Mody, Ashoka; Sandri, Damiano; Ohnsorge, Franziska - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
Heightened uncertainty since the onset of the Great Recession has materially increased saving rates, contributing to lower consumption and GDP growth. Consistent with a model of precautionary savings in the face of uncertainty, we find for a panel of advanced economies that greater labor income...
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After the Crisis; Lower Consumption Growth But Narrower Global Imbalances?
Ohnsorge, Franziska; Mody, Ashoka - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
.S. experiencing a sharper rise in unemployment and, perhaps, more widespread loss of financial wealth than elsewhere in the G-7, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008561067
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Hong Kong SAR; Meeting the Challenges of Integration with the Mainland
Lee, William; Chan-Lau, Jorge A.; Iakova, Dora M.; Papa … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
This Occasional Paper provides an overview of the main challenges facing Hong Kong SAR as it continues to become more closely integrated with the mainland of China. Section I provides an overview of recent macroeconomic developments and the main policy issues in Hong Kong SAR. Section II...
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Ireland; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This Selected Issues paper for Ireland highlights that fiscal consolidation resulted in a tremendous reduction in public debt from nearly 100 percent of GDP in 1991 to about 30 percent in 2004. This has reflected a combination of policy decisions and economic circumstances. Excluding 2001, when...
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Cyprus; 2004 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Cyprus
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This 2004 Article IV Consultation highlights that economic growth in Cyprus has begun to rebound following a more modest performance in 2002–03, recovering in real terms to about 3½ percent in 2004, mainly driven by an increase in domestic demand. Real per capita income has continued...
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