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International employment policies: stabilisation policies in zambia; 1976-85.

M, Ndulo; M, Sakala - International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations - 1985

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United States; 2006 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

The U.S. economy continued to grow strongly over the year even in the face of a withdrawal of monetary stimulus and high oil prices. Executive Directors commended the Federal Reserve for its monetary tightening. They recognized that the financial sector has proven innovative and resilient. They...

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Who's in Charge? Ownership and Conditionality in IMF-Supported Programs

Boughton, James M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

IMF lending is conditional on a country's commitment to carry out an agreed program of economic policies. Unless that … interaction between the IMF and the borrower. …

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Macroeconomic Policies and Poverty Reduction; Stylized Facts and An Overview of Research

Cashin, Paul; Pattillo, Catherine A.; Sahay, Ratna; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001

This paper provides a brief and selective overview of research on the links between macroeconomic policies and poverty reduction. Using the Human Development Index as a measure of well-being, the progress made by 100 countries during 1975–98 is presented, and its association with macroeconomic...

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The IMF and the force of History; Ten Events and Ten Ideas that Have Shaped the Institution

Boughton, James M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

shaped by their economics training and their nationalities. After the IMF began functioning as an institution, its evolution …

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The Economic Impact of IMF-Supported Programs in Low-Income Countries

Bal-Gunduz, Yasemin; Ebeke, Christian; Hacibedel, Burcu; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013

This paper aims to assess the economic impact of the IMF’s support through its facilities for low-income countries. It … relies on two complementary econometric analyses: the first investigates the longer-term impact of IMF engagement … role of IMF shock-related financing—through augmentations of Extended Credit Facility arrangements and short-term and …

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Latin American Growth in the 21st Century: The 'Commodities Boom' That Wasn't

Rosnick, David; Weisbrot, Mark - Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) - 2014

Latin America's economic growth rebound in the 2000s is often attributed to a “commodities boom,” which implies that the region’s growth was stimulated by sizable increases in the price of commodity exports. This paper looks at whether the data support such a conclusion. It finds that...

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The Armington Model

Lloyd, Peter; Zhang, Xiao-guang - Productivity Commission, Government of Australia - 2006

A Productivity Commission Staff Working Paper, The Armington Model, by Peter Lloyd and Xiao-guang Zhang was released on 8 February 2006, in conjunction with an additional staff working paper, Armington Elasticities and Terms of Trade Effects in Global CGE Models. The paper explores how models...

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Adjustment patterns to commodity terms of trade shocks: The role of exchange rate and international reserves policies

Aizenman, Joshua; Edwards, Sebastian; Riera-Crichton, Daniel - 2011

We analyze the way in which Latin American countries have adjusted to commodity terms of trade (CTOT) shocks in the 1970-2007 period. Specifically, we investigate the degree to which the active management of international reserves and exchange rates impacted the transmission of international...

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De riesgo y pánico: una analítica de volatilidad y crecimiento 1960-2006

Jerez, Vedia; Hernan, Daniel - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2007

It has long been believed that commodity price variability causes problems for primary producing and dependent countries. This paper tests the effects of price uncertainty (volatility) on economic growth. The model is constructed using a yearly panel data for the ten biggest countries in South...

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