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How does trade openness affect regional demographic transitions? : evidence from China's provincial panel data

Zhu, Shujin; Li, Renyu; Zhong, Tenglong - In: China & world economy 25 (2017) 3, pp. 112-130

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International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

This Selected Issues paper is a wide-ranging survey of the conditions for, and obstacles to, the growth in Mexico. It frames the issue of Mexicoâ€™s growth record, and presents the paperâ€™s prior assumptions and approach. It highlights the main observations and conclusions emerging...

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Inequality and Unsustainable Growth; Two Sides of the Same Coin?

Ostry, Jonathan David; Berg, Andrew - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011

This note raises the IMF’s profile on a number of issues related to inequality, unemployment, governance, etc. It builds on earlier empirical work that examined correlations between growth downbreaks/duration of growth spells and a range of macro/policy/institutional factors. This paper is...

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Sources of Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

Aka, Emmanuel Brou; Akitoby, Bernardin; Tahari, Amor; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

Analysis of 1960-2002 data shows that average real GDP growth in sub-Saharan Africa was low and decelerated continuously before starting to recover in the second part of the 1990s. Growth was driven primarily by factor accumulation with little role for total factor productivity (TFP) growth. The...

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Growth in the Middle East and North Africa

Hakura, Dalia - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

This paper analyzes the weak growth performance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region during 1980-2000 using an empirical model of long-run growth. The relative importance of the factors affecting growth is shown to vary across 16 MENA countries. In GCC countries, where oil revenues...

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China's Growth and Integration into the World Economy; Prospects and Challenges

Prasad, Eswar - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

Chinaâ€™s transformation into a dynamic private-sector-led economy and its integration into the world economy have been among the most dramatic global economic developments of recent decades. This paper provides an overview of some of the key aspects of recent developments in Chinaâ€™s...

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Central America; Global Integration and Regional Cooperation

Rodlauer, Markus; Schipke, Alfred - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

Central America has received growing attention as a region that is integrating successfully into the global economy. This paper examinesâ€”among other thingsâ€”the macroeconomic and fiscal implications of the Free Trade Agreement with the United States (CAFTA-DR), noting that the...

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Rising Income Inequality; Technology, o+L3904r Trade and Financial Globalization?

Papageorgiou, Chris; Lall, Subir; Jaumotte, Florence - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008

We examine the relationship between trade and financial globalization and the rise in inequality in most countries in recent decades. We find technological progress as having a greater impact than globalization on inequality. The limited overall impact of globalization reflects two offsetting...

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Trade, Growth, and Poverty; A Selective Survey

Berg, Andrew; Krueger, Anne O. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

of openness on poverty in two components: the effect of openness on average income growth, and the effect on distribution …-level research, and case studies) supports the view that trade openness contributes greatly to growth. Moreover, trade openness does … of growth and poverty reduction. Trade openness has important positive spillovers on other aspects of reform, however, so …

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Ten Years After the CFA Franc Devaluation; Progress toward Regional Integration in the Waemu

Boogaerde, Pierre van den; Tsangarides, Charalambos G. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

This paper takes stock of the achievements toward integration in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) 10 years after the 1994 devaluation of the CFA franc. It investigates the lessons learned and evaluates progress toward economic convergence, examines the evolution of trade and...

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