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The Dominican Republic; Stabilization, Structural Reform, and Economic Growth

Cardoso, Jaime; Young, Philip M. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002

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Why Does Fdi Go Where it Goes? New Evidence From the Transition Economies

Kinoshita, Yuko; Campos, Nauro F. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

This paper examines the importance of agglomeration economies and institutions vis-a-vis initial conditions and factor endowments in explaining the locational choice of foreign investors. Using a unique panel data set for 25 transition economies between 1990 and 1998, we find that the main...

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India's Growth Spillovers to South Asia

Masha, Iyabo; Ding, Ding - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012

This study investigates the role of India's economy in explaining the observed growth in South Asia, taking into consideration other sources of growth endogenous to the countries in the region. Since a review of key variables indicates that India's bilateral trade and financial linkages with...

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FDI Flows to Low-Income Countries; Global Drivers and Growth Implications

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

What accounts for variations in FDI flows from advanced to developing countries? How have FDI inflows explained cross … drivers of FDI outflows to low-income countries in the pre-crisis period; (ii) economic fundamentals, the strength of economic … reforms, and commitment to macroeconomic discipline are crucial determinants of the growth dividends of FDI. Our paper …

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Nigeria; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for Nigeria highlights the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy …

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The WTO Promotes Trade, Strongly But Unevenly

Wei, Shang-Jin; Subramanian, Arvind - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

This paper furnishes robust evidence that the GATT/WTO has had a powerful and positive impact on trade. The impact has, however, been uneven. GATT/WTO membership for industrial countries has been associated with a large increase in imports estimated at about 40 percent of world trade. The same...

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Vietnam; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

This Selected Issues paper assesses the impact of Vietnamâ€™s World Trade Organization (WTO) accession. It describes the main terms of Vietnamâ€™s accession as regards trade in goods and services, and uses a partial equilibrium simulation model to estimate the likely impact of WTO...

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Will the Doha Round Lead to Preference Erosion?

Romalis, John; Amiti, Mary - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

This paper assesses the effects of reducing tariffs under the Doha Round on market access for developing countries. It shows that for many developing countries, actual preferential access is less generous than it appears because of low product coverage or complex rules of origin. Thus lowering...

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Structural Reforms and Economic Performance in Advanced and Developing Countries

Spilimbergo, Antonio; Prati, Alessandro; Ostry, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

This volume examines the impact on economic performance of structural policies-policies that increase the role of market forces and competition in the economy, while maintaining appropriate regulatory frameworks. The results reflect a new dataset covering reforms of domestic product markets,...

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External Performance in Low-Income Countries

Prati, Alessandro; Ricci, Luca Antonio; Christiansen, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011

Assessments of exchange rate misalignments and external imbalances for low-income countries are challenging because methodologies developed for advanced and emerging economies cannot be automatically applied to poorer nations. This paper uses a large database, unique in the set of indicators and...

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