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Economic Integration, Sectoral Diversification, and Exchange Rate Policy in a Developing Economy
Srour, Gabriel - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
The paper develops a simple three-sector model of a developing country with nominal wage rigidity, in which one sector is thought of as the primary sector and the other two are sectors in which the country can diversify. The paper then analyzes the relationship between the market structure of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825986
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A Quantitative Examination of Current Account Dynamics in Equilibrium Models of Barter Economies
Mendoza, Enrique G. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 1992
subject to random shocks affecting endowments, the terms of trade, and the real interest rate. Equilibrium stochastic … mimics the Harberger-Laursen-Metzler effect, but cannot account for a countercyclical trade balance, the variability of the … real exchange rate, and the income elasticity of imports. The results also show that the correlation between the trade …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605153
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How Does Trade Evolve in the Aftermath of Financial Crises?
Abiad, Abdul; Topalova, Petia; Mishra, Prachi - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
We analyze trade dynamics following past episodes of financial crises. Using an augmented gravity model and 179 crisis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008839351
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Modelling India’s external sector : review and some empirics
Bhanumurthy, N. R.; Bose, Sukanya; Panda, Swayamsiddha - In: Margin: the journal of applied economic research 8 (2014) 4, pp. 457-493
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011337855
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The empirical analysis of monetary policy on balance of payments adjustments in Nigeria : a bound testing approach
Osisanwo, Bukonla Grace; Tella, Sheriffadeen; Adesoye, … - In: Iranian economic review : journal of University of Tehran 23 (2019) 1, pp. 129-147
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Benin; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
suggest Benin’s external position is sustainable. Large trade and current account deficits are comfortably financed by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245132
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Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; Selected Issues for the 2009 Article IV Consultation
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
This Selected Issues paper assesses the desired level of foreign exchange reserves in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, given its commitment to maintain the exchange rate peg. A variety of methods including popular rules of thumb, comparisons with other emerging countries, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245324
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Niger; Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This Selected Issues Paper and Statistical Appendix for Niger are discussed. The Nigerien economic outlook has been improving since 1999. After a long period of decline in per capita income, growth accelerated through 2007, attaining an annual average of 4 percent, or about 1 percent in per...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245770
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The Role of Stock Markets in Current Account Dynamics; Evidence From the United States
Mercereau, Benoît - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
This paper tests a model of the role of stock markets in current account dynamics, developed in a companion paper. With U.S. data, the model performs better than the same model without stock markets. An insight given by the model is that the current account might help predict future stock market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248178
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The Declining Importance of Tradable Goods Manufacturing in Australia and New Zealand; How Much Can Growth Theory Explain?
Hunt, Ben - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
In this paper, the IMF's new Global Economy Model (GEM) is used to estimate the contribution of unbalanced growth to the decline in the share of goods production in Australia and New Zealand. The simulation results suggest that faster productivity growth in the tradable goods sector in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005248284