Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
November
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484375402.086
ISBN: 9781484375402
Economic activity continued to expand
in the first half of 2018, albeit at a slower-than-expected pace, mainly in
advanced Europe. Domestic demand, supported by stronger employment and wages,
remains the main engin...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
May
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484339909.086
ISBN: 9781484339909
Europe continues to enjoy a strong growth spurt. Growth has firmed up in many European economies and the forecast is for more of the same. Real GDP increased by 2.8 percent in 2017, up from 1.8 percent in 2016. The...
Volume/Issue: 2018/3
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s):
Helge Berger
,
Giovanni Dell'Ariccia
, and
Maurice Obstfeld
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
20
February
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484340424.087
ISBN: 9781484340424
The paper makes an analytical contribution to the revived discussion about the euro area's institutional setup. After significant progress during the euro crisis, the drive to complete Europe's Economic and Monetar...
Volume/Issue: 2016/62
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Anna Bordon
,
Christian Ebeke
, and
Kazuko Shirono
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
March
2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513589923.001
ISBN: 9781513589923
Structural reforms are expected to lift growth and employment, but their effects are surprisingly difficult to pin down empirically. One reason is their potential endogeneity to the economic environment in which th...
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s):
Benedict Clements
,
David Coady
,
Frank Eich
,
Sanjeev Gupta
,
Alvar Kangur
,
Baoping Shang
, and
Mauricio Soto
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
January
2016
Language: Chinese
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9787504979971.084
ISBN: 9787504979971
Pension reform is high on the policy agenda of many advanced and emerging market economies. In advanced economies the challenge is generally to contain future increases in public pension spending as the population...
Volume/Issue: 2014/12
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Jennifer Blouin
,
Harry Huizinga
,
Luc Laeven
, and
Gaetan Nicodeme
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
January
2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484384442.001
ISBN: 9781484384442
This paper examines the impact of thin capitalization rules that limit the tax deductibility of interest on the capital structure of the foreign affiliates of US multinationals. We construct a new data set on thin...
Series: Global Financial Stability Report
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
17
April
2013
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475589580.082
ISBN: 9781475589580
The Global Financial Stability Report examines current risks facing the global financial system and policy actions that may mitigate these. It analyzes the key challenges facing financial and nonfinancial firms as...
Volume/Issue: 2013/75
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
March
2013
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475585971.002
ISBN: 9781475585971
The recent financial crises have underscored the need for the European Union (EU) to take a regional approach to financial stability. Preserving financial stability in such an environment requires a supranational o...
Volume/Issue: 2013/67
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
March
2013
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475559996.002
ISBN: 9781475559996
This article is an analysis on the restructuring banking system of the European Union. The global financial crisis created the need to restructure by immensely reflecting weaknesses in the public, households, corpo...
Volume/Issue: 2013/21
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Armand Fouejieu
, and
Scott Roger
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
23
January
2013
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475554717.001
ISBN: 9781475554717
The sovereign debt crisis in Europe has highlighted the role of country risk premia as a link between countries' fiscal and external balances, financial conditions and monetary policy. The purpose of this paper is...
