Volume/Issue: 2021/001
Series: Analytical Notes
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund;World Bank
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
12
March
2021
ISBN: 9781513573922
This guidance note was prepared by International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank
Group staff under a project undertaken with the support of grants from the Financial Sector
Reform and Strengthening Initiative, (...
Volume/Issue: 2021/001
Series: Analytical Notes
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund;World Bank
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
12
March
2021
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513573922.064
ISBN: 9781513573922
This guidance note was prepared by International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank
Group staff under a project undertaken with the support of grants from the Financial Sector
Reform and Strengthening Initiative, (...
Volume/Issue: 2021/032
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Romain Lafarguette
, and
Romain Veyrune
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
12
February
2021
ISBN: 9781513569406
This paper presents a rule for foreign exchange interventions (FXI), designed to preserve financial stability in floating exchange rate arrangements. The FXI rule addresses a market failure: the absence of hedging...
Volume/Issue: 2021/032
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Romain Lafarguette
, and
Romain Veyrune
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
12
February
2021
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513569406.001
ISBN: 9781513569406
This paper presents a rule for foreign exchange interventions (FXI), designed to preserve financial stability in floating exchange rate arrangements. The FXI rule addresses a market failure: the absence of hedging...
Volume/Issue: 2021/010
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Zefeng Chen
,
Sanaa Nadeem
, and
Shanaka Peiris
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
January
2021
ISBN: 9781513566832
In emerging Asia, banks constitute the dominant source of financing consumption and investment, and bank balance sheets comprise large gross FX assets and liabilities. This paper extends the DSGE model of Gertler a...
Volume/Issue: 2021/010
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Zefeng Chen
,
Sanaa Nadeem
, and
Shanaka Peiris
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
January
2021
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513566832.001
ISBN: 9781513566832
In emerging Asia, banks constitute the dominant source of financing consumption and investment, and bank balance sheets comprise large gross FX assets and liabilities. This paper extends the DSGE model of Gertler a...
Volume/Issue: 2020/290
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Juan Carlos Hatchondo
,
Leonardo Martinez
, and
Cesar Sosa Padilla
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
December
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513564531.001
ISBN: 9781513564531
As a response to economic crises triggered by COVID-19, sovereign debt standstill proposals emphasize debt payment suspensions without haircuts on the face value of debt obligations. We quantify the effects of sta...
Volume/Issue: 2020/290
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Juan Carlos Hatchondo
,
Leonardo Martinez
, and
Cesar Sosa Padilla
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
December
2020
ISBN: 9781513564531
As a response to economic crises triggered by COVID-19, sovereign debt standstill proposals emphasize debt payment suspensions without haircuts on the face value of debt obligations. We quantify the effects of sta...
Volume/Issue: 2020/306
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
20
November
2020
ISBN: 9781513561714
The Covid-19 shock this year has imposed an enormous strain on Mexico. Beside the staggering human cost, the economy faces a historic drop in output and employment and a sharp spike in poverty. It is expected to ta...
Volume/Issue: 2020/306
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
20
November
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513561714.002
ISBN: 9781513561714
The Covid-19 shock this year has imposed an enormous strain on Mexico. Beside the staggering human cost, the economy faces a historic drop in output and employment and a sharp spike in poverty. It is expected to ta...
Volume/Issue: 2020/306
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
20
November
2020
ISBN: 9781513561714
The Covid-19 shock this year has imposed an enormous strain on Mexico. Beside the staggering human cost, the economy faces a historic drop in output and employment and a sharp spike in poverty. It is expected to ta...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
November
2020
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781513558301
La pandemia sigue propagándose en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC), pero la actividad económica está repuntando. Tras una profunda contracción en abril, la actividad empezó a recuperarse en mayo...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
November
2020
Language: Spanish
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513558301.086
ISBN: 9781513558301
The pandemic continues to spread in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), but economic activity is picking up. After a deep contraction in April, activity started recovering in May, as lockdowns were gradually eas...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
November
2020
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781513558301
The pandemic continues to spread in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), but economic activity is picking up. After a deep contraction in April, activity started recovering in May, as lockdowns were gradually eas...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
November
2020
Language: Portuguese
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513558370.086
ISBN: 9781513558370
The pandemic continues to spread in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), but economic activity is picking up. After a deep contraction in April, activity started recovering in May, as lockdowns were gradually eas...
Volume/Issue: 192020/293
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
04
November
2020
ISBN: 9781513560243
Covid-19 has exacted a tragic human, social, and economic toll on Mexico. Over 85,000 lives were lost; unofficial estimates are notably higher. Of 12 million workers that lost their jobs, most of whom came from the...
Volume/Issue: 192020/293
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
04
November
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513560243.002
ISBN: 9781513560243
Covid-19 has exacted a tragic human, social, and economic toll on Mexico. Over 85,000 lives were lost; unofficial estimates are notably higher. Of 12 million workers that lost their jobs, most of whom came from the...
Volume/Issue: 192020/293
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
04
November
2020
ISBN: 9781513560243
Covid-19 has exacted a tragic human, social, and economic toll on Mexico. Over 85,000 lives were lost; unofficial estimates are notably higher. Of 12 million workers that lost their jobs, most of whom came from the...
Volume/Issue: 192020/293
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
04
November
2020
ISBN: 9781513560243
Covid-19 has exacted a tragic human, social, and economic toll on Mexico. Over 85,000 lives were lost; unofficial estimates are notably higher. Of 12 million workers that lost their jobs, most of whom came from the...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
22
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513558264
The pandemic continues to spread in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), but economic activity is picking up. After a deep contraction in April, activity started r...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
22
October
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513558264.082
ISBN: 9781513558264
The pandemic continues to spread in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), but economic activity is picking up. After a deep contraction in April, activity started recovering in May, as lockdowns were gradually eas...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
22
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513558264
The pandemic continues to spread in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), but economic activity is picking up. After a deep contraction in April, activity started recovering in May, as lockdowns were gradually eas...
Volume/Issue: 2020/214
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Juan Pablo Cuesta Aguirre
, and
Swarnali Hannan
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
October
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513559025.001
ISBN: 9781513559025
Mexico has had one of the highest death tolls from Covid-19 and among the largest declines in output compared to peers. This paper utilizes data on Mexico's thirty-two states to better understand the relationship b...
Volume/Issue: 2020/215
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Swarnali Hannan
,
Keiko Honjo
, and
Mehdi Raissi
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
October
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513559018.001
ISBN: 9781513559018
Mexico's fiscal response to the pandemic has been modest compared to its peers, reflecting the authorities' desire to not issue new debt for spending. This approach, however, risks a more severe recession and a wea...
Volume/Issue: 2020/214
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Juan Pablo Cuesta Aguirre
, and
Swarnali Hannan
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513559025
Mexico has had one of the highest death tolls from Covid-19 and among the largest declines in output compared to peers. This paper utilizes data on Mexico's thirty-two states to better understand the relationship b...
Volume/Issue: 2020/215
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Swarnali Hannan
,
Keiko Honjo
, and
Mehdi Raissi
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
October
2020
ISBN: 9781513559018
Mexico's fiscal response to the pandemic has been modest compared to its peers, reflecting the authorities' desire to not issue new debt for spending. This approach, however, risks a more severe recession and a wea...
Volume/Issue: 2020/195
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Antonio David
,
Takuji Komatsuzaki
, and
Samuel Pienknagura
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
25
September
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513557632.001
ISBN: 9781513557632
This paper estimates the macroeconomic effects of structural reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) using the dataset constructed by Alesina et al. (2020). We find that large changes in the reform index h...
Volume/Issue: 2020/195
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Antonio David
,
Takuji Komatsuzaki
, and
Samuel Pienknagura
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
25
September
2020
ISBN: 9781513557632
This paper estimates the macroeconomic effects of structural reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) using the dataset constructed by Alesina et al. (2020). We find that large changes in the reform index h...
Volume/Issue: 2019/257
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Jorge Alvarez
, and
Cian Ruane
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
27
November
2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513519920.001
ISBN: 9781513519920
We assess the aggregate productivity impact of distortions arising from labor regulations in Mexico and how they interact with informality. Using employment surveys and a firm-level economic census, we document a n...
Volume/Issue: 2019/257
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Jorge Alvarez
, and
Cian Ruane
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
27
November
2019
ISBN: 9781513519920
We assess the aggregate productivity impact of distortions arising from labor regulations in Mexico and how they interact with informality. Using employment surveys and a firm-level economic census, we document a n...
Volume/Issue: 2019/354
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
25
November
2019
ISBN: 9781513521183
This paper discusses Mexico's Arrangement Under the Flexible Credit Line and Cancellation of Current Arrangement. Fiscal policy has stemmed the rise in the public debt ratio in the past two years; a very tight mone...
Volume/Issue: 2019/354
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
25
November
2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513521183.002
ISBN: 9781513521183
This paper discusses Mexico's Arrangement Under the Flexible Credit Line and Cancellation of Current Arrangement. Fiscal policy has stemmed the rise in the public debt ratio in the past two years; a very tight mone...
Volume/Issue: 2019/354
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
25
November
2019
ISBN: 9781513521183
This paper discusses Mexico's Arrangement Under the Flexible Credit Line and Cancellation of Current Arrangement. Fiscal policy has stemmed the rise in the public debt ratio in the past two years; a very tight mone...
Volume/Issue: 2019/354
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
25
November
2019
ISBN: 9781513521183
This paper discusses Mexico's Arrangement Under the Flexible Credit Line and Cancellation of Current Arrangement. Fiscal policy has stemmed the rise in the public debt ratio in the past two years; a very tight mone...
Volume/Issue: 2019/339
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
November
2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513520148.002
ISBN: 9781513520148
This Technical Assistance report on Mexico discusses public investment management assessment (PIMA). It evaluates 15 key institutions in terms of their institutional strength and effectiveness across the planning,...
Volume/Issue: 2019/339
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
November
2019
ISBN: 9781513520148
This Technical Assistance report on Mexico discusses public investment management assessment (PIMA). It evaluates 15 key institutions in terms of their institutional strength and effectiveness across the planning,...
Volume/Issue: 2019/336
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
November
2019
ISBN: 9781513519005
This 2019 Article IV Consultation with Mexico discusses that growth is expected to accelerate modestly in the near-term, reaching 0.4 percent in 2019, as macroeconomic policies become less contractionary. Monetary...
Volume/Issue: 2019/336
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
November
2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513519005.002
ISBN: 9781513519005
This 2019 Article IV Consultation with Mexico discusses that growth is expected to accelerate modestly in the near-term, reaching 0.4 percent in 2019, as macroeconomic policies become less contractionary. Monetary...
Volume/Issue: 2019/337
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
November
2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513519043.002
ISBN: 9781513519043
This Selected Issues paper shows that upgrading basic public infrastructure, and road infrastructure, raises productivity among firms, not only for large companies but also for Mexico's large number of small and mi...
Volume/Issue: 2019/336
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
November
2019
ISBN: 9781513519005
This 2019 Article IV Consultation with Mexico discusses that growth is expected to accelerate modestly in the near-term, reaching 0.4 percent in 2019, as macroeconomic policies become less contractionary. Monetary...
Volume/Issue: 2019/337
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
November
2019
ISBN: 9781513519043
This Selected Issues paper shows that upgrading basic public infrastructure, and road infrastructure, raises productivity among firms, not only for large companies but also for Mexico's large number of small and mi...
Volume/Issue: 2019/337
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
November
2019
ISBN: 9781513519043
This Selected Issues paper shows that upgrading basic public infrastructure, and road infrastructure, raises productivity among firms, not only for large companies but also for Mexico's large number of small and mi...
Volume/Issue: 2019/337
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
November
2019
ISBN: 9781513519043
This Selected Issues paper shows that upgrading basic public infrastructure, and road infrastructure, raises productivity among firms, not only for large companies but also for Mexico's large number of small and mi...
Volume/Issue: 2019/336
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
05
November
2019
ISBN: 9781513519005
This 2019 Article IV Consultation with Mexico discusses that growth is expected to accelerate modestly in the near-term, reaching 0.4 percent in 2019, as macroeconomic policies become less contractionary. Monetary...
Volume/Issue: 2019/148
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Frederic Lambert
, and
Hyunmin Park
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
11
July
2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498320863.001
ISBN: 9781498320863
We analyze microdata from Mexico's survey on household income and expenditures
(ENIGH) to study the evolution of income inequality in Mexico over 2004-16, identify its sources, and investigate how it was affected...
Volume/Issue: 2019/148
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Frederic Lambert
, and
Hyunmin Park
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
11
July
2019
ISBN: 9781498320863
We analyze microdata from Mexico's survey on household income and expenditures
(ENIGH) to study the evolution of income inequality in Mexico over 2004-16, identify its sources, and investigate how it was affected...
Volume/Issue: 2019/126
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Ioana Moldovan
,
Shu-Chun Susan Yang
, and
Luis-Felipe Zanna
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
11
June
2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498312110.001
ISBN: 9781498312110
This paper assesses the optimal setting of fiscal spending and foreign exchange rate intervention policies in response to volatile foreign aid, in a small open economy model that incorporates typical features of lo...
Volume/Issue: 2019/126
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Ioana Moldovan
,
Shu-Chun Susan Yang
, and
Luis-Felipe Zanna
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
11
June
2019
ISBN: 9781498312110
This paper assesses the optimal setting of fiscal spending and foreign exchange rate intervention policies in response to volatile foreign aid, in a small open economy model that incorporates typical features of lo...
Volume/Issue: 2019/87
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Christian Saborowski
, and
Florian Misch
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
May
2019
ISBN: 9781498311137
This paper examines the variation in life cycle growth across the universe of Mexican firms. We establish two stylized facts to motivate our analysis: first, we show that firm size matters for development by illust...
Volume/Issue: 2019/87
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Christian Saborowski
, and
Florian Misch
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
May
2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498311137.001
ISBN: 9781498311137
This paper examines the variation in life cycle growth across the universe of Mexican firms. We establish two stylized facts to motivate our analysis: first, we show that firm size matters for development by illust...
Volume/Issue: 2018/332
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
27
November
2018
ISBN: 9781484386644
Mexico's economy has exhibited resilience in the face of a complex external environment. The current administration has responded appropriately to the recent external shocks and demonstrated its commitment to macro...
Volume/Issue: 2018/332
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
27
November
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484386644.002
ISBN: 9781484386644
Mexico's economy has exhibited resilience in the face of a complex external environment. The current administration has responded appropriately to the recent external shocks and demonstrated its commitment to macro...
Volume/Issue: 2018/332
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
27
November
2018
ISBN: 9781484386644
Mexico's economy has exhibited resilience in the face of a complex external environment. The current administration has responded appropriately to the recent external shocks and demonstrated its commitment to macro...
Volume/Issue: 2018/332
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
27
November
2018
ISBN: 9781484386644
Mexico's economy has exhibited resilience in the face of a complex external environment. The current administration has responded appropriately to the recent external shocks and demonstrated its commitment to macro...
Volume/Issue: 2018/307
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
November
2018
ISBN: 9781484383667
A new political landscape is shaping up in Mexico following the July elections. President-elect López Obrador has promised to reduce corruption and crime, and boost social spending and public investment, while main...
Volume/Issue: 2018/308
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
November
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484383711.002
ISBN: 9781484383711
This Selected Issues paper on Mexico documents the composition, trends, and labor market implications of informality using data from the National Employment Survey (ENOE). Over half of the employed population has i...
Volume/Issue: 2018/307
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
November
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484383667.002
ISBN: 9781484383667
A new political landscape is shaping up in Mexico following the July elections. President-elect López Obrador has promised to reduce corruption and crime, and boost social spending and public investment, while main...
Volume/Issue: 2018/240
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Rodrigo Mariscal
, and
Alejandro Werner
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
November
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484381632.001
ISBN: 9781484381632
In this paper we analyze the incidence of the VAT and its effects on the income distribution. To
identify these effects, we rely on two tax reforms undertaken in Mexico that increased the VAT rate
for a group of ci...
Volume/Issue: 2018/307
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
November
2018
ISBN: 9781484383667
A new political landscape is shaping up in Mexico following the July elections. President-elect López Obrador has promised to reduce corruption and crime, and boost social spending and public investment, while main...
Volume/Issue: 2018/308
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
November
2018
ISBN: 9781484383711
This Selected Issues paper on Mexico documents the composition, trends, and labor market implications of informality using data from the National Employment Survey (ENOE). Over half of the employed population has i...
Volume/Issue: 2018/308
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
November
2018
ISBN: 9781484383711
This Selected Issues paper on Mexico documents the composition, trends, and labor market implications of informality using data from the National Employment Survey (ENOE). Over half of the employed population has i...
Volume/Issue: 2018/308
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
November
2018
ISBN: 9781484383711
This Selected Issues paper on Mexico documents the composition, trends, and labor market implications of informality using data from the National Employment Survey (ENOE). Over half of the employed population has i...
Volume/Issue: 2018/307
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
November
2018
ISBN: 9781484383667
A new political landscape is shaping up in Mexico following the July elections. President-elect López Obrador has promised to reduce corruption and crime, and boost social spending and public investment, while main...
Volume/Issue: 2018/240
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Rodrigo Mariscal
, and
Alejandro Werner
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
November
2018
ISBN: 9781484381632
In this paper we analyze the incidence of the VAT and its effects on the income distribution. To
identify these effects, we rely on two tax reforms undertaken in Mexico that increased the VAT rate
for a group of ci...
Volume/Issue: 2018/307
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
November
2018
ISBN: 9781484383667
A new political landscape is shaping up in Mexico following the July elections. President-elect López Obrador has promised to reduce corruption and crime, and boost social spending and public investment, while main...
Volume/Issue: 2018/289
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
03
October
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484379820.002
ISBN: 9781484379820
This Fiscal Transparency Evaluation (FTE) report assesses Mexico's fiscal transparency practices against the IMF's Fiscal Transparency Code (FTC), including the draft pillar on resource revenue management. Mexico s...
Volume/Issue: 2018/289
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
03
October
2018
ISBN: 9781484379820
This Fiscal Transparency Evaluation (FTE) report assesses Mexico's fiscal transparency practices against the IMF's Fiscal Transparency Code (FTC), including the draft pillar on resource revenue management. Mexico s...
Volume/Issue: 2018/136
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Zsoka Koczan
, and
Franz Loyola
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
June
2018
ISBN: 9781484361634
The poverty-reducing effects of remittances have been well-documented, however, their effects on inequality are less clear. This paper examines the impact of remittances on inequality in Mexico using household-leve...
Volume/Issue: 2018/136
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Zsoka Koczan
, and
Franz Loyola
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
June
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484361634.001
ISBN: 9781484361634
The poverty-reducing effects of remittances have been well-documented, however, their effects on inequality are less clear. This paper examines the impact of remittances on inequality in Mexico using household-leve...
Volume/Issue: 2018/112
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Florian Misch
, and
Christian Saborowski
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
May
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484353578.001
ISBN: 9781484353578
This paper explores the role for specific structural distortions in explaining Mexico's weak productivity growth through the resource misallocation channel. The paper makes two contributions. First, we validate the...
Volume/Issue: 2018/112
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Florian Misch
, and
Christian Saborowski
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
May
2018
ISBN: 9781484353578
This paper explores the role for specific structural distortions in explaining Mexico's weak productivity growth through the resource misallocation channel. The paper makes two contributions. First, we validate the...
Volume/Issue: 2018/94
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Antonio David
, and
Daniel Leigh
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
April
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484353059.001
ISBN: 9781484353059
This paper presents a new database of fiscal consolidations for 14 Latin American and
Caribbean economies during 1989-2016. We focus on discretionary changes in taxes and
government spending primarily motivated by...
Volume/Issue: 2018/94
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Antonio David
, and
Daniel Leigh
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
April
2018
ISBN: 9781484353059
This paper presents a new database of fiscal consolidations for 14 Latin American and
Caribbean economies during 1989-2016. We focus on discretionary changes in taxes and
government spending primarily motivated by...
Volume/Issue: 2018/35
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Chang Ma
, and
Fabian Valencia
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
March
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484344163.001
ISBN: 9781484344163
Over the past two decades, Mexico has hedged oil price risk through the purchase of put
options. We examine the resulting welfare gains using a standard sovereign default model
calibrated to Mexican data. We show t...
Volume/Issue: 2018/35
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Chang Ma
, and
Fabian Valencia
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
March
2018
ISBN: 9781484344163
Over the past two decades, Mexico has hedged oil price risk through the purchase of put
options. We examine the resulting welfare gains using a standard sovereign default model
calibrated to Mexican data. We show t...
Volume/Issue: 2017/405
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Legal Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
03
January
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484335482.002
ISBN: 9781484335482
This report provides a summary of the anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) measures in place in Mexico. Mexico has a mature AML/CFT regime, with a correspondingly well-developed lega...
Volume/Issue: 2017/406
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Legal Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
03
January
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484335543.002
ISBN: 9781484335543
This report evaluates the observance of standards and codes on Financial Action Task Force recommendations for anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) in Mexico. Mexico has a mature...
Volume/Issue: 2017/406
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Legal Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
03
January
2018
ISBN: 9781484335543
This report evaluates the observance of standards and codes on Financial Action Task Force recommendations for anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) in Mexico. Mexico has a mature...
Volume/Issue: 2017/405
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Legal Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
03
January
2018
ISBN: 9781484335482
This report provides a summary of the anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) measures in place in Mexico. Mexico has a mature AML/CFT regime, with a correspondingly well-developed lega...
Volume/Issue: 2017/068
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department;International Monetary Fund. Finance Dept.;International Monetary Fund. Legal Dept.;International Monetary Fund. Policy Development and Review Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
19
December
2017
ISBN: 9781498346153
in the Fund's work stream on the Adequacy of the Global Financial Safety Net (GFSN). The paper follows the Executive Board's discussion of the Adequacy of the Global Financial Safety Net-Review of the Flexible Cred...
Volume/Issue: 2017/068
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department;International Monetary Fund. Finance Dept.;International Monetary Fund. Legal Dept.;International Monetary Fund. Policy Development and Review Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
19
December
2017
ISBN: 9781498346153
in the Fund's work stream on the Adequacy of the Global Financial Safety Net (GFSN). The paper follows the Executive Board's discussion of the Adequacy of the Global Financial Safety Net-Review of the Flexible Cred...
Volume/Issue: 2017/068
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department;International Monetary Fund. Finance Dept.;International Monetary Fund. Legal Dept.;International Monetary Fund. Policy Development and Review Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
19
December
2017
ISBN: 9781498346153
in the Fund's work stream on the Adequacy of the Global Financial Safety Net (GFSN). The paper follows the Executive Board's discussion of the Adequacy of the Global Financial Safety Net-Review of the Flexible Cred...
Volume/Issue: 2017/068
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department;International Monetary Fund. Finance Dept.;International Monetary Fund. Legal Dept.;International Monetary Fund. Policy Development and Review Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
19
December
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498346153.007
ISBN: 9781498346153
in the Fund's work stream on the Adequacy of the Global Financial Safety Net (GFSN). The paper follows the Executive Board's discussion of the Adequacy of the Global Financial Safety Net-Review of the Flexible Cred...
Volume/Issue: 2017/355
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
30
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484330821
This paper discusses Mexico's Arrangement Under the Flexible Credit Line (FCL) and Cancellation of Current Arrangement. Mexico continues to face significant uncertainty regarding the pace and outcome of the negotia...
Volume/Issue: 2017/355
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
30
November
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484330821.002
ISBN: 9781484330821
This paper discusses Mexico's Arrangement Under the Flexible Credit Line (FCL) and Cancellation of Current Arrangement. Mexico continues to face significant uncertainty regarding the pace and outcome of the negotia...
Volume/Issue: 2017/355
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
30
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484330821
This paper discusses Mexico's Arrangement Under the Flexible Credit Line (FCL) and Cancellation of Current Arrangement. Mexico continues to face significant uncertainty regarding the pace and outcome of the negotia...
Volume/Issue: 2017/355
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
30
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484330821
This paper discusses Mexico's Arrangement Under the Flexible Credit Line (FCL) and Cancellation of Current Arrangement. Mexico continues to face significant uncertainty regarding the pace and outcome of the negotia...
Volume/Issue: 2017/346
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484327586
This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights the Mexican economy's resilience in the face of a complex external environment. Output has continued to grow at a moderate pace while inflation has temporarily risen abo...
Volume/Issue: 2017/346
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484327586.002
ISBN: 9781484327586
This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights the Mexican economy's resilience in the face of a complex external environment. Output has continued to grow at a moderate pace while inflation has temporarily risen abo...
Volume/Issue: 2017/347
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484327647.002
ISBN: 9781484327647
This Selected Issues paper assesses the economic impact of Mexico's structural reforms. The Mexican authorities have been implementing an ambitious structural reform agenda in a coordinated effort to lift productiv...
Volume/Issue: 2017/346
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484327586
This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights the Mexican economy's resilience in the face of a complex external environment. Output has continued to grow at a moderate pace while inflation has temporarily risen abo...
Volume/Issue: 2017/347
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484327647
This Selected Issues paper assesses the economic impact of Mexico's structural reforms. The Mexican authorities have been implementing an ambitious structural reform agenda in a coordinated effort to lift productiv...
Volume/Issue: 2017/347
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484327647
This Selected Issues paper assesses the economic impact of Mexico's structural reforms. The Mexican authorities have been implementing an ambitious structural reform agenda in a coordinated effort to lift productiv...
Volume/Issue: 2017/346
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484327586
This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights the Mexican economy's resilience in the face of a complex external environment. Output has continued to grow at a moderate pace while inflation has temporarily risen abo...
Volume/Issue: 2017/346
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
ISBN: 9781484327586
This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights the Mexican economy's resilience in the face of a complex external environment. Output has continued to grow at a moderate pace while inflation has temporarily risen abo...
Volume/Issue: 2017/129
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
23
May
2017
ISBN: 9781484301364
This paper discusses Mexico's Review under the Flexible Credit Line. Mexico's very strong policies and policy frameworks have helped it navigate successfully a complex external environment characterized by the heig...
Volume/Issue: 2017/129
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
23
May
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484301364.002
ISBN: 9781484301364
This paper discusses Mexico's Review under the Flexible Credit Line. Mexico's very strong policies and policy frameworks have helped it navigate successfully a complex external environment characterized by the heig...
Volume/Issue: 2017/129
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
23
May
2017
ISBN: 9781484301364
This paper discusses Mexico's Review under the Flexible Credit Line. Mexico's very strong policies and policy frameworks have helped it navigate successfully a complex external environment characterized by the heig...
Series: Books
Author(s):
Charles Enoch
,
Wouter Bossu
,
Carlos Caceres
, and
Diva Singh
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
10
April
2017
ISBN: 9781513520247
Pension funds are becoming increasingly important in financial markets in the LA-7 (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay). The size of these pension funds has surpassed 17 percent of GD...
Series: Books
Author(s):
Charles Enoch
,
Wouter Bossu
,
Carlos Caceres
, and
Diva Singh
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
10
April
2017
ISBN: 9781513520247
Banking systems are the largest financial intermediaries in the LA-7 countries (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay), amounting to about 100 percent of LA-7 GDP. Brazil’s banking syste...
