Volume/Issue: 2020/134
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Pavol Jur?a
,
Ján Klacso
,
Eugen Tereanu
,
Marco Forletta
, and
Marco Gross
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
17
July
2020
ISBN: 9781513550503
We develop a semi-structural quantitative framework that combines micro and macroeconomic data to assess the effectiveness of combinations of borrower-based macroprudential measures in Slovakia. We expand on the in...
Volume/Issue: 2020/134
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Pavol Jur?a
,
Ján Klacso
,
Eugen Tereanu
,
Marco Forletta
, and
Marco Gross
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
17
July
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513550503.001
ISBN: 9781513550503
We develop a semi-structural quantitative framework that combines micro and macroeconomic data to assess the effectiveness of combinations of borrower-based macroprudential measures in Slovakia. We expand on the in...
Volume/Issue: 2019/283
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Thornton Matheson
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
20
December
2019
ISBN: 9781513521589
This paper provides an overview of global solid waste generation, its environmental costs, and fiscal instruments that can be used to encourage waste reduction and finance proper disposal. Countries-especially isla...
Volume/Issue: 2019/283
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Thornton Matheson
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
20
December
2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513521589.001
ISBN: 9781513521589
This paper provides an overview of global solid waste generation, its environmental costs, and fiscal instruments that can be used to encourage waste reduction and finance proper disposal. Countries-especially isla...
Volume/Issue: 2019/330
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
31
October
2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513518428.002
ISBN: 9781513518428
This Technical Assistance paper assesses Slovak Republic's public investment management framework using the IMF's Public Investment Management Assessment (PIMA) methodology and advises the authorities on options to...
Volume/Issue: 2019/330
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
31
October
2019
ISBN: 9781513518428
This Technical Assistance paper assesses Slovak Republic's public investment management framework using the IMF's Public Investment Management Assessment (PIMA) methodology and advises the authorities on options to...
Volume/Issue: 2019/220
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
12
July
2019
ISBN: 9781498325127
Leveraging its location and low-cost skilled labor, Slovakia has attained a very high level of integration with the global value chains, which has proved pivotal to exports growth and income convergence with the Eu...
Volume/Issue: 2019/220
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
12
July
2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498325127.002
ISBN: 9781498325127
Leveraging its location and low-cost skilled labor, Slovakia has attained a very high level of integration with the global value chains, which has proved pivotal to exports growth and income convergence with the Eu...
Volume/Issue: 2019/220
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
12
July
2019
ISBN: 9781498325127
Leveraging its location and low-cost skilled labor, Slovakia has attained a very high level of integration with the global value chains, which has proved pivotal to exports growth and income convergence with the Eu...
Volume/Issue: 2019/220
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
12
July
2019
ISBN: 9781498325127
Leveraging its location and low-cost skilled labor, Slovakia has attained a very high level of integration with the global value chains, which has proved pivotal to exports growth and income convergence with the Eu...
Volume/Issue: 2019/91
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Mariya Brussevich
,
Era Dabla-Norris
, and
Salma Khalid
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
06
May
2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498303743.001
ISBN: 9781498303743
Using individual level data on task composition at work for 30 advanced and emerging economies, we find that women, on average, perform more routine tasks than men?tasks that are more prone to automation. To quanti...
Volume/Issue: 2019/91
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Mariya Brussevich
,
Era Dabla-Norris
, and
Salma Khalid
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
06
May
2019
ISBN: 9781498303743
Using individual level data on task composition at work for 30 advanced and emerging economies, we find that women, on average, perform more routine tasks than men?tasks that are more prone to automation. To quanti...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
November
2018
ISBN: 9781484375402
Activity continued to expand in the first half of 2018, but at a slower-than-expected pace, mainly in advanced Europe. The external environment has become less supportive, with slow...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
November
2018
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...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
November
2018
ISBN: 9781484375402
This chapter documents the increasing use of macroprudential policies (MaPPs) in Europe in recent years to build financial resilience, contain general and sectoral credit growth, an...
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:
08
November
2018
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...
Volume/Issue: 2018/241
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
July
2018
ISBN: 9781484370896
The Slovak economy is enjoying consecutive years of favorable performance
marked by robust real per capita GDP growth, record-low unemployment and sustained
improvement in fiscal balances. However, shortages of ski...
Volume/Issue: 2018/241
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
July
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484370896.002
ISBN: 9781484370896
The Slovak economy is enjoying consecutive years of favorable performance
marked by robust real per capita GDP growth, record-low unemployment and sustained
improvement in fiscal balances. However, shortages of ski...
Volume/Issue: 2018/242
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
July
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484370940.002
ISBN: 9781484370940
This Selected Issues paper assesses Slovakia's household and private sector indebtedness against macroeconomic fundamentals, identifies key vulnerabilities from rapid household credit growth, assesses policy respon...
Volume/Issue: 2018/241
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
July
2018
ISBN: 9781484370896
The Slovak economy is enjoying consecutive years of favorable performance
marked by robust real per capita GDP growth, record-low unemployment and sustained
improvement in fiscal balances. However, shortages of ski...
Volume/Issue: 2018/242
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
July
2018
ISBN: 9781484370940
This Selected Issues paper assesses Slovakia's household and private sector indebtedness against macroeconomic fundamentals, identifies key vulnerabilities from rapid household credit growth, assesses policy respon...
Volume/Issue: 2018/242
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
July
2018
ISBN: 9781484370940
This Selected Issues paper assesses Slovakia's household and private sector indebtedness against macroeconomic fundamentals, identifies key vulnerabilities from rapid household credit growth, assesses policy respon...
Volume/Issue: 2018/241
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
July
2018
ISBN: 9781484370896
The Slovak economy is enjoying consecutive years of favorable performance
marked by robust real per capita GDP growth, record-low unemployment and sustained
improvement in fiscal balances. However, shortages of ski...
Volume/Issue: 2018/241
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
July
2018
ISBN: 9781484370896
The Slovak economy is enjoying consecutive years of favorable performance
marked by robust real per capita GDP growth, record-low unemployment and sustained
improvement in fiscal balances. However, shortages of ski...
Volume/Issue: 2017/71
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
23
March
2017
ISBN: 9781475587883
This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights projected moderate 2016 real GDP growth in the Slovak Republic, but still at a robust 3.3 percent. Growth continues to benefit from an improving labor market, low inflat...
Volume/Issue: 2017/72
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
23
March
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475587937.002
ISBN: 9781475587937
This Selected Issues paper uses the case of the Slovak Republic to investigate how European Union (EU) countries can make optimal use of EU funds to reduce regional disparities. The findings suggest that high-quali...
Volume/Issue: 2017/71
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
23
March
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475587883.002
ISBN: 9781475587883
This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights projected moderate 2016 real GDP growth in the Slovak Republic, but still at a robust 3.3 percent. Growth continues to benefit from an improving labor market, low inflat...
Volume/Issue: 2017/72
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
23
March
2017
ISBN: 9781475587937
This Selected Issues paper uses the case of the Slovak Republic to investigate how European Union (EU) countries can make optimal use of EU funds to reduce regional disparities. The findings suggest that high-quali...
Volume/Issue: 2017/72
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
23
March
2017
ISBN: 9781475587937
This Selected Issues paper uses the case of the Slovak Republic to investigate how European Union (EU) countries can make optimal use of EU funds to reduce regional disparities. The findings suggest that high-quali...
Volume/Issue: 2017/71
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
23
March
2017
ISBN: 9781475587883
This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights projected moderate 2016 real GDP growth in the Slovak Republic, but still at a robust 3.3 percent. Growth continues to benefit from an improving labor market, low inflat...
Volume/Issue: 2017/71
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
23
March
2017
ISBN: 9781475587883
This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights projected moderate 2016 real GDP growth in the Slovak Republic, but still at a robust 3.3 percent. Growth continues to benefit from an improving labor market, low inflat...
Volume/Issue: 2016/11
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Yuko Hashimoto
, and
Noriaki Kinoshita
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
January
2016
ISBN: 9781484395073
This paper analyzes the nonfinancial corporation (NFC) sector’s financial balance sheets using data available from the OECD. In our sample of 20 advanced economies, corporate debt in percent of GDP—a frequently use...
Volume/Issue: 2016/11
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Yuko Hashimoto
, and
Noriaki Kinoshita
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
January
2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484395073.001
ISBN: 9781484395073
This paper analyzes the nonfinancial corporation (NFC) sector’s financial balance sheets using data available from the OECD. In our sample of 20 advanced economies, corporate debt in percent of GDP—a frequently use...
Volume/Issue: 2016/13
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
January
2016
ISBN: 9781513588780
This 2015 Article IV Consultation highlights that Slovakia remains among Europe’s stronger economies, with growth continuing to pick up in 2015, driven by strong domestic demand. A push to spend expiring European U...
Volume/Issue: 2016/13
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
January
2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513588780.002
ISBN: 9781513588780
This 2015 Article IV Consultation highlights that Slovakia remains among Europe’s stronger economies, with growth continuing to pick up in 2015, driven by strong domestic demand. A push to spend expiring European U...
Volume/Issue: 2016/14
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
January
2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513509310.002
ISBN: 9781513509310
This Selected Issues paper examines the need of reformation of the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) in the Slovakia. It is suggested that in light of experience gathered so far, FRA modifications should be considere...
Volume/Issue: 2016/14
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
January
2016
ISBN: 9781513509310
This Selected Issues paper examines the need of reformation of the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) in the Slovakia. It is suggested that in light of experience gathered so far, FRA modifications should be considere...
Volume/Issue: 2016/14
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
January
2016
ISBN: 9781513509310
This Selected Issues paper examines the need of reformation of the Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) in the Slovakia. It is suggested that in light of experience gathered so far, FRA modifications should be considere...
Volume/Issue: 2016/13
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
January
2016
ISBN: 9781513588780
This 2015 Article IV Consultation highlights that Slovakia remains among Europe’s stronger economies, with growth continuing to pick up in 2015, driven by strong domestic demand. A push to spend expiring European U...
Volume/Issue: 2016/13
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
January
2016
ISBN: 9781513588780
This 2015 Article IV Consultation highlights that Slovakia remains among Europe’s stronger economies, with growth continuing to pick up in 2015, driven by strong domestic demand. A push to spend expiring European U...
Volume/Issue: 2016/13
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
January
2016
ISBN: 9781513588780
This 2015 Article IV Consultation highlights that Slovakia remains among Europe’s stronger economies, with growth continuing to pick up in 2015, driven by strong domestic demand. A push to spend expiring European U...
Volume/Issue: 2016/13
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
January
2016
ISBN: 9781513588780
This 2015 Article IV Consultation highlights that Slovakia remains among Europe’s stronger economies, with growth continuing to pick up in 2015, driven by strong domestic demand. A push to spend expiring European U...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2015
ISBN: 9781513528731
While a modest contraction in activity is expected this year for the Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CESEE) as a whole, this reflects widely divergent country-specific developments. Mo...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2015
ISBN: 9781513528731
After the onset of the global financial crisis, economies in CESEE came under pressure to correct external and internal imbalances. By now, much of the external adjustment has taken place, via i...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2015
ISBN: 9781513528731
Supporting domestic demand, addressing crisis legacies, rebuilding buffers against external shocks, and improving the business environment to boost investment and long-term growth are still the...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2015
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513528731.086
ISBN: 9781513528731
The key policy challenges facing countries in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe remain broadly unchanged, among them supporting domestic demand, addressing financial crisis legacies, rebuilding buffers agai...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2015
ISBN: 9781513528731
The key policy challenges facing countries in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe remain broadly unchanged, among them supporting domestic demand, addressing financial crisis legacies, rebuilding buffers agai...
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2015
ISBN: 9781513528731
The key policy challenges facing countries in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe remain broadly unchanged, among them supporting domestic demand, addressing financial crisis legacies, rebuilding buffers agai...
Volume/Issue: 2015/187
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Jesmin Rahman
,
Ara Stepanyan
,
Jessie Yang
, and
Li Zeng
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
03
August
2015
ISBN: 9781513552170
How do countries enhance their exports of goods in a largely tariff-free environment? Our investigation of export performance of new member states in the European Union single market, which provides a natural contr...
Volume/Issue: 2015/187
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Jesmin Rahman
,
Ara Stepanyan
,
Jessie Yang
, and
Li Zeng
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
03
August
2015
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513552170.001
ISBN: 9781513552170
How do countries enhance their exports of goods in a largely tariff-free environment? Our investigation of export performance of new member states in the European Union single market, which provides a natural contr...
Volume/Issue: 2015/67
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Luc Eyraud
, and
Tao Wu
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
March
2015
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484300282.001
ISBN: 9781484300282
The paper contributes to the discussions on fiscal governance in Europe. It takes stock of recent reforms, identifies areas for further progress, and discusses a menu of policy options for the medium-term. The issu...
Volume/Issue: 2015/67
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Luc Eyraud
, and
Tao Wu
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
March
2015
ISBN: 9781484300282
The paper contributes to the discussions on fiscal governance in Europe. It takes stock of recent reforms, identifies areas for further progress, and discusses a menu of policy options for the medium-term. The issu...
Volume/Issue: 2015/9
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Mike Seiferling
, and
Shamsuddin Tareq
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
22
January
2015
ISBN: 9781498353953
Stock-flow adjustments are typically measured as the difference between changes in gross debt and deficits. These are interpreted as a proxy for unexplained fiscal discrepancies, and often associated with a lack of...
Volume/Issue: 2015/9
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Mike Seiferling
, and
Shamsuddin Tareq
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
22
January
2015
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498353953.001
ISBN: 9781498353953
Stock-flow adjustments are typically measured as the difference between changes in gross debt and deficits. These are interpreted as a proxy for unexplained fiscal discrepancies, and often associated with a lack of...
Volume/Issue: 2014/254
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
September
2014
ISBN: 9781498301459
After slowing in 2013, the Slovak economy is gathering momentum as the euro area and domestic demand recover, the latter complementing the strong export sector that has made Slovakia one of Europe's more dynamic ec...
Volume/Issue: 2014/254
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
September
2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498301459.002
ISBN: 9781498301459
After slowing in 2013, the Slovak economy is gathering momentum as the euro area and domestic demand recover, the latter complementing the strong export sector that has made Slovakia one of Europe's more dynamic ec...
Volume/Issue: 2014/255
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
September
2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498333801.002
ISBN: 9781498333801
...
Volume/Issue: 2014/255
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
September
2014
ISBN: 9781498333801
...
Volume/Issue: 2014/255
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
September
2014
ISBN: 9781498333801
...
Volume/Issue: 2014/255
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
September
2014
ISBN: 9781498333801
...
Volume/Issue: 2014/254
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
September
2014
ISBN: 9781498301459
After slowing in 2013, the Slovak economy is gathering momentum as the euro area and domestic demand recover, the latter complementing the strong export sector that has made Slovakia one of Europe's more dynamic ec...
Volume/Issue: 2014/254
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
September
2014
ISBN: 9781498301459
After slowing in 2013, the Slovak economy is gathering momentum as the euro area and domestic demand recover, the latter complementing the strong export sector that has made Slovakia one of Europe's more dynamic ec...
Volume/Issue: 2014/254
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
September
2014
ISBN: 9781498301459
After slowing in 2013, the Slovak economy is gathering momentum as the euro area and domestic demand recover, the latter complementing the strong export sector that has made Slovakia one of Europe's more dynamic ec...
Volume/Issue: 2014/110
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Vincent Belinga
,
Dora Benedek
,
Ruud A. Mooij
, and
John Norregaard
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
19
June
2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498305075.001
ISBN: 9781498305075
By how much will faster economic growth boost government revenue? This paper estimates short- and long-run tax buoyancy in OECD countries between 1965 and 2012. We find that, for aggregate tax revenues, short-run t...
Volume/Issue: 2014/110
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Vincent Belinga
,
Dora Benedek
,
Ruud A. Mooij
, and
John Norregaard
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
19
June
2014
ISBN: 9781498305075
By how much will faster economic growth boost government revenue? This paper estimates short- and long-run tax buoyancy in OECD countries between 1965 and 2012. We find that, for aggregate tax revenues, short-run t...
Volume/Issue: 2014/95
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Alberto Martin
, and
Jaume Ventura
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
09
June
2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498307666.001
ISBN: 9781498307666
We study a dynamic economy where credit is limited by insufficient collateral and, as a result, investment and output are too low. In this environment, changes in investor sentiment or market expectations can give...
Volume/Issue: 2014/95
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Alberto Martin
, and
Jaume Ventura
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
09
June
2014
ISBN: 9781498307666
We study a dynamic economy where credit is limited by insufficient collateral and, as a result, investment and output are too low. In this environment, changes in investor sentiment or market expectations can give...
Volume/Issue: 2014/89
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Jean-Louis Combes
,
Xavier Debrun
,
Alexandru Minea
, and
Rene Tapsoba
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
28
May
2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498322379.001
ISBN: 9781498322379
The paper examines the joint impact of inflation targeting (IT) and fiscal rules (FR) on fiscal behavior and inflation in a broad panel of advanced and developing economies over the period 1990-2009. The main contr...
Volume/Issue: 2014/89
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Jean-Louis Combes
,
Xavier Debrun
,
Alexandru Minea
, and
Rene Tapsoba
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
28
May
2014
ISBN: 9781498322379
The paper examines the joint impact of inflation targeting (IT) and fiscal rules (FR) on fiscal behavior and inflation in a broad panel of advanced and developing economies over the period 1990-2009. The main contr...
Volume/Issue: 2014/117
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
May
2014
ISBN: 9781484378267
This Selected Issues paper focuses on the Baltic model, Baltic-Nordic links, and convergence. The Baltic countries form a distinct group within a tightly integrated Nordic-Baltic region. They are following similar...
Volume/Issue: 2014/117
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
May
2014
ISBN: 9781484378267
This Selected Issues paper focuses on the Baltic model, Baltic-Nordic links, and convergence. The Baltic countries form a distinct group within a tightly integrated Nordic-Baltic region. They are following similar...
Volume/Issue: 2014/117
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
May
2014
ISBN: 9781484378267
This Selected Issues paper focuses on the Baltic model, Baltic-Nordic links, and convergence. The Baltic countries form a distinct group within a tightly integrated Nordic-Baltic region. They are following similar...
Volume/Issue: 2014/117
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
May
2014
ISBN: 9781484378267
This Selected Issues paper focuses on the Baltic model, Baltic-Nordic links, and convergence. The Baltic countries form a distinct group within a tightly integrated Nordic-Baltic region. They are following similar...
Volume/Issue: 2014/117
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
May
2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484378267.006
ISBN: 9781484378267
This Selected Issues paper focuses on the Baltic model, Baltic-Nordic links, and convergence. The Baltic countries form a distinct group within a tightly integrated Nordic-Baltic region. They are following similar...
Volume/Issue: 2014/58
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Xavier Debrun
, and
Tidiane Kinda
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
April
2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475516135.001
ISBN: 9781475516135
Institutions aimed at constraining policy discretion to promote sound fiscal policies are once again at the forefront of the policy debate. Interest in 'fiscal councils,' independent watchdogs active in the public...
Volume/Issue: 2014/58
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Xavier Debrun
, and
Tidiane Kinda
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
April
2014
ISBN: 9781475516135
Institutions aimed at constraining policy discretion to promote sound fiscal policies are once again at the forefront of the policy debate. Interest in 'fiscal councils,' independent watchdogs active in the public...
Volume/Issue: 15/1
Series: IMF Research Bulletin
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
March
2014
ISBN: 9781484346266
The Research Summaries in the March 2014 Research Bulletin focus on efficiency of health expenditure (Francesco Grigoli and Javier Kapsoli) and employment growth in European Union countries (Bas B. Bakker and Li Ze...
Volume/Issue: 15/1
Series: IMF Research Bulletin
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
March
2014
ISBN: 9781484346266
The Research Summaries in the March 2014 Research Bulletin focus on efficiency of health expenditure (Francesco Grigoli and Javier Kapsoli) and employment growth in European Union countries (Bas B. Bakker and Li Ze...
Volume/Issue: 15/1
Series: IMF Research Bulletin
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
March
2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484346266.026
ISBN: 9781484346266
The Research Summaries in the March 2014 Research Bulletin focus on efficiency of health expenditure (Francesco Grigoli and Javier Kapsoli) and employment growth in European Union countries (Bas B. Bakker and Li Ze...
Volume/Issue: 15/1
Series: IMF Research Bulletin
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
March
2014
ISBN: 9781484346266
The Research Summaries in the March 2014 Research Bulletin focus on efficiency of health expenditure (Francesco Grigoli and Javier Kapsoli) and employment growth in European Union countries (Bas B. Bakker and Li Ze...
Volume/Issue: 15/1
Series: IMF Research Bulletin
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
March
2014
ISBN: 9781484346266
The Research Summaries in the March 2014 Research Bulletin focus on efficiency of health expenditure (Francesco Grigoli and Javier Kapsoli) and employment growth in European Union countries (Bas B. Bakker and Li Ze...
Volume/Issue: 15/1
Series: IMF Research Bulletin
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
March
2014
ISBN: 9781484346266
The Research Summaries in the March 2014 Research Bulletin focus on efficiency of health expenditure (Francesco Grigoli and Javier Kapsoli) and employment growth in European Union countries (Bas B. Bakker and Li Ze...
Volume/Issue: 15/1
Series: IMF Research Bulletin
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
March
2014
ISBN: 9781484346266
The Research Summaries in the March 2014 Research Bulletin focus on efficiency of health expenditure (Francesco Grigoli and Javier Kapsoli) and employment growth in European Union countries (Bas B. Bakker and Li Ze...
Volume/Issue: 15/1
Series: IMF Research Bulletin
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
March
2014
ISBN: 9781484346266
The Research Summaries in the March 2014 Research Bulletin focus on efficiency of health expenditure (Francesco Grigoli and Javier Kapsoli) and employment growth in European Union countries (Bas B. Bakker and Li Ze...
Volume/Issue: 2014/34
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Andrea Pescatori
,
Damiano Sandri
, and
John Simon
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
February
2014
ISBN: 9781484306444
Using a novel empirical approach and an extensive dataset developed by the Fiscal Affairs Department of the IMF, we find no evidence of any particular debt threshold above which medium-term growth prospects are dra...
Volume/Issue: 2014/34
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Andrea Pescatori
,
Damiano Sandri
, and
John Simon
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
February
2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484306444.001
ISBN: 9781484306444
Using a novel empirical approach and an extensive dataset developed by the Fiscal Affairs Department of the IMF, we find no evidence of any particular debt threshold above which medium-term growth prospects are dra...
Volume/Issue: 2013/263
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Matias Costa Navajas
, and
Aaron Thegeya
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
23
December
2013
ISBN: 9781484327616
The paper tests the effectiveness of financial soundness indicators (FSIs) as harbingers of banking crises, using multivariate logit models to see whether FSIs, broad macroeconomic indicators, and institutional ind...
Volume/Issue: 2013/263
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Matias Costa Navajas
, and
Aaron Thegeya
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
23
December
2013
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484327616.001
ISBN: 9781484327616
The paper tests the effectiveness of financial soundness indicators (FSIs) as harbingers of banking crises, using multivariate logit models to see whether FSIs, broad macroeconomic indicators, and institutional ind...
Volume/Issue: 2013/183
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
John Bluedorn
,
Rupa Duttagupta
,
Jaime Guajardo
, and
Petia Topalova
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
22
August
2013
ISBN: 9781484389041
Has the unprecedented financial globalization of recent years changed the behavior of capital flows across countries? Using a newly constructed database of gross and net capital flows since 1980 for a sample of nea...
Volume/Issue: 2013/183
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
John Bluedorn
,
Rupa Duttagupta
,
Jaime Guajardo
, and
Petia Topalova
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
22
August
2013
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484389041.001
ISBN: 9781484389041
Has the unprecedented financial globalization of recent years changed the behavior of capital flows across countries? Using a newly constructed database of gross and net capital flows since 1980 for a sample of nea...
Volume/Issue: 2013/262
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
August
2013
ISBN: 9781475582802
This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that following a sharp downturn in 2009 in the context of the global economic and financial crisis, Slovakia emerged as one of the fastest-growing economies in the Europ...
Volume/Issue: 2013/262
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
August
2013
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475582802.002
ISBN: 9781475582802
This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that following a sharp downturn in 2009 in the context of the global economic and financial crisis, Slovakia emerged as one of the fastest-growing economies in the Europ...
Volume/Issue: 2013/262
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
August
2013
ISBN: 9781475582802
This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that following a sharp downturn in 2009 in the context of the global economic and financial crisis, Slovakia emerged as one of the fastest-growing economies in the Europ...
Volume/Issue: 2013/262
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. European Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
August
2013
ISBN: 9781475582802
This 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that following a sharp downturn in 2009 in the context of the global economic and financial crisis, Slovakia emerged as one of the fastest-growing economies in the Europ...
Volume/Issue: 2013/125
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Xavier Debrun
, and
Tidiane Kinda
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
22
May
2013
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484321737.001
ISBN: 9781484321737
The paper explores the extent to which the pressure of debt service on other spending items may push governments to embark on fiscal consolidation beyond what is strictly necessary to secure solvency. The empirical...
Volume/Issue: 2013/125
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Xavier Debrun
, and
Tidiane Kinda
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
22
May
2013
ISBN: 9781484321737
The paper explores the extent to which the pressure of debt service on other spending items may push governments to embark on fiscal consolidation beyond what is strictly necessary to secure solvency. The empirical...
Volume/Issue: 2013/74
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
March
2013
ISBN: 9781475533781
This report is an overview of the performance of the European Banking Authority (EBA) against its mandates, given economic conditions prevailing in the banking sector in the European Union (EU). Banks remain a key...
Volume/Issue: 2013/74
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/10.5089/9781475533781.002
ISBN: 9781475533781
This report is an overview of the performance of the European Banking Authority (EBA) against its mandates, given economic conditions prevailing in the banking sector in the European Union (EU). Banks remain a key...
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:
25
January
2013
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781616354138.084
ISBN: 9781616354138
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...
