Volume/Issue: 2016/98
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
04
April
2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475550009.002
ISBN: 9781475550009
This paper presents stylized facts on the quantitative and qualitative infrastructure gap in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), estimates the efficiency of public investment, and recommends how t...
Volume/Issue: 2015/63
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Serhan Cevik
,
Richard Harris
, and
Fatih Yilmaz
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
20
March
2015
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475530520.001
ISBN: 9781475530520
Standard models-based exclusively on macro-financial variables-have made little progress in explaining the behavior of exchange rates. In this paper, we introduce a neglected set of 'soft power' factors capturing...
Volume/Issue: 2014/358
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
22
December
2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498349741.002
ISBN: 9781498349741
All end-June performance criteria and indicative targets under the ECF arrangement were met, and all structural benchmarks were completed, albeit with minor delays. However, there was a nonobservance of the continu...
Volume/Issue: 2013/244
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Ricardo Fenochietto
, and
Carola Pessino
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
December
2013
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484301272.001
ISBN: 9781484301272
This paper presents a model to determine the tax effort and tax capacity of 113 countries and the main variables on which they depend. The results and the model allow a clear determination of which countries are ne...
Volume/Issue: 2013/108
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Christian Henn
,
Chris Papageorgiou
, and
Nicola Spatafora
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
May
2013
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484351635.001
ISBN: 9781484351635
This paper develops new, far more extensive estimates of export quality, covering 178 countries and hundreds of products over 1962–2010. Quality upgrading is particularly rapid during the early stages of dev...
Volume/Issue: 2011/8
Series: Staff Discussion Notes
Author(s):
Jonathan Ostry
, and
Andrew Berg
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
April
2011
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781463926564.006
ISBN: 9781463926564
This note raises the IMF’s profile on a number of issues related to inequality, unemployment, governance, etc. It builds on earlier empirical work that examined correlations between growth downbreaks/duratio...
Series: Balance of Payments Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
29
November
2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781616350024.044
ISBN: 9781616350024
The BOPS Yearbook, usually published in December, contains balance of payments statistics for most of the world, compiled in accordance with the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual. Part 1 includes aggregate as well a...
Series: Direction of Trade Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
September
2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781455210497.042
ISBN: 9781455210497
The Direction of Trade Statistics Online service provides data on the value of merchandise exports and imports between each country and all its trading partners. The database includes: total bilateral and multilate...
Series: Direction of Trade Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
June
2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781455214624.042
ISBN: 9781455214624
This publication provides data on the country and area distribution of countries exports and imports as reported by themselves or by their partners. The quarterly issues cover data for the most recent six quarters...
Volume: 57
Series: IMF Staff Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
26
March
2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589069114.024
ISBN: 9781589069114
Do highly indebted countries suffer from a debt overhang? Can debt relief foster their growth rates? To answer these important questions, this article looks at how the debt-growth relation varies with indebtedness...
Series: Direction of Trade Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
11
March
2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451930092.042
ISBN: 9781451930092
This publication provides data on the country and area distribution of countries exports and imports as reported by themselves or by their partners. The quarterly issues cover data for the most recent six quarters...
Series: Balance of Payments Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
December
2009
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589068728.044
ISBN: 9781589068728
The BOPS Yearbook, usually published in December, contains balance of payments statistics for most of the world, compiled in accordance with the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual. Part 1 includes aggregate as well a...
Series: Direction of Trade Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
December
2009
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451960044.042
ISBN: 9781451960044
This publication provides data on the country and area distribution of countries exports and imports as reported by themselves or by their partners. The quarterly issues cover data for the most recent six quarters...
Series: Direction of Trade Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
September
2009
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451960006.042
ISBN: 9781451960006
This publication provides data on the country and area distribution of countries exports and imports as reported by themselves or by their partners. The quarterly issues cover data for the most recent six quarters...
Series: Direction of Trade Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
June
2009
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451959987.042
ISBN: 9781451959987
This publication provides data on the country and area distribution of countries exports and imports as reported by themselves or by their partners. The quarterly issues cover data for the most recent six quarters...
Series: Direction of Trade Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
March
2009
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451959901.042
ISBN: 9781451959901
This publication provides data on the country and area distribution of countries exports and imports as reported by themselves or by their partners. The quarterly issues cover data for the most recent six quarters...
Volume/Issue: 2009/33
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
30
January
2009
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451807912.002
ISBN: 9781451807912
This paper discusses Côte d'Ivoire's preliminary assessment of eligibility for assistance under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative. The March 2007 Ouagadougou Political Accord provides a roadma...
Series: Balance of Payments Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
03
December
2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589067530.044
ISBN: 9781589067530
The BOPS Yearbook, usually published in December, contains balance of payments statistics for most of the world, compiled in accordance with the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual. Part 1 includes aggregate as well a...
Series: International Financial Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
12
November
2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451964363.041
ISBN: 9781451964363
International Financial Statistics provides a complete library of continuously updated international statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance. The monthly print edition contains over 1,000 pa...
Series: Direction of Trade Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
September
2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451930283.042
ISBN: 9781451930283
This publication provides data on the country and area distribution of countries exports and imports as reported by themselves or by their partners. The quarterly issues cover data for the most recent six quarters...
Series: Direction of Trade Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
11
June
2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451930252.042
ISBN: 9781451930252
This publication provides data on the country and area distribution of countries exports and imports as reported by themselves or by their partners. The quarterly issues cover data for the most recent six quarters...
Series: International Financial Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
May
2008
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451964042.041
ISBN: 9781451964042
International Financial Statistics provides a complete library of continuously updated international statistics on all aspects of international and domestic finance. The monthly print edition contains over 1,000 pa...
Series: Direction of Trade Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
December
2007
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451960143.042
ISBN: 9781451960143
This publication provides data on the country and area distribution of countries exports and imports as reported by themselves or by their partners. The quarterly issues cover data for the most recent six quarters...
Series: Balance of Payments Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
29
November
2007
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589066564.044
ISBN: 9781589066564
The BOPS Yearbook, usually published in December, contains balance of payments statistics for most of the world, compiled in accordance with the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual. Part 1 includes aggregate as well a...
Series: Direction of Trade Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
17
September
2007
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451960105.042
ISBN: 9781451960105
This publication provides data on the country and area distribution of countries exports and imports as reported by themselves or by their partners. The quarterly issues cover data for the most recent six quarters...
Series: Direction of Trade Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
June
2007
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451960068.042
ISBN: 9781451960068
This publication provides data on the country and area distribution of countries exports and imports as reported by themselves or by their partners. The quarterly issues cover data for the most recent six quarters...
Volume/Issue: 2007/50
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Athanasios Vamvakidis
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
March
2007
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451866148.001
ISBN: 9781451866148
Recent literature argues that conflict in shifting adjustment costs between different socioeconomic groups delays necessary reforms and finds that such reforms often follow economic crises. This paper expands these...
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
February
2007
Language: German
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589065642.011
ISBN: 9781589065642
The Annual Report 2006 to the Board of Governors reviews the IMF's activities and policies during the financial year (May 1, 2005, through April 30, 2006). The main sections cover the Fund's Medium-Term Strategy; c...
Series: Direction of Trade Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
December
2006
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451930399.042
ISBN: 9781451930399
This publication provides data on the country and area distribution of countries exports and imports as reported by themselves or by their partners. The quarterly issues cover data for the most recent six quarters...
Series: Balance of Payments Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
11
December
2006
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589065789.044
ISBN: 9781589065789
The BOPS Yearbook, usually published in December, contains balance of payments statistics for most of the world, compiled in accordance with the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual. Part 1 includes aggregate as well a...
Series: Direction of Trade Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
September
2006
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451930375.042
ISBN: 9781451930375
This publication provides data on the country and area distribution of countries exports and imports as reported by themselves or by their partners. The quarterly issues cover data for the most recent six quarters...
Volume/Issue: 2006/204
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Luc Leruth
, and
Elisabeth Paul
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
September
2006
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451864649.001
ISBN: 9781451864649
A well-functioning public expenditure management (PEM) system is considered a critical pillar of government efficiency, on par with a low-distortion tax system and efficient tax administration. The paper discusses...
Series: Direction of Trade Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
June
2006
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451930344.042
ISBN: 9781451930344
This publication provides data on the country and area distribution of countries exports and imports as reported by themselves or by their partners. The quarterly issues cover data for the most recent six quarters...
Series: Direction of Trade Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
March
2006
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451930320.042
ISBN: 9781451930320
This publication provides data on the country and area distribution of countries exports and imports as reported by themselves or by their partners. The quarterly issues cover data for the most recent six quarters...
Series: Government Finance Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
20
December
2005
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589064621.043
ISBN: 9781589064621
Detailed annual data for Fund member governments are supplied on revenue income by source (tax, lending, bonds, etc.), and expenditure by sector (defense, education, health, etc.) for all levels of government (nati...
Volume/Issue: 2005/150
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Eun Choi
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
July
2005
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451861693.001
ISBN: 9781451861693
This paper investigates the deindustrialization and welfare effects of infrastructure aid in developing countries. In the short run, cost-saving infrastructure aid in the export sector increases the domestic wage r...
Volume/Issue: 42/1
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
March
2005
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451953909.022
ISBN: 9781451953909
This paper highlights that the current round of trade talks under the auspices of the World Trade Organization aims at better integrating developing countries-especially the small and poor ones-into the global trad...
Series: Government Finance Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
December
2004
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589063846.043
ISBN: 9781589063846
Detailed annual data for Fund member governments are supplied on revenue income by source (tax, Detailed annual data for Fund member governments are supplied on revenue income by source (tax, lending, bonds, etc.),...
Series: Direction of Trade Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
03
November
2004
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589063839.042
ISBN: 9781589063839
The Direction of Trade Statistics yearbook gives seven years of data for about 184 countries and two sets of world and area summaries: world and area trade as seen by the reporting countries and as seen by the part...
Volume/Issue: 2004/204
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Richard Podpiera
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
November
2004
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451874532.001
ISBN: 9781451874532
We explore the relationship between banking sector performance and the quality of regulation and supervision as measured by compliance with the Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision (BCP). Using B...
Volume/Issue: 2004/188
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Mohsin Khan
, and
Ehsan Choudhri
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
October
2004
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451859591.001
ISBN: 9781451859591
There is little empirical research on whether Balassa-Samuelson effects can explain the long-run behavior of real exchange rates in developing countries. This paper presents new evidence on this issue based on a pa...
Series: International Financial Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
22
September
2004
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589063815.041
ISBN: 9781589063815
The International Financial Statistics Yearbook, usually published in September, contains available annual data covering 12 years for countries appearing in the monthly issues of IFS. The IFS service is the standar...
Volume/Issue: 2004/157
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
18
June
2004
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451807875.002
ISBN: 9781451807875
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discuss...
Series: Government Finance Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
02
April
2004
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589062696.043
ISBN: 9781589062696
Detailed annual data for Fund member governments are supplied on revenue income by source (tax, lending, bonds, etc.), and expenditure by sector (defense, education, health, etc.) for all levels of government (nati...
Volume/Issue: 2004/15
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Helene Poirson Ward
,
Luca Ricci
, and
Catherine Pattillo
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
January
2004
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451843293.001
ISBN: 9781451843293
This paper investigates the channels through which debt affects growth, specifically whether debt affects growth through factor accumulation or total factor productivity growth. It also tests for the presence of no...
Volume/Issue: 2003/181
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Gene Leon
, and
Serineh Najarian
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
September
2003
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451859218.001
ISBN: 9781451859218
This paper introduces a time-varying threshold autoregressive model (TVTAR), which is used to examine the persistence of deviations from PPP. We find support for the stationary TVTAR against the unit root hypothesi...
Volume/Issue: 2003/123
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Giovanni Favara
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
June
2003
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451854633.001
ISBN: 9781451854633
This paper reexamines the empirical relationship between financial development and economic growth. It presents evidence based on cross-section and panel data using an updated dataset, a variety of econometric meth...
Volume/Issue: 2003/119
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Dalia Hakura
, and
Saleh Nsouli
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
June
2003
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451854190.001
ISBN: 9781451854190
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) represent a global commitment to improve economic and social conditions in low-income countries. Capacity building is key to promoting higher economic growth, which, in turn,...
Volume/Issue: 2003/37
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Allan Brunner
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
February
2003
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451845594.001
ISBN: 9781451845594
This paper examines the dynamic relationship between trade and income. While most economists agree that increased trade leads to an increase in average income, economic theory is ambiguous about the possible effect...
Series: Government Finance Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
January
2003
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589061866.043
ISBN: 9781589061866
Detailed annual data for Fund member governments are supplied on revenue income by source (tax, lending, bonds, etc.), and expenditure by sector (defense, education, health, etc.) for all levels of government (nati...
Volume/Issue: 2002/11
Series: IMF Policy Discussion Papers
Author(s):
Gabriela Inchauste
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
December
2002
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451969856.003
ISBN: 9781451969856
This paper aims to inform on the status of Poverty and Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) in IMF-supported programs, detailing the results presented in the recent review of PRGF-supported programs. The review showed tha...
Volume/Issue: 2002/223
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Ratna Sahay
,
Luis Céspedes
, and
Paul Cashin
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
December
2002
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451875300.001
ISBN: 9781451875300
This paper examines whether the real exchange rates of commodity-exporting countries and the real prices of their commodity exports move together over time. Using IMF data on the world prices of 44 commodities and...
Series: Balance of Payments Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
November
2002
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589061842.044
ISBN: 9781589061842
The BOPS Yearbook, usually published in December, contains balance of payments statistics for most of the world, compiled in accordance with the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual. Part 1 includes aggregate as well a...
Volume/Issue: 3/3
Series: IMF Research Bulletin
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
04
October
2002
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451928075.026
ISBN: 9781451928075
The IMF Research Bulletin, a quarterly publication, selectively summarizes research and analytical work done by various departments at the IMF, and also provides a listing of research documents and other research-r...
Series: Books
Author(s):
Sanjeev Gupta
, and
George Abed
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
24
September
2002
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589061163.071
ISBN: 9781589061163
This volume presents 18 recent IMF research studies on the causes and consequences of corruption, as well as how it can most effectively be combated to improve governance, increase economic growth, and reduce pover...
Volume/Issue: 2002/159
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
September
2002
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451857689.001
ISBN: 9781451857689
Many governments and nongovernmental organizations have adopted policies to promote the growth of microfinance institutions (MFIs). The appropriate level and form of support for MFIs are discussed in this paper on...
Volume/Issue: 2002/112
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Timothy Lane
, and
Ales Bulir
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
June
2002
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451853612.001
ISBN: 9781451853612
This paper focuses on the macroeconomic aspects of fiscal management in aid-receiving countries. Despite the declining share of aid in budgets of donor countries, aid continues to play an important role in many dev...
Series: Government Finance Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
21
December
2001
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589060531.043
ISBN: 9781589060531
Detailed annual data for Fund member governments are supplied on revenue income by source (tax, lending, bonds, etc.), and expenditure by sector (defense, education, health, etc.) for all levels of government (nati...
Series: Pamphlet Series
Author(s):
Alejandro Izquierdo
,
Ward Brown
,
Brian Ames
, and
Shatayanan Devarajan
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
20
August
2001
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589060173.054
ISBN: 9781589060173
This pamphlet excerpts a chapter on macroeconomic policy from the Poverty Reduction Policy Source book, a guide prepared by the World Bank and IMF to assist countries in developing and strengthening their poverty r...
Series: International Financial Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
September
2000
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451958621.041
ISBN: 9781451958621
The International Financial Statistics Yearbook, usually published in September, contains available annual data covering 12 years for countries appearing in the monthly issues of IFS. The IFS service is the standar...
Volume/Issue: 2000/94
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Helene Poirson Ward
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
June
2000
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451851717.001
ISBN: 9781451851717
This paper examines the extent to which developing countries benefit from intersectoral factor transfers by specifying the impact and determinants of sectoral changes and of the degree of dualism (or allocation ine...
Volume/Issue: 2000/90
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Andrew Feltenstein
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
May
2000
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451851380.001
ISBN: 9781451851380
This work employs a dynamic general equilibrium model to evaluate the causes and implications of bank insolvencies. The model is applied to stylized data from several South Asian countries. It derives conclusions a...
Volume/Issue: 2000/17
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Ehsan Choudhri
, and
Dalia Hakura
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
January
2000
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451843521.001
ISBN: 9781451843521
The paper estimates an empirical relation based on Krugman’s ‘technological gap’ model to explore the influence of the pattern of international trade and production on the overall productivity...
Series: Balance of Payments Statistics
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
14
December
1999
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781557758187.044
ISBN: 9781557758187
The BOPS Yearbook, usually published in December, contains balance of payments statistics for most of the world, compiled in accordance with the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual. Part 1 includes aggregate as well a...
Volume/Issue: 1999/142
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Christina Daseking
, and
Robert Powell
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
October
1999
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451856231.001
ISBN: 9781451856231
The low-income country debt crisis had its origins in weak macroeconomic policies, and official creditors’ willingness to take risks unacceptable to private lenders. Payments problems were initially addresse...
Volume/Issue: 1999/80
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Hong Liang
,
C. McDermott
, and
Paul Cashin
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
June
1999
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451850284.001
ISBN: 9781451850284
This paper examines the persistence of shocks to world commodity prices, using monthly IMF data on primary commodities between 1957–98. We find that shocks to commodity prices are typically long–lasti...
Volume/Issue: 1999/42
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Ilan Goldfajn
, and
Poonam Gupta
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
March
1999
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451846195.001
ISBN: 9781451846195
This paper provides evidence on the relationship between monetary policy and the exchange rate in the aftermath of currency crises. It analyzes a large data set of currency crises in 80 countries for the period 198...
Series: Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
August
1997
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781557756664.012
ISBN: 9781557756664
This 1997 Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions provides a detailed description of the exchange arrangements and exchange restrictions of individual member countries, including Hong Kong,...
Volume/Issue: 1996/84
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Jan Gunning
, and
Paul Collier
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
August
1996
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451850598.001
ISBN: 9781451850598
On the basis of a comparative study of 23 episodes involving commodity price shocks we find that both the public and private sectors typically save around half of a windfall gain resulting from a price rise. We arg...
Volume/Issue: 1996/23
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Thierry Buchs
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
March
1996
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451921113.001
ISBN: 9781451921113
The paper surveys six WTO agreements selected on the basis of their potential relevance for Fund-supported programs, namely Customs Valuation, Subsidies, Safeguards, Antidumping, Trade-Related Investment Measures,...
Series: Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
January
1996
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451942712.012
ISBN: 9781451942712
Published since 1950, this authoritative annual reference is based upon a unique IMF database that tracks exchange and trade arrangements for the 187 IMF member countries, along with Hong Kong SAR, Aruba, and Curaç...
Volume/Issue: 1995/70
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
July
1995
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451849110.001
ISBN: 9781451849110
We study the determinants of employment and wages in the public sector, using a new set of panel data for 34 LDCs and 21 OECD countries from 1972–992, by estimating equations suggested by an efficiency wage...
Series: Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
January
1995
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451942651.012
ISBN: 9781451942651
Published since 1950, this authoritative annual reference is based upon a unique IMF database that tracks exchange and trade arrangements for the 187 IMF member countries, along with Hong Kong SAR, Aruba, and Curaç...
Series: Pamphlet Series
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
January
1995
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781557754790.054
ISBN: 9781557754790
This pamphlet focuses on the IMF's role in social policy advice. First,the evolution of the IMF's involvement in social issues is traced,and the lessons that can be drawn from this experience, includingpolicy impli...
Volume/Issue: 1994/144
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Elhanan Helpman
,
David Coe
, and
Alexander Hoffmaister
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
December
1994
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451856385.001
ISBN: 9781451856385
We examine the extent to which developing countries that do little, if any, research and development themselves benefit from R&D that is performed in the industrial countries. By trading with an industrial c...
Volume/Issue: 1994/100
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Philip Gerson
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
September
1994
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451852332.001
ISBN: 9781451852332
This paper examines a two-sector aggregative growth model with human capital and educated unemployment. In the model, a tuition subsidy may lead to a long-run decline in the educated fraction of the population, bec...
Series: Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
January
1994
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451942606.012
ISBN: 9781451942606
Published since 1950, this authoritative annual reference is based upon a unique IMF database that tracks exchange and trade arrangements for the 187 IMF member countries, along with Hong Kong SAR, Aruba, and Curaç...
Volume/Issue: 1993/86
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Steven Symansky
,
Tamim Bayoumi
, and
Daniel Hewitt
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
November
1993
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451850802.001
ISBN: 9781451850802
This paper investigates the economic impact of a coordinated reduction in military expenditures of 20 percent using a specially modified version of the MULTIMOD world economic model. Simulation results indicate tha...
Volume/Issue: 1993/59
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Delano Villanueva
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
July
1993
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451965780.001
ISBN: 9781451965780
The model developed here postulates that learning through experience plays a critical role in raising labor productivity over time, with three major consequences. First, the steady-state growth rate (of output) bec...
Volume/Issue: 1993/18
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Daniel Hewitt
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
March
1993
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451843590.001
ISBN: 9781451843590
World military expenditures have fallen by over 20 percent in proportion to GDP from 1985 to 1990. This study examines the determinants of military expenditures in 125 countries during 1972-90 to ascertain what fac...
Volume/Issue: 1989/45
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
15
May
1989
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451974157.001
ISBN: 9781451974157
This paper examines the empirical evidence on the contribution that government and, in particular, capital expenditure make to the growth performance of a sample of developing countries. Using the Denison growth ac...
Volume/Issue: 23/3
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
September
1986
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781616353667.022
ISBN: 9781616353667
This paper examines the trade and pricing policies in world agriculture. In the United States, the government pays farmers not to grow cereals and in the European Community, farmers are paid to grow more. Many have...
Series: Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
August
1985
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781616352011.012
ISBN: 9781616352011
This paper discusses developments in the international exchange rate and restrictive systems. Global output and trade recovered strongly in 1984, as inflation in the industrial countries remained relatively...
Volume/Issue: 19/1
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
March
1982
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781616353483.022
ISBN: 9781616353483
This paper highlights that important changes have been made in the World Bank's management systems since Mr. A. W. Clausen became President in July 1981. The changes reflect Mr. Clausen's belief that there needs to...
Volume/Issue: 17/2
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
June
1980
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781616353414.022
ISBN: 9781616353414
This paper highlights that in a shift of policy, the World Bank decided to finance directly health projects in developing countries. Under its old policy, formulated in 1974, health components providing basic healt...
Volume/Issue: 16/4
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
December
1979
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781616353391.022
ISBN: 9781616353391
This paper highlights that the fight against worldwide inflation was the main theme of the Finance Ministers and central bank Governors from 138 member countries that participated in the 1979 Annual Meeting of the...
Volume/Issue: 15/4
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
December
1978
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781616353353.022
ISBN: 9781616353353
This paper highlights that the 1978 World Bank Annual Meeting, held in Washington, D.C. during September 25-28, 1978, emphasized that greater efforts need to be made by both developed and developing countries, on d...
Volume/Issue: 12/3
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
01
September
1975
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781616353223.022
ISBN: 9781616353223
This paper describes the need for a new framework for international resource transfers. The paper highlights that the only international deal that presently exists on resource transfers is enshrined in the acceptan...
