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Cover IMF Working Papers
Commodity Terms of Trade: A New Database
Bertrand Gruss
and
Suhaib Kebhaj
This paper presents a comprehensive database of country-specific commodity price indices for 182 economies covering the period 1962-2018. For each country, the change in the international price of up to 45 individual commodities is weighted using commodity-level trade data. The database includes a commodity terms-of-trade index—which proxies the windfall gains and losses of income associated with changes in world prices—as well as additional country-specific series, including commodity export and import price indices. We provide indices that are constructed using, alternatively, fixed weights (based on average trade flows over several decades) and time-varying weights (which can account for time variation in the mix of commodities traded and the overall importance of commodities in economic activity). The paper also discusses the dynamics of commodity terms of trade across country groups and their influence on key macroeconomic aggregates.
Keywords:
WP; commodity terms of trade; terms-of-trade index; commodity price indices; trade flow; terms of trade; commodity prices; commodity export; commodity terms-of-trade indices; trade data; Commodity price indexes; Exports; Trade balance; Global
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Macroeconomic Responses to Terms-of-Trade Shocks: A Framework for Policy Analysis for the Argentine Economy
Pelin Berkmen
This paper presents a version of the global integrated monetary fiscal (GIMF) model adapted and calibrated to the Argentine economy. The model replicates the effect of the strong improvement in Argentina's terms of trade stemming from higher world commodity prices as well as other key economic trends in Argentina during the period 2003-2007. The model can be used to assess the potential impact of different combinations of monetary and fiscal policies on output, inflation, and the external trade.
Keywords:
WP; monetary policy; interest rate; open economy
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Fiscal Positions in Latin America: Have They Really Improved?
Mr. Jeromin Zettelmeyer
and
Ivanna Vladkova Hollar
Fiscal performance in Latin America looks much improved this decade compared to the 1980s or 1990s. Is this a "structural" improvement or likely to be transitory? This paper answers this question by estimating the relationship between non-commodity revenue and the economic cycle, and evaluating commodity revenues using alternative medium term commodity price projections. The main result is that structural revenues have indeed improved as a share of GDP, and structural primary balances are currently in surplus in many Latin American countries. However, the magnitude of these improvements is uncertain, in part due to uncertainty about the commodity price outlook.
Keywords:
WP; commodity revenue; output gap
Cover World Economic Outlook, December 2001
World Economic Outlook, December 2001
Special Issue: The Global Economy After September 11 (Interim)
International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.

Abstract

The World Economic Outlook, published twice a year in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic, presents IMF staff economists' analyses of global economic developments during the near and medium term. Chapters give an overview of the world economy; consider issues affecting industrial countries, developing countries, and economies in transition to market; and address topics of pressing current interest. Annexes, boxes, charts, and an extensive statistical appendix augment the text.

Keywords:
WEO; market; consumer confidence; nonfuel commodity exporter; net debtor countries; financing condition; SDR conversion rate; financial market market sentiment; Emerging and frontier financial markets; Oil prices; Private capital flows; Stock markets; Commodity prices; Global; Middle East; Africa; Central and Eastern Europe; Europe; emerging market country; financial market indicator; Private investment; Caribbean; Central America; Asia and Pacific
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
Paraguay: Recent Economic Developments
International Monetary Fund
The report provides an overview of the recent economic developments in Paraguay. The study analyzes the potential output, growth, prices, wages, and the labor market; and assesses the public finances, social security, and public enterprises. The paper reviews the monetary sector, evaluates the soundness of the banking sector and its developments, the external sector by assessing the balance-of-payments developments and the exchange and trade system. The study also provides a statistical appendix report of the country.
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; current account; central bank; U.S. dollar; foreign currency; revenue system; monetary policy; competitiveness vis-à-vis; adjustable peg; Tariffs; Agricultural commodities; Exports; Public sector; Public enterprises
Cover Trade Policy Issues
Trade Policy Issues

Abstract

This book edited by Chorng-Huey Wong and Naheed Kirmani, examines a wide range of trade policy issues relevant in the 1990s that were the subject of a seminar organized by the IMF in 1996. The topics include the design and implementation of trade reform, trade liberalization in industrial and transition economies, regional trading arrangements, the impact of the Uruguay Round, the role of the World Trade Organization, and post Uruguay Round issues.

Keywords:
BOOK; liberalization; trade; trade liberalization issue; country; post-Uruguay Round agenda; post-Uruguay Round issue; adjustment program; WTO agreement; Tariffs; Trade liberalization; Exports; Trade policy; Imports; Eastern Europe; Global; Western Hemisphere; Europe; Baltics
Cover Finance & Development
Finance & Development, March 1992
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
For the latest thinking about the international financial system, monetary policy, economic development, poverty reduction, and other critical issues, subscribe to Finance & Development (F&D). This lively quarterly magazine brings you in-depth analyses of these and other subjects by the IMF’s own staff as well as by prominent international experts. Articles are written for lay readers who want to enrich their understanding of the workings of the global economy and the policies and activities of the IMF.
Keywords:
FD; F&D; developing country; country; Boulder; CO; central bank; IMF lending process; stabilization experience; FDI flow; zed book; political systems; inflation inertia; Agricultural commodities; Commercial banks; Foreign direct investment; Inflation; Africa; Global; Sub-Saharan Africa; East Asia; Eastern Europe
Cover The Global Effects of Fund-Supported Adjustment Programs
The Global Effects of Fund-Supported Adjustment Programs
Mr. Morris Goldstein

Abstract

This is the second of a group of papers dealing with various aspects of Fund-supported adjustment Programs.

Keywords:
OP; country; program; Fund; Fund program; developing country; program effect; program-country group; oil developing countries; adjustment program; Exports; Imports; Exchange rate adjustments; Exchange rates; Global; Western Hemisphere; Africa
Cover Finance & Development
Finance & Development, March 1974
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
This paper highlights that the distribution of income and wealth in developing countries has become a matter of great concern to all those interested in development. The paper highlights that in Latin America, the poorest half of the population receives about the same share of income as the top 1 percent and the lowest 70–75 percent of the population the same share as the top 5 percent. It is clear that the distribution of income and wealth will have substantial implications for the pattern of consumption and production in developing countries.
Keywords:
FD; F&D; country; government; firm; grain; IDA credit; multilateral agency; expatriate firm; DAC country; government employee; Agricultural commodities; Non-renewable resources; Labor force; Public employment; Africa; Middle East; West Africa; North Africa; Western Europe