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Cover Finance & Development
Finances & Développement, septembre 2015
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Finances & Développement, septembre 2015
Keywords:
FD; F&D; economy; central bank; investment; monetary policy; financial crisis; investor
Cover Finance & Development
Finanzas y Desarrollo, septiembre de 2015
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Finanzas y Desarrollo, septiembre de 2015
Keywords:
FD; F&D; economy; central bank; investment; monetary policy; financial crisis; investor
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Finance and Development, September 2015
International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
This chapter presents the point of view and ideas of Sabina Alkire, an economist. Alkire wants the Multidimensional Poverty Index to be part of a data revolution to guide the fight against poverty. According to Alkire, learning to meditate soothed away what she describes as the temper tantrums of her childhood. The chapter also highlights the fact that an index is only as good as its underlying data, and in emerging market economies that quality is often inadequate. The quest for better poverty metrics coincides with growing doubts about the ability of conventional statistics, especially GDP, to gauge economic growth in the digital economy, let alone well-being, welfare, and environmental sustainability.
Keywords:
FD; F&D; economy; central bank; investment; monetary policy; financial crisis; investor; IMF study; Columbia University professor; IMF report; price of commodity; post-World War II capitalism; Stress testing; Foreign direct investment; Islamic finance; Income inequality; Global; East Asia; Caribbean; Central America; South America
Cover IMF Working Papers
The Fall and Recovery of the Cuban Economy in the 1990's: Mirage or Reality?
Mr. Ernesto Hernández-Catá
The collapse of the Cuban economy following the cessation of Soviet assistance gave way to a strong recovery in 1994-96. There are three possible explanations for this recovery: (i) that it never took place; (ii) that it reflected a surge in productivity resulting from stabilization and liberalization in 1993-94; or (iii) that it resulted from a favorable aggregate demand shock. The second explanation-the most persuasive-suggests that a strong and durable expansion will probably not be achieved on the basis of present policies, but that the benefits of a full liberalization of the economy are likely to be considerable.
Keywords:
WP; fixed capital; GDP deflator; balance of payments; liberalization measure; output index; Cuba; growth; productivity; liberalization; transition; growth performance; price liberalization; demand shock; Total factor productivity; Employment; Labor force; Price controls; Baltics; Eastern Europe; Central and Eastern Europe