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The Cost of Aggressive Sovereign Debt Policies »
Source: The Cost of Aggressive Sovereign Debt Policies : How Much is theprivate Sector Affected?
Volume/Issue: 2009/29
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Christoph Trebesch
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 February 2009
ISBN: 9781451871760
Keywords: Sovereign Default, Reputation Spillovers, debt policies, debt crisis, external borrowing,
This paper proposes a new empirical measure of cooperative versus conflictual crisis resolution following sovereign default and debt distress. The index of government coerciveness is presented as a proxy for excusa...
Recent Activity—International Monetary Fund »
Source: Finance & Development, June 1966
Volume/Issue: 3/2
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 June 1966
ISBN: 9781616352820
Keywords: sid, political authorities, society for international development, political leaders
This paper discusses the study on development planning conducted by a small group within the World Bank. The study reveals that most countries not only encounter the same planning problems, they make the same mista...
Military Expenditure »
Source: Military Expenditure : Econometric Testing of Economic and Political Influences
Volume/Issue: 1991/53
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Daniel Hewitt
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 May 1991
ISBN: 9781451847291
Keywords: military, military expenditures, expenditures, expenditure, military expenditure
Econometric results from an analysis of the determinants of military expenditure in 125 countries during 1972-88 are presented. The dependent variable is the ratio of military expenditure to GDP; included among the...
The Fiscal Costs of Contingent Liabilities »
Source: The Fiscal Costs of Contingent Liabilities
Volume/Issue: 2016/14
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Elva Bova , Marta Ruiz-Arranz , Frederik Toscani , and H. Elif Ture
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 February 2016
ISBN: 9781498303606
Keywords: Fiscal Crisis, General, All Countries,, Budget deficits, Public debt, Contingent liabilities
We construct the first comprehensive dataset of contingent liability realizations in advanced and emerging markets for the period 1990–2014. We find that contingent liability realizations are a major source of fisc...
Firm Heterogeneity and Weak Intellectual Property Rights »
Source: Firm Heterogeneity and Weak Intellectual Property Rights
Volume/Issue: 2007/161
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Stanley Watt
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 July 2007
ISBN: 9781451867251
Keywords: Firm Heterogeneity, Intellectual Property Rights, r &;amp; d, standard errors, equation, outlier, probability,
In weak intellectual property rights (IPR) environments, the imitation of proprietary technology by domestic firms has become a deterrent for foreign investment. Different multinationals may view this deterrent dif...
Emerging Markets in Transition »
Source: Emerging Markets in Transition : Growth Prospects and Challenges
Volume/Issue: 2014/6
Series: Staff Discussion Notes
Author(s): Luis Cubeddu , Alexander Culiuc , Ghada Fayad , Yuan Gao , Kalpana Kochhar , Annette Kyobe , Ceyda Oner , Roberto Perrelli , Sarah Sanya , Evridiki Tsounta , and Zhongxia Zhang
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 June 2014
ISBN: 9781498327664
Keywords: Emerging markets, growth, potential growth, convergence, heterogeneity, structural reform, productivity, terms of trade, trading partners, commodity prices
After a short-lived slowdown in the immediate aftermath of the global financial crisis and a swift rebound, emerging markets (EM) are now entering a period of slower growth. In fact, growth is now lower than the po...
ICT Equipment Investment and Growth in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries »
Source: ICT Equipment Investment and Growth in Low- and Lower-Middle-Income Countries
Volume/Issue: 2010/66
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Markus Haacker
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 March 2010
ISBN: 9781451982107
Keywords: ICT, technology, equipment investment, technological progress, trade data, technological advances, information technology, net exports, Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development, One
While production of ICT equipment plays a subordinate role for economic growth in most of these countries, they do benefit from capital deepening arising from falling prices of ICT equipment. Adapting established g...
Financial Integration and Risk-Adjusted Growth Opportunities »
Source: Financial Integration and Risk-Adjusted Growth Opportunities
Volume/Issue: 2008/126
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Iryna Ivaschenko , and Gianni De Nicolo
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 May 2008
ISBN: 9781451869866
Keywords: growth opportunities, openness, financial development, financial globalization, european financial integration, foreign assets, financial deepening,
This paper documents the evolution of measures of financial integration for major advanced and emerging markets economies, assesses whether advances in integration have had a significant positive impact on countrie...
How Big Are the Benefits of Economic Diversification? Evidence from Earthquakes »
Source: How Big Are the Benefits of Economic Diversification? Evidence from Earthquakes
Volume/Issue: 2005/48
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Rodney Ramcharan
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 March 2005
ISBN: 9781451860672
Keywords: Risk, diversification, earthquakes, earthquake, disasters, epidemiology of disasters, Macroeconomics: Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment
Economic activity is risky. Returns across economic sectors can be highly variable, potentially causing costly adjustments to consumption. However, when returns are imperfectly correlated across sectors and insuran...
Inflation Targeting and Exchange Rate Regimes in Emerging Markets1 »
Source: Inflation Targeting and Exchange Rate Regimes in Emerging Markets
Volume/Issue: 2015/228
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Christian Ebeke , and Armand Fouejieu
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 28 October 2015
ISBN: 9781513586267
Keywords: Inflation targeting, Exchange rate regime, Non-linearities, exchange rate, inflation, central bank, General, Globalization: General, All Countries,
This paper investigates the effects of the adoption of inflation targeting (IT) on the choice of exchange rate regime in emerging markets (EMs), conditional on certain macroeconomic conditions. Using a large sample...