This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix describes developments in the Czech labor market since 1995 and examines forces underlying these developments. The main focus of the paper is on how the characteristics of unemployment and employment have been changing, and how the changes are...

In this study, the following statistical data are presented in detail: composition of gross domestic product, industrial production, civil employment by factor, agricultural production, electricity production and consumption, developments in wholesale and consumer prices, operations of the...

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 discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country

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 discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country

This study addresses the following questions: (i) what is the process driving inflation in the Czech Republic? and (ii) in light of the ongoing structural transformation of the economy, can a reliable model of inflation be formulated for analysis and forecasting? The following statistical data...

The analysis is structured around the standard taxonomy of transmission channels. A monetary tightening must limit banks' ability to supply loans by reducing bank reserves/bank credit. The direct interest rate channel is the strongest channel of the monetary policy transmission mechanism (MPTM),...

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 discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country

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 discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country

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 discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country