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The accidental redistribution of seignorage wealth in the Eurosystem

Sinn, Hans-Werner; Feist, Holger - In: CESifo Forum 1 (2000) 3, pp. 27-29

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International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008

Increases in core inflation owing to the VAT hike were smaller than expected, initially constituting a puzzle and leading to speculation about delayed increases or competitive pressures. Given Germanyâ€™s large size and openness, spillover interactions appear to have increased over time. In...

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Northern Star; Canada's Path to Economic Prosperity

Klyuev, Vladimir; Mühleisen, Martin; Bayoumi, Tamim - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

Robust GDP growth, declining unemployment, low and stable inflation, and a string of fiscal and current account surpluses -- it's a record to be envied. These outcomes in Canada owe much to sound macroeconomic policies, as well as to a favorable external environment. This book focuses on these...

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ICT, Financial Inclusion, and Growth Evidence from African Countries

Kpodar, Kangni; Andrianaivo, Mihasonirina - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011

This paper studies the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT), especially mobile phone rollout, on economic growth in a sample of African countries from 1988 to 2007. Further, we investigate whether financial inclusion is one of the channels through which mobile phone...

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Does the internet generate economic growth, international trade, or both?

Meijers, Huub - In: International Economics and Economic Policy 11 (2014) 1, pp. 137-163

Recent cross country panel data studies find a positive impact of internet use on economic growth and a positive impact … of internet use on trade. The present study challenges the first finding by showing that internet use does not explain … highly correlated with internet use and the findings in the literature that internet use causes trade is confirmed here …

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The ICT environment, financial sector and economic growth: a cross-country analysis

Shamim, Farkhanda - In: Journal of Economic Studies 34 (2007) September, pp. 352-370

particularly by increasing the number of mobile phone subscribers and the number of internet users significantly enhances financial …

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Middle East Transitions: A Long, Hard Road

Yusuf, Shahid - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014

Since the onset of the Arab Spring, economic uncertainty in Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Yemen (Arab Countries in Transition, ACTs) has slowed already sluggish growth; worsened unemployment, particularly of youth; undermined business confidence, affected tourist arrivals, and...

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China – opportunities of and constraints on the new global player

Siebert, Horst - In: CESifo Forum 8 (2007) 4, pp. 52-61

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Time stability of the beta convergence among EU countries: Bayesian model averaging perspective

Próchniak, Mariusz; Witkowski, Bartosz - In: Economic Modelling 30 (2013) C, pp. 322-333

This paper analyzes the time stability of the GDP beta convergence in two subsamples: EU27 countries during 1993–2010 and EU15 during 1972–2010. Additionally, the article checks for the strength and stability of influence of particular economic growth factors. In order to address the problem...

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Erweiterung der Eurozone: Welche Auswirkungen hat dies auf die europäische Wirtschaft?

Randzio-Plath, Christa; Hefeker, Carsten; Fidrmuc, Jarko; … - In: Ifo Schnelldienst 59 (2006) 22, pp. 03-18

Am 1. Januar wird Slowenien als 13. Mitglied der Europäischen Währungsunion beitreten. Bulgarien und Rumänien werden zum gleichen Zeitpunkt neue Mitglieder der EU, so dass die Anzahl der potentiellen Eurokandidatenländer auf 14 anwachsen wird. Welche Auswirkungen sind von der Erweiterung der...

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