Portugal; Selected Issues

This Selected Issues paper analyzes Portugalâ€™s export performance in 2006 and assesses whether it might augur a sustained recovery. The paper examines the factors underlying the recent export rebound, and searches for signs of fundamental changes in structures of the export industries during the last decade. It highlights the importance of labor market flexibility. Using a four-country version of the IMF Global Economic Model, the paper attempts to illustrate the benefits of labor market reform to help close the competitiveness gap.

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Year of publication:	2007-10-11
Institutions:	International Monetary Fund (IMF) ; International Monetary Fund
Subject:	Selected issues \| Economic growth \| Labor market reforms \| Tax administration \| export growth \| export sector \| merchandise exports \| export market \| service exports \| export performance \| export industries \| technology exports \| transport equipment \| export market shares \| export structure \| exports of goods \| export market share \| export sectors \| export boom \| share of exports \| total exports \| unit labor costs \| metal products \| export structures \| total manufacturing exports \| real effective exchange rate \| fixed investment \| fostering productivity \| trading partners \| footwear exports \| member country

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IMF Staff Country Reports.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series IMF Staff Country Reports Number 07/342 3 pages long
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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