Search Results - subject:"FOREIGN CAPITAL"

Export Led Growth and Foreign Direct Investment: The Zimbabwean Experience

Mafusire, Albert - 2001

Zimbabwe's case, export promotion is coupled with attempts to increase flows of foreign capital. However, there is no universal …

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Economic reforms, capital inflows and macro economic impact in India

Chakraborty, Indrani - Centre for Development Studies (CDS) - 2001

The study attempts to explain the effects of inflows of private foreign capital on some major macroeconomic variables … in India using quarterly data for the period 1993-99.The analyses of trends in private foreign capital inflows and some … other variables indicate instability. Whereas net inflows of private foreign capital (FINV),foreign currency assets …

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AIDS, Economic Growth and the HIPC Initiative in Honduras

Cuesta, Jose A. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2001

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Tax Competition and Foreign Capital

Davies, Ronald B.; Gresik, Thomas A. - Department of Economics, University of Oregon - 2001

This paper derives welfare equivalence of double taxation rules in a tax competition model with discriminatory home taxes and the ability to finance subsidiary operations with host country capital. For a more general model, we provide sufficient conditions on the number of host sectors and...

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Determinants of, and the Relation Between, Foreign Direct Investment and Growth; A Summary of the Recent Literature

Lim, Ewe-Ghee - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001

This paper summarizes recent arguments/findings on two aspects of foreign direct investment (FDI): its correlation with economic growth and its determinants. The first part focuses on recent literature regarding positive spillovers from FDI while the second deals with the determinants of FDI....

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From Crisis to Recovery in Korea; Strategy, Achievements, and Lessons

Kang, Kenneth; Liang, Hong; Ma, Henry; Richards, Anthony J. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001

This paper reviews and draws lessons from the stabilization and reform program that Korea implemented in response to the 1997-98 crisis. The economy recovered quickly from the deep recession in 1998 and its vulnerability to a balance of payments crisis has been reduced sharply. Significant...

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A Primeron Mineral Taxation

Baunsgaard, Thomas - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001

The paper discusses options available to tax mineral extraction projects particularly in developing countries. A desirable government share of the economic rent generated from mineral extraction can be achieved through different tax and non-tax instruments. This gives some room to design a...

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Stock Market Liberalizations; Financial and Macroeconomic Implications

Funke, Norbert; Fuchs-Schündeln, Nicola - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001

Using a panel of 27 countries, we analyze the effects of stock market liberalization on financial and macroeconomic development. We find that liberalization is associated with a short-term increase in real private investment growth of about 14 percentage points cumulatively in the four years...

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The Role of Medium-Term Fiscal Frameworks for Transition Countries; The Case of Bulgaria

Horváth, Balázs; Székely, István P. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001

This paper discusses the foundations for a medium-term fiscal framework for Bulgaria, a transition economy aspiring to join the European Union. The paper argues that a well-designed framework can help to enhance the credibility of macroeconomic policies and facilitate preparations for EU...

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Capital Flight from Russia

Loungani, Prakash; Mauro, Paolo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000

This paper documents the scale of capital flight from Russia, compares it with that observed in other countries, and reviews policy options. The evidence from other countries suggests that capital flight can be reversed once reforms take hold. The paper argues that capital flight from Russia can...

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