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El Salvador; 2010 Article IV Consultation and First Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement: Staff Report; Public Information Notice and Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for El Salvador

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010

The Salvadoran economy was severely affected by the global economic slowdown. Further strengthening the economyâ€™s growth prospects and reducing poverty will depend on a durable fiscal consolidation effort and improvements in the investment climate through continued commitment to...

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The Revenue Program Option in the 2008 U.S. Farm Bill: Evaluating Performance Characteristics of the ACRE Program

Zulauf, Carl R.; Orden, David - In: Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 39 (2010) 3

Had only a farm program like the new ACRE state revenue program existed instead of the authorized 1996â€“2008 programs for corn, soybeans, and wheat, farm support expenditures would have occurred earlier but totaled less. In contrast, at the higher prices forecast for the three crops over...

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Monetary Policy and Bank Risk-Taking

Dell'Ariccia, Giovanni - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010

This paper contributes to the current debate on what role financial stability considerations should play in monetary policy decision and how best to integrate macro-prudential and monetary policy frameworks. The paper broadly supports the view that monetary policy easing induces greater...

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Endowments, power, and democracy: Political economy of multilateral commitments on trade in services

Roy, Martin - Economic Research and Statistics Division (ERSD), World … - 2010

cooperation. This paper seeks to account for countries' varying levels of market access commitments under the multilateral General … associated with more commitments. The empirical analysis supports these propositions, and also suggests that relative size, as … well as regulatory capacity, are positively linked to GATS commitments. …

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Corporate Governance at the World Bank and the Dilemma of Global Governance

Kaja, Ashwin; Werker, Eric - In: The World Bank Economic Review 24 (2010) 2, pp. 171-198

Most major decisions at the World Bank are made by its Board of Executive Directors. While some countries enjoy the opportunity to serve on this powerful body, most countries rarely, if ever, get that chance. This gives rise to the question: Does board membership lead to higher funding from the...

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