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Market Scale and Agglomeration in a Spatial Cournot Model of Product Differentiation

鮑世亨; 黃登興 - Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica - 2007

the prerequisites of homogeneous product and full market coverage, are the followings. (1) Central market agglomeration is … guaranteed under traditional "full market coverage" assumption, since the implicit demand size behind the assumption is so large …, which tends to separate firms into different location. (2) Under the revised full-market-coverage, we prove that to reach …

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Barbados; Report on Observance of Standards and Codes: Fiscal Transparency Module

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

This Report on the Observance of Standards and Codes assesses Fiscal Transparency for Barbados. The report reveals that Barbados has a number of good practices on fiscal transparency including a legal requirement to publish the budget Estimates, the annual report of the accountant general, and...

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Switzerland; Financial Sector Assessment Program: Factual Update: Insurance Sector Market and Regulatory Developments

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

This paper presents a factual update of the Insurance Core Principles including insurance sector market and regulatory developments for Switzerland. Regulatory reforms since 2003 have updated Switzerlandâ€™s regulatory and supervisory regime for the insurance industry to bring it in line...

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Chile; 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Chile

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

This 2007 Article IV Consultation highlights that the Chilean economy is enjoying a broad-based upswing, fueled by a strong global environment and buoyant domestic demand. Underpinned by supportive fiscal and monetary policies, GDP growth is expected to reach 5Â¾ percent in 2007, above the...

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Nepal; Report on Observance of Standards and Codes: Fiscal Transparency Module

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

This report on the Observance of Standards and Codes on Fiscal Transparency of Nepal discusses fiscal transparency practices. Broad objectives of fiscal policy have been included in the budget speech, but the sustainability of fiscal policy over the longer term is not examined. Public reporting...

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Sudan; 2007 Article IV Consultation and Staff-Monitored Program: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Sudan

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

This 2007 Article IV Consultation highlights that Sudanâ€™s economic growth continued to be strong in 2006. Overall real GDP increased by 12 percent, despite a lower growth in oil production than previously projected. Non-oil GDP increased by roughly 10 percentâ€”buoyed by a continued...

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Hungary; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

This Selected Issues paper on Hungary reports that the public enterprises may pose significant fiscal risks on account of their quasi-fiscal activities and contingent liabilities. More than 85 percent of the economy is in private hands. According to the Privatization Act, assets may remain in...

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Senegal; Request for a Three-Year Policy Support Instrument: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Press Release on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Senegal

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

The staff report for the Request for a Three-Year Policy Support Instrument (PSI) on Senegal explains economic developments. Allocations for priority spending suffered, and cash-flow problems resulted in payment delays to the private sector. The authorities intend to tackle key policy challenges...

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President's 'Affordable Choices' Initiative Provides Little Support for State Efforts to Expand Health Coverage

Solomon, Judith - 2007

' call for federal support to help them expand coverage to low-income uninsured individuals. As this paper explains, however … redirected funds to expand coverage through public health programs, denying states the flexibility to design their coverage …

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Risk Insurance in a Transition Economy : Evidence from Rural Romania

Irac, Delphine; Minoiu, Camelia - 2007

The hypothesis of Pareto-optimal risk-sharing is tested in a transition economy using a new dataset of a representative sample of 364 rural households from Romania. Income shocks are identified as instances of adverse weather, crop failure, animal diseases, illness, and unemployment spells....

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