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Of the new members entering the European Union (EU) in May 2004, several had achieved a decade of impressive export growth, expanding significantly their shares of world markets. The empirical analysis shows that over the period 1994–2004, quality and technology upgrading associated with the...
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This paper considers the implications of the prospective aging of the U.S. population for the social security system and concludes that the large and growing cashflow surpluses of the social security trust funds should be saved to help insulate living stands against this change. A number of...
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This Selected Issues paper on the Republic of Lithuania discusses structure of the financial sector, banking system …
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The 2007 Article IV Consultation discusses the Republic of Lithuania's economic developments and policy challenges …. Lithuania has done well in the past years to improve its investment climate and ranks high on most measures of doing business …
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In this report, economic performance of Lithuania over the past decade is discussed. These reflect on EU accession …. The Bank of Lithuania’s measures in recent years to strengthen banks’ capital bases and encourage strong risk management …
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This paper estimated the output gap in Lithuania using three different methodologies—an HP filter, a panel regression … Lithuania compare with estimates of their equilibrium values. The regression-based estimates are sensitive to the regression … specifications and samples that determine equilibrium values. The large current account deficit in Lithuania may well be the …
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Lithuania’s catch-up toward the European average has been impressive. This success has been coupled with the emergence …
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also examines the current account sustainability for Lithuania …
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stability and economic flexibility, imbalances and cautionary signals have emerged for Lithuania. Centered around nontraded …
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This 2004 Article IV Consultation highlights that impressive growth continued unabated in Lithuania in 2004. GDP … remain necessary to keep Lithuania on a real convergence path with the EU …
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