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Productivity Growth and Structural Reform in Bulgaria; Restarting the Convergence Engine
Pouvelle, Cyril; Mitra, Pritha - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
Labor productivity levels in Bulgaria lag well behind that in the EU, weighing on the convergence process. Stronger … productivity growth would allow Bulgaria to close the income gap with the EU average more quickly and to alleviate the structural … productivity suggest that for Bulgaria closing the gap with EU standards in the areas of institutional and infrastructure quality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242306
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Why Are Japanese Wages so Sluggish?
Sommer, Martin - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
Over the past decade, productivity-adjusted wages have grown at a slower pace in Japan than in other rich countries … felt in all advanced economies. Reforms aimed at increasing productivity in services and reducing gaps in employment … protection and benefits between regular and nonregular workers could help put Japan's wages on an upward trajectory in the medium …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004999951
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Regional Wage Differentiation and Wage Bargaining Systems in the EU
Vamvakidis, Athanasios - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
productivity and unemployment differentials. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005264211
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Emerging Markets in Transition: Growth Prospects and Challenges
Cubeddu, Luis M.; Culiuc, Alexander; Fayad, Ghada; Gao, Yuan - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
After a short-lived slowdown in the immediate aftermath of the global financial crisis and a swift rebound, emerging markets (EM) are now entering a period of slower growth. In fact, growth is now lower than the post-crisis peak of 2010-11, as well as the rates seen in the decade before the...
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Republic of Croatia; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This paper on Selected Issues was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member country. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on October 23, 2012. The views expressed in this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242730
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Ghana; Economic Development in a Democratic Environment
Harnack, Joachim; Leite, Sérgio Pereira.; Fabrizio, … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005767349
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Hong Kong SAR; Meeting the Challenges of Integration with the Mainland
Lee, William; Chan-Lau, Jorge A.; Iakova, Dora M.; Papa … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004
This Occasional Paper provides an overview of the main challenges facing Hong Kong SAR as it continues to become more closely integrated with the mainland of China. Section I provides an overview of recent macroeconomic developments and the main policy issues in Hong Kong SAR. Section II...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005590857
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Economic Growth and Integration in Central America
Schipke, Alfred; Desruelle, Dominique - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
How to entrench hard-won gains, increase resilience to shocks, and improve growth performance to reduce poverty? As Central America moves forward in regaining macroeconomic stability, these are the challenges. This study analyzes Central America’s real, fiscal, monetary, and financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005590924
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It's Not What You Make, it's How You Use it; Measuring the Welfare Benefits of the it Revolution Across Countries
Bayoumi, Tamim; Haacker, Markus - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002
This paper analyzes the welfare benefits from falling relative prices of IT (information technology) goods across a wide range of countries. We find, using two separate methodologies and datasets, that welfare benefits mainly accrue to users of IT, not their producers, because of falling...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005599291
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Germany; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This Selected Issues paper attempts to analyze the end-point problem and improve the quality of potential GDP estimates for Germany. It projects that Germany’s potential GDP growth will slow over the coming decade, mainly because of declining labor input. The paper focuses on a long-term...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825173