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Hong Kong SAR Economic Integration with the Pearl River Delta
Unteroberdoerster, Olaf; Chen, Hongyi - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
Hong Kong SAR's economic integration with the Mainland has primarily taken place in the Pearl River Delta (PRD). Taking stock of integration trends, this paper discusses key implications for ensuring economic benefits of further integration are sustained and associated costs minimized. Besides...
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The Impacton India of Trade Liberalization in the Textiles and Clothing Sector
Jain-Chandra, Sonali; Prasad, A. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
We analyze the impact of the elimination of textile and clothing (T&C) quotas in 2005 on India. Our simulations suggest that while Indian exports of T&C will continue to expand in the presence of the safeguards on China, they will be affected adversely once these safeguards are lifted. We argue...
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How to Capture Macro-Financial Spillover Effects in Stress Tests?
Hesse, Heiko; Salman, Ferhan; Schmieder, Christian - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
meaningful macro-financial linkages, i.e., taking into account spillover effects and other forms of contagion. We come up with an … approach to simulate the potential impact of spillover effects based on the “traditional†design of macro-economic stress … tests. Specifically, we examine spillover effects observed during the financial crisis and simulate their impact on banksâ …
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Safe-Haven Korea? - Spillover Effects from UMPs
Ree, Jack; Choi, Seoeun - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
the exchange rate spillover from QQME to Korea has been limited both on trade and capital flow fronts. …
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Investment-Led Growth in China; Global Spillovers
Ahuja, Ashvin; Nabar, Malhar - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
vulnerable to an investment slowdown in China. The spillover effects also register strongly across a range of macroeconomic …
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Trade Linkages, Balance Sheets, and Spillovers; The Germany-Central European Supply Chain
Elekdag, Selim; Muir, Dirk - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
Germany and the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia (the CE4) have been in a process of deepening economic integration which has lead to the development of a dynamic supply chain within Europe—the Germany-Central European Supply Chain (GCESC). Model-based simulations suggest two key...
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The Comovement in Commodity Prices; Sources and Implications
Alquist, Ron; Coibion, Olivier - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
We present a simple macroeconomic model with a continuum of primary commodities used in the production of the final good, such that the real prices of commodities have a factor structure. One factor captures the combined contribution of all aggregate shocks which have no direct effects on...
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Accelerating And Sustaining Growth; Economic and Political Lessons
Virmani, Arvind - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2012
The paper reviews and draws lessons from the experience of fast growing economies including a sub-set of these termed High Growth Economies (HGEs) with a decadal rate of over 7 per cent. It then reviews the history of the Indian growth acceleration following the reforms of the 1990s and its...
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Export Performance in Europe; What Do We Know from Supply Links?
Rahman, Jesmin; Zhao, Tianli - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
One of the most important recent developments in international trade is the increasing interconnectedness of export production through a vertical trading chain network that streches across many countries, with each country specializing in particular stages of a good’s production. Using...
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Nigeria; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for Nigeria highlights the National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy (NEEDS). NEEDS gives special support to agriculture, industry, small and medium-scale enterprises, and oil and gas. Under the plan, the government will seek long-term capital...
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