China's increasing integration with the global economy has contributed to sustained growth in international trade. Its …

. This paper examines—among other things—the macroeconomic and fiscal implications of the Free Trade Agreement with the …

open trade policy regime, together with carefully sequenced financial liberalization with in a strengthened regulatory …

absorb the surplus labor into quality jobs while adjusting to World Trade Organization (WTO) accession. This paper estimates … that if annual GDP growth averages 7 percent and the employment elasticity is one-half, urban unemployment could double to … in the private sector and more labor-intensive service industries which have generated the most jobs in recent years …

Robust GDP growth, declining unemployment, low and stable inflation, and a string of fiscal and current account … trade integration with the United States, large commodity sector, and substantial decentralization and regional diversity …

nation’s 2000-01 economic crisis. Higher growth could reduce unemployment and raise living standards toward European Union … levels. This paper reviews Turkey’s policy performance in terms of growth, inflation, debt, fiscal and financial sector …