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Middle East Transitions: A Long, Hard Road
Yusuf, Shahid - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
Countries in Transition, ACTs) has slowed already sluggish growth; worsened unemployment, particularly of youth; undermined …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142081
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Institutional Models for Macroprudential Policy
Nier, Erlend; Jácome, Luis Ignacio; Osinski, Jacek; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
Staff Discussion Notes showcase the latest policy-related analysis and research being developed by individual IMF staff and are published to elicit comment and to further debate. These papers are generally brief and written in nontechnical language, and so are aimed at a broad audience...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142223
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Breaking the Curse of Sisyphus; An Empirical Analysis of Post-Conflict Economic Transitions
Cevik, Serhan; Rahmati, Mohammad - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
This paper provides a broad empirical analysis of the determinants of post-conflict economic transitions across the world during the period 1960–2010, using a dynamic panel estimation approach based on the system-generalized method of moments. In addition to an array of demographic,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242246
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The Macroprudential Framework; Policy Responsiveness and Institutional Arrangements
Lim, Cheng Hoon; Krznar, Ivo; Lipinsky, Fabian; Otani, Akira - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
This paper gauges if, and how, institutional arrangements are correlated with the use of macroprudential policy instruments. Using data from 39 countries, the paper evaluates policy response time in various types of institutional arrangements for macroprudential policy and finds that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242316
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Recent U.S. Labor Force Dynamics: Reversible or not?
Balakrishnan, Ravi; Dao, Mai; Sole, Juan; Zook, Jeremy - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
The U.S. labor force participation rate (LFPR) fell dramatically following the Great Recession and has yet to start recovering. A key question is how much of the post-2007 decline is reversible, something which is central to the policy debate. The key finding of this paper is that while around...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242381
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Uncertainty and Unemployment: The Effects of Aggregate and Sectoral Channels
Choi, Sangyup; Loungani, Prakash - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015
We study the role of uncertainty shocks in explaining unemployment dynamics, separating out the role of aggregate and … measure aggregate and sectoral uncertainty and compare their effects on the unemployment rate in a standard macroeconomic … vector autoregressive (VAR) model. We find that aggregate uncertainty leads to an immediate increase in unemployment, with …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242392
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Physical Capital Adjustment within Spain; Long-Run and Short-Run Analysis
Spilimbergo, Antonio; Mauro, Paolo - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
This paper considers the adjustment of physical capital within a country in the long run and in the short run. It uses a unique data set on income, labor, human capital, and private and public physical capital in the Spanish regions over the past two decades. In the long run, the movement of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263773
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Reconciling Stability and Growth; Smart Pacts and Structural Reforms
Beetsma, Roel M. W. J.; Debrun, Xavier - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
This paper analyzes the decision of a government facing electoral uncertainty to implement structural reforms in the presence of fiscal restraints similar to the Stability and Growth Pact. The model shows that a pact may harm structural reforms, sacrificing future growth for present stability....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263795
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Monetary Policy Credibility and the Unemployment-Inflation Tradeoff; Some Evidence From 17 Industrial Countries
Papa M'B. P. N'Diaye; Laxton, Douglas - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2002
inflation-unemployment process. The results provide some evidence in favor of the Lucas critique by showing that the short …-run unemployment-inflation trade-off tends to improve in countries that are successful in providing low and stable inflation. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263831
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Equilibrium Wage Dispersion; An Example
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
combination of posted reservation wages, depending on parameters. We also show how wages, profits, and unemployment depend on …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263884