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World Economic Outlook, September 2006 : Financial Systems and Economic Cycles »
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 10 November 2006
Language: Russian
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475506839.086
ISBN: 9781475506839
Keywords: debt, financial systems, interest, productivity growth, payments, commodity prices, external financing, inflation, oil prices, external debt
The IMF's World Economic Outlook is packed with country specific facts, figures, and worldwide projections that present the outlook for growth, inflation, trade, and other economic developments in a clear, practica...

Excerpt : Commodity Price Volatility and Inclusive Growth in Low-Income Countries »
Series: Miscellaneous Publication (Other)
Author(s): Min Zhu
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 20 September 2012
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/CPVIEAEX.073
ISBN: CPVIEAEX
Keywords: Agricultural sector, Balance of trade, Central banking, Central banks, Civil society, Commodities, Commodity price shocks, Commodity prices, Consumption, Credit
In the years following the global financial crisis, many low-income countries experienced rapid recovery and strong economic growth. However, many are now facing enormous difficulties because of rapidly rising food...

Inclusive Growth, Institutions, and the Underground Economy »
Source: Inclusive Growth, Institutions, and the Underground Economy
Volume/Issue: 2012/47
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Adil Mohommad , Anoop Singh , and Sonali Jain-Chandra
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 February 2012
ISBN: 9781463937089
Keywords: institutions, law, property rights, regulatory burden, institutional development, income tax rate, Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General,
Worldwide protests against the perceived lack of economic opportunity and failure of governance have refocused attention on the need for inclusive growth and strong institutions. In developing countries, large info...

Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change: A Cross-Country Analysis* »
Source: Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change: A Cross-Country Analysis
Volume/Issue: 2019/215
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Matthew Kahn , Kamiar Mohaddes , Ryan Ng , M. Pesaran , Mehdi Raissi , and Jui-Chung Yang
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 11 October 2019
ISBN: 9781513514598
Keywords: Greenhouse gas emissions, Economic growth, Real sector, Economic cooperation, Economic indicators, Climate change, adaptation, counterfactual analysis., WP, historical norm
We study the long-term impact of climate change on economic activity across countries, using a stochastic growth model where labor productivity is affected by country-specific climate variables-defined as deviation...

Increasing Productivity Growth in Middle Income Countries »
Source: Increasing Productivity Growth in Middle Income Countries
Volume/Issue: 2015/2
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Aidar Abdychev , La-Bhus Fah Jirasavetakul , Andrew Jonelis , Lamin Leigh , Ashwin Moheeput , Friska Parulian , Ara Stepanyan , and Albert Touna Mama
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 13 January 2015
ISBN: 9781484328439
Keywords: Growth, potential growth&;amp;#x2026;, environment, debt, productivity growth, economics, trade, Forecasting and Other Model Applications, Forecasting and Simulation, One
Many small middle-income countries (SMICs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) have experienced a moderation in growth in recent years. Although factor accumulation, most notably capital deepening, was crucial to the succe...

Avoiding the New Mediocre: Raising Long-Term Growth in the Middle East and Central Asia »
Source: Avoiding the New Mediocre : Raising Long-Term Growth in the Middle East and Central Asia
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s): Pritha Mitra , Amr Hosny , Gohar Minasyan , Mark Fischer , and Gohar Abajyan
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 March 2016
ISBN: 9781513572710
Keywords: Middle East and Central Asia, Fiscal policy, environment, oil, productivity, growth, employment, long-term growth, capital, labor
Raising the Middle East and Central Asia's long-term growth prospects is critical for meeting the region's pressing need for jobs and higher living standards....

The Macroeconomic Effects of Labor and Product Market Reforms in Morocco »
Source: The Macroeconomic Effects of Labor and Product Market Reforms in Morocco
Volume/Issue: 2019/222
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Babacar Sarr , Mokhtar Benlamine , and Zsuzsa Munkacsi
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 11 October 2019
ISBN: 9781513513768
Keywords: Access to foreign markets, Bankruptcy, Banks, Basket of currency peg, Capital, Capital accumulation, Capital flows, Capital formation, Commodity markets, Commodity prices
This paper studies the macroeconomic effects and sequencing of (LMRs) and product (PMRs) market reforms in Morocco. It finds that introducing LMRs and PMRs simultaneously would add about 2.5 percentage points (pp)...

High Level Status Report to the IEO Evaluation of Fund's Recurring Issues »
Source: High Level Status Report to the IEO Evaluation of Fund's Recurring Issues
Volume/Issue: 2017/012
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 27 March 2017
ISBN: 9781498347044
Keywords: Absorptive capacity, Accounting, Accounting systems, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Anti-money laundering, Arrears policy, Balance sheets, Budgeting, Budgets
This is a high-level report on progress in addressing recurring issues identified by the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO). The Board endorsed the proposal in the Chairman's Summing Up for the Independent Evaluat...

4. Main Findings and Policy Implications »
Source: Avoiding the New Mediocre : Raising Long-Term Growth in the Middle East and Central Asia
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s): Pritha Mitra , Amr Hosny , Gohar Minasyan , Mark Fischer , and Gohar Abajyan
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 March 2016
ISBN: 9781513572710
Keywords: Middle East and Central Asia, Fiscal policy, environment, oil, productivity, growth, employment, long-term growth, capital, labor
Well-targeted policies can boost the Middle East and Central Asia’s declining long-term economic growth prospects, lifting the region out of the “new mediocre.” In the midst of intensifying regional conflict...

2. What Matters for Growth of Productivity, Employment, and Capital? »
Source: Avoiding the New Mediocre : Raising Long-Term Growth in the Middle East and Central Asia
Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers
Author(s): Pritha Mitra , Amr Hosny , Gohar Minasyan , Mark Fischer , and Gohar Abajyan
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 March 2016
ISBN: 9781513572710
Keywords: Middle East and Central Asia, Fiscal policy, environment, oil, productivity, growth, employment, long-term growth, capital, labor
The above supply-side drivers of growth have long been examined, 6 but what are the underlying determinants of these drivers? For example, technological progress can raise product...