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Exchange Rate Pass-Through to Domestic Prices »
Source: Exchange Rate Pass-Through to Domestic Prices : Does the Inflationary Environment Matter?
Volume/Issue: 2001/194
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Dalia Hakura , and Ehsan Choudhri
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 December 2001
ISBN: 9781451859867
Keywords: Pass-through, exchange rate, inflation rate, average inflation, average inflation rate, Open Economy Macroeconomics,
The paper tests a hypothesis suggested by Taylor (2000) that a low inflationary environment leads to a low exchange rate pass-through to domestic prices. To test this hypothesis, the paper derives a pass-through re...
Exports in a Tariff-Free Environment »
Source: Exports in a Tariff-Free Environment : What Structural Reforms Matter? Evidence from the European Union Single Market
Volume/Issue: 2015/187
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Jesmin Rahman , Ara Stepanyan , Jessie Yang , and Li Zeng
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 03 August 2015
ISBN: 9781513552170
Keywords: Export integration, structural reform, supply chain, new member states, environment, trade, incentives, Country and Industry Studies of Trade,
How do countries enhance their exports of goods in a largely tariff-free environment? Our investigation of export performance of new member states in the European Union single market, which provides a natural contr...
External Debt Management in Low-Income Countries »
Source: External Debt Management in Low-Income Countries
Volume/Issue: 2000/196
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Sheku Bangura , Robert Powell , and Damoni Kitabire
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 December 2000
ISBN: 9781451859959
Keywords: external debt management, HIPCs, low-income countries, debt unit, central bank, Low Income Developing Countries,
Improving debt management capacity in Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs) is a key element of the international community’s strategy for ensuring a robust and sustained exit from unsustainable debt burde...
FDI from BRICs to LICs »
Source: FDI from BRICs to LICs : Emerging Growth Driver?
Volume/Issue: 2011/178
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Montfort Mlachila , and Misa Takebe
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 July 2011
ISBN: 9781462311309
Keywords: FDI, BRICs, low-income countries, direct investment, foreign direct investment, investors, investment climate, Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance: Other, Economywide Country Studies: Africa, Comparative Studies of Countries
Despite the rapid increase in FDI flows to LICs, there have been relatively few studies that have specifically examined these flows. This paper attempts to partially fill the void by throwing light on one particula...
Financial Deepening, Property Rights and Poverty »
Source: Financial Deepening, Property Rights and Poverty : Evidence From Sub-Saharan Africa
Volume/Issue: 2011/196
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Yifei Huang , and Raju Singh
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 August 2011
ISBN: 9781462305230
Keywords: financial development, property rights, dependent variable, gini coefficient, descriptive statistics, Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development, Financial Economics: General,
Recent studies on the relationship between financial development and poverty have been inconclusive. Some claim that, by allowing more entrepreneurs to obtain financing, financial development improves the allocatio...
Financial Intermediation Costs in Low-Income Countries »
Source: Financial Intermediation Costs in Low-Income Countries : The Role of Regulatory, Institutional, and Macroeconomic Factors
Volume/Issue: 2012/140
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Tigran Poghosyan
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 May 2012
ISBN: 9781475503937
Keywords: Net Interest Margins, Low Income Countries, Emerging Economies, market concentration, banking, net interest margin, competition, bank entry
We analyze factors driving persistently higher financial intermediation costs in low-income countries (LICs) relative to emerging market (EMs) country comparators. Using the net interest margin as a proxy for finan...
Fiscal Adjustment in Sudan Size, Speed, and Composition »
Source: Fiscal Adjustment in Sudan Size, Speed, and Composition
Volume/Issue: 2010/79
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): S. M. Ali Abbas , Kenji Moriyama , and Abdul Naseer
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 March 2010
ISBN: 9781451982220
Keywords: intertemporal budget constraint, oil revenue, tax rates, fiscal adjustment, oil producing,
The paper aims to identify the optimal size, speed and composition of the medium-term fiscal adjustment in the context of Sudan's limited oil reserves. The permanently sustainable non-oil primary balance approach s...
Fiscal Policy and Interest Rates »
Source: Fiscal Policy and Interest Rates : How Sustainable Is The 'New Economy'?
Volume/Issue: 2006/112
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Manmohan Kumar , and David Hauner
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 May 2006
ISBN: 9781451863727
Keywords: international reserves, inflation, long-term interest rates, monetary fund, monetary policy
This paper explores the determinants of long-term government bond yields in the Group of Seven (G-7) economies and analyzes the factors that could explain the conundrum of very low rates in the face of a variety of...
Fiscal Policy Management in an Open Capital Regime »
Source: Fiscal Policy Management in an Open Capital Regime
Volume/Issue: 1997/20
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Peter Heller
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 February 1997
ISBN: 9781451922158
Keywords: globalization, capital flows, capital inflows, fiscal position, fiscal stance
This paper argues that as countries open their capital regimes, the appropriate fiscal stance should become more conservative than when capital is immobile. Further fiscal adjustment may be necessary in the face of...
Fiscal Policy Sustainability in Oil-Producing Countries »
Source: Fiscal Policy Sustainability in Oil-Producing Countries
Volume/Issue: 1994/137
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Sheila Bassett , Claire Liuksila , and Alejandro García
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 November 1994
ISBN: 9781451855852
Keywords: oil reserves, fiscal stance, oil revenues, government revenue
Assessing the sustainability of a given fiscal policy is especially important for countries that depend on income from exhaustible resources. Political and growth pressures may push governments to raise expenditure...