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The Greening of Markets Financial markets can play a valuable role in addressing climate change »
Source: Finance & Development, March 2008
Volume/Issue: 45/1
Series: Finance & Development
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 07 April 2008
ISBN: 9781451922349
Keywords: climate change, emissions, crude oil, opec, oil prices
Commodity Boom: How Long Will It Last?" asks how economies will fare after the record-high prices of key raw materials posted in recent months, which build on dramatic increases from their lows of 2000. The lead ar...
Chapter 6. The Right Energy Taxes and Their Impacts »
Source: Getting Energy Prices Right : From Principle to Practice
Series: Books
Author(s): Ian Parry , Dirk Heine , Eliza Lis , and Shanjun Li
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 July 2014
ISBN: 9781484388570
Keywords: air pollution, fuel efficiency, natural gas, carbon dioxide, coal
This chapter summarizes the corrective tax estimates for coal, natural gas, and motor fuels based on the assumptions discussed in previous chapters, both for selected countries and,...
Chapter 4. Measuring Pollution Damage from Fuel Use »
Source: Getting Energy Prices Right : From Principle to Practice
Series: Books
Author(s): Ian Parry , Dirk Heine , Eliza Lis , and Shanjun Li
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 July 2014
ISBN: 9781484388570
Keywords: air pollution, fuel efficiency, natural gas, carbon dioxide, coal
This chapter begins with a brief review of the literature on valuing climate change damage from carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The heart of the chapter is about measuring damage fr...
VIII The Dynamics of Inflation, 1988–91 »
Source: Mexico : The Strategy to Achieve Sustained Economic Growth
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Claudio Loser , and Eliot Kalter
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 February 1992
ISBN: 9781557753120
Keywords: inflation, bonds, bond, real interest rates, inflation rate
This section examines the relationship between the rate of inflation and other macroeconomic variables in Mexico over the period 1988–91, using a vector autoregressions model. During this period, th...
Chapter 3. Rationale for and Design of Fiscal Policy to “Get Energy Prices Right” »
Source: Getting Energy Prices Right : From Principle to Practice
Series: Books
Author(s): Ian Parry , Dirk Heine , Eliza Lis , and Shanjun Li
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 July 2014
ISBN: 9781484388570
Keywords: air pollution, fuel efficiency, natural gas, carbon dioxide, coal
The first part of this chapter discusses why environmental taxes or the equivalent emissions trading systems (ETSs) should be front and center in getting energy prices right, though...
5 Structural Adjustment: A Multifaceted Phenomenon »
Source: Public Expenditure Management
Series: Books
Author(s): A. Premchand
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 March 1993
ISBN: 9781557753236
Keywords: expenditure, expenditure management, expenditures, ministry of finance, public expenditure
These macroeconomic prescriptions may seem straight forward, but putting them into practice rarely is. WORLD BANK, World Development Report, 1991...
Appendix II GATT Classifications »
Source: Trade Policy Developments in Industrial Countries
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Wanda Tseng , Lorenzo Pérez , Zubair Iqbal , and Shailendra Anjaria
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 July 1981
ISBN: 9781557750822
Keywords: international trade, oil exporting, exporting developing countries, bilateral agreements, quantitative restrictions
Classification of Countries and Regions Following the definitions used in the GATT publication, International Trade, 1979/80, the trading world is divided into:...
APPENDIX VIII Changes in Membership of the Executive Board »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 2001 : Making the Global Economy Work for All
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 17 September 2001
ISBN: 9781589060623
Keywords: interest, debt, payments, loans, financial statements
Changes in membership of the Executive Board between May 1, 2000, and April 30, 2001, were as follows: Agustin Carstens completed his term of service as Executive Director for Costa Rica, El Salvado...
CHAPTER 8 Moving Ahead with Structural Reform »
Source: Economic Adjustment and Reform in Low-Income Countries (ESAF Review Background Papers)
Series: Books
Author(s): Susan Schadler , and Hugh Bredenkamp
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 30 June 1999
ISBN: 9781557757159
Keywords: inflation, public enterprises, public enterprise, enterprise reform, public enterprise sector
Large, inefficient public enterprise sectors and distressed banking systems existed in virtually all of the 36 ESAF countries covered by this review and weighed heavily on the finances of the budget and priv...
Appendix VII. Executive Directors and Voting Power on April 30, 1999 »
Source: International Monetary Fund Annual Report 1999
Series: Annual Report of the Executive Board
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 September 1999
ISBN: 9781451945232
Keywords: interest, debt, payments, loans, external debt
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