Volume/Issue: 2005/044
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
August
2005
ISBN: 9781498331319
Broad economic institutions are of fundamental importance for sustained economic growth. Changing these institutions is difficult, particularly for outsiders. But this does not mean that there is no role for the Fu...
Volume: 56
Series: IMF Staff Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
03
June
2009
ISBN: 9781589067950
China's growth performance since the start of economic reforms in 1978 has been impressive, but the gains have not been distributed equally across provinces. We use a nonparametric approach to analyze the variation...
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
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...
Volume/Issue: 2014/41
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
10
February
2014
ISBN: 9781475580396
This Selected Issues paper analyzes policies that can raise potential growth in small middle-income countries (SMICs) of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The findings suggest that although macroeconomic stability and trad...
Volume/Issue: 2020/117
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Hang Banh
,
Philippe Wingender
, and
Cheikh Gueye
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
03
July
2020
ISBN: 9781513542300
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented collapse in global economic activity and trade. The crisis has also highlighted the role played by global value chains (GVC), with countries facing shortages of com...
Volume/Issue: 2020/3
Series: Staff Discussion Notes
Author(s):
Anna Fruttero
,
Daniel Gurara
,
Lisa Kolovich
,
Vivian Malta
,
Marina Mendes Tavares
,
Nino Tchelishvili
, and
Stefania Fabrizio
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
16
February
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513529134.006
ISBN: 9781513529134
Despite the increase in female labor force participation over the past three decades, women still do not have the same opportunities as men to participate in economic activities in most countries. The average femal...
Volume/Issue: 2005/044
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
08
August
2005
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498331319.007
ISBN: 9781498331319
Broad economic institutions are of fundamental importance for sustained economic growth. Changing these institutions is difficult, particularly for outsiders. But this does not mean that there is no role for the Fu...
Volume/Issue: 2018/029
Series: Policy Papers
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department;International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
31
May
2018
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781498308526.007
ISBN: 9781498308526
"The economic and social imperative for women's economic empowerment is clear. Greater gender equality boosts economic growth and leads to better development outcomes. It contributes to reducing income inequality a...
Volume/Issue: 2020/117
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Hang Banh
,
Philippe Wingender
, and
Cheikh Gueye
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
03
July
2020
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781513542300.001
ISBN: 9781513542300
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented collapse in global economic activity and trade. The crisis has also highlighted the role played by global value chains (GVC), with countries facing shortages of com...
Volume/Issue: 2019/155
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Adriana Kugler
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
17
July
2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484393840.001
ISBN: 9781484393840
This paper documents recent labor market performance in the Latin American region. The paper shows that unemployment, informality, and inequality have been falling over the past two decades, though still remain hig...
