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Boom, Bust, and Road to Recovery
Brazil is at crossroads, emerging slowly from a historic recession that was preceded by a huge economic boom.
APPENDIX I Incidence Analyses and Income Redistribution »
Source: Fund-Supported Programs, Fiscal Policy, and Income Distribution
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 September 1986
ISBN: 9780939934645
Keywords: taxation, expenditure, salaries, subsidies, income distribution
Most studies of the income distributional effects of public policy fall within the category of “incidence analyses” of taxation and expenditure. They either analyze the effects of particular measures or, if...
Capítulo 9. Shocks financieros globales y flujos brutos de capital en América Latina »
Source: América Latina : Nuevos desafíos para el crecimiento y la estabilidad
Series: Books
Author(s): Dora Iakova , Luis Cubeddu , Gustavo Adler , and Sebastian Sosa
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 06 May 2015
Language: Spanish
ISBN: 9781484318294
Keywords: Economic growth, Macroprudential policies and financial stability, Latin America, Commodity trade, términos de intercambio, exportadores de materias primas, América Latina crecimiento, crecimiento económico, políticas macroprudenciales y estabilidad financiera, América Latina
En la última década, los mercados financieros internacionales han originado shocks de gran envergadura, que tuvieron amplias repercusiones en las economías de mercados emergentes (EME). La crisis desencadena...
Chapter 2. Benefits of More Global and Regional Financial Integration in Latin America »
Source: Financial Integration in Latin America : A New Strategy for a New Normal
Series: Books
Author(s): Charles Enoch , Wouter Bossu , Carlos Caceres , and Diva Singh
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 10 April 2017
ISBN: 9781513520247
Keywords: Cross-border banking, Financial integration, Latin American regional banking, commodity supercycle, fragmentation, international banking system, growth, policymaking, Latin America, regional financial integration
After a period of endemic economic and financial crises during the 1980s to 1990s, many Latin American countries opened up their previously closed economies to international financial institutions at the tur...
CHAPTER 4 Global Liquidity Expansion: Effects on “Receiving” Economies and Policy Response Options »
Source: Global Financial Stability Report, April 2010 : Meeting New Challenges to Stability and Building a Safer System
Series: Global Financial Stability Report
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 20 May 2010
ISBN: 9781589069169
Keywords: loans, capital inflows, interest, debt, financial stability
Summary The transmission of abundant global liquidity and the accompanying surge in capital flows to economies with comparatively higher interest rates and a stronger growth outlook...
Chapter 4. Implications of Global Financial Integration for Monetary Policy in Latin America »
Source: Challenges for Central Banking : Perspectives from Latin America
Series: Books
Author(s): Luis I. Jacome H. , Yan Carriere-Swallow , Hamid Faruqee , and Krishna Srinivasan
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 04 October 2016
ISBN: 9781513591766
Keywords: central banking, Latin America, monetary independence, economic integration, term premium, monetary policy, forward guidance, macroprudential policies, monetary frameworks, reserve requirements
Financial asset markets around the world have grown increasingly interconnected, and many economies in Latin America have been no exception. This chapter assesses two aspects of monetary policy in the region...
Chapter 8 Inequality in Brazil: A Closer Look at the Evolution in States »
Source: Brazil : Boom, Bust, and Road to Recovery
Series: Books
Author(s): Antonio Spilimbergo , and Krishna Srinivasan
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 14 March 2019
ISBN: 9781484339749
Keywords: Brazil, Corruption, Economic conditions, Economic recession, Economic recovery, Trade, economic history
Using a novel methodology that allows households’ incomes to be adjusted for price-level differences across states, this chapter analyzes the evolution of income inequality in Brazi...
Chapter 9 Poverty and Inequality in Brazil and Latin America »
Source: Brazil : Boom, Bust, and Road to Recovery
Series: Books
Author(s): Antonio Spilimbergo , and Krishna Srinivasan
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 14 March 2019
ISBN: 9781484339749
Keywords: Brazil, Corruption, Economic conditions, Economic recession, Economic recovery, Trade, economic history
Brazil, and Latin America more broadly, have made impressive progress in reducing inequality and poverty since the turn of the century, although they remain highly u...
Global Financial Regulatory Reform »
Source: Global Financial Regulatory Reform : Implications for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)
Volume/Issue: 2009/19
Series: IMF Staff Position Notes
Author(s): Robert Rennhack
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 21 July 2009
ISBN: 9781462378791
Keywords: Financial institutions, Financial systems, Bank reforms, Bank regulations, Banking sector, Bank supervision, Basel Core Principles, Caribbean, Central banks, Governance
The Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region has weathered the global financial crisis reasonably well so far, although tighter global financial conditions began to take their toll on trade, capital flows and econo...
Global Financial Stability Report, April 2010 : Meeting New Challenges to Stability and Building a Safer System »
Series: Global Financial Stability Report
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 20 May 2010
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589069169.082
ISBN: 9781589069169
Keywords: loans, capital inflows, interest, debt, financial stability
Risks to global financial stability have eased as the economic recovery has gained steam. But policies are needed to reduce sovereign vulnerabilities, ensure a smooth deleveraging process, and complete the regulato...
Global Financial Stability Report, December 2002 : Market Developments and Issues »
Series: Global Financial Stability Report
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 17 December 2002
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781589061927.082
ISBN: 9781589061927
Keywords: bond, bonds, derivatives markets, financial stability, financial institutions
The Global Financial Stability Report (GSFR), published twice a year by the IMF, provides timely analysis of developments in mature and emerging market countries and seeks to identify potential fault lines in the g...