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8 Challenges Posed by the Globalization of Finance and Risk »
Source: Safeguarding Financial Stability : Theory and Practice
Series: Books
Author(s): Garry Schinasi
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 December 2005
ISBN: 9781589064409
Keywords: credit, financial system, otc, financial institutions
While it is reasonable to presume that the structural financial changes that occurred in international markets since the mid- to late 1970s have been beneficial overall, it would be complacent to ignore, and...
CHAPTER I GLOBALIZATION AND GROWTH IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY »
Source: World Economic Outlook 2000 : Supporting Studies
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 23 January 2001
ISBN: 9781451944242
Keywords: exchange rate, gold, exchange rates, unemployment, real exchange rate
This chapter reviews the experience of economic growth during the twentieth century in the context of trends in globalization and with a view to highlighting implications relevant to early twenty-first centu...
Chapter 4. On the Receiving End? External Conditions and Emerging Market Growth Before, During, and After the Global Financial Crisis »
Source: World Economic Outlook, April 2014 : Recovery Strengthens, Remains Uneven
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 April 2014
ISBN: 9781484308349
Keywords: inflation, monetary policy, real interest rates, gdp growth, real rates
This chapter finds that external factors induce significant fluctuations in emerging market economies’ growth, explaining about half the variance in their growth rates. Higher growth in advanced...
Chapter 3. Perspectives on Global Real Interest Rates »
Source: World Economic Outlook, April 2014 : Recovery Strengthens, Remains Uneven
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 08 April 2014
ISBN: 9781484308349
Keywords: inflation, monetary policy, real interest rates, gdp growth, real rates
Real interest rates worldwide have declined substantially since the 1980s and are now in slightly negative territory. Common factors account for much of these movements, highlighting the relevan...
Does Trade and Technology Transmission Facilitate Inequality Convergence? An Inquiry into the Role of Technology in Reducing the Poverty of Nations »
Source: Does Trade and Technology Transmission Facilitate Inequality Convergence? An Inquiry into the Role of Technology in Reducing the Poverty of Nations
Volume/Issue: 2007/16
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Gouranga Gopal Das
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 2007
ISBN: 9781451865806
Keywords: Inequality, Spillover, Institution, Gini Coefficient, Skill Cohorts, Growth, tfp, economic growth, global trade, trade openness
Based on stylized evidence showing variation of the Gini coefficient of income inequality across skill cohorts and on the rapid rise in trade in technology-intensive goods, the ripple effects of technology transmis...
Financial Inclusion and Stability In Africa’s Middle-Income Countries Including Namibia »
Source: Namibia : Selected Issues
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
Keywords: Financial stability, Economic growth, Productivity, Political economy, Namibia, Selected issues, Fiscal reforms, tfp, labor market, labor force
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...
Globalization and Catching-Up »
Source: Globalization and Catching-Up : From Recession to Growth in Transition Economies
Volume/Issue: 2000/100
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Grzegorz Kolodko
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 June 2000
ISBN: 9781451852394
Keywords: transition, institution-building, recession, growth, transition countries, gdp per capita, external shocks
The transitional recession in countries of Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union has lasted much longer than expected. The legacy of the past and recent policy mistakes have both contributed to the slow progre...
Globalization and Growth in the Twentieth Century »
Source: Globalization and Growth in the Twentieth Century
Volume/Issue: 2000/44
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): N. Crafts
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 March 2000
ISBN: 9781451846409
Keywords: Growth, convergence, tfp, growth rates, real gdp, growth accounting
This paper reviews the experience of economic growth during the twentieth century with a view to highlighting implications for both growth economists and policy-makers. The unprecedented divergence in income levels...
I. Global Economic Prospects and Policies »
Source: World Economic Outlook, May 1997 : Globalization: Opportunities and Challenges
Series: World Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 15 May 1997
ISBN: 9781557756480
Keywords: debt, inflation, interest, payments, transition countries
World economic growth quickened during 1996 following widespread deceleration of activity in 1995 (Chart 1). Economic and financial conditions are generally propitio...
Inclusive Growth »
Source: Inclusive Growth : Measurement and Determinants
Volume/Issue: 2013/135
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Rahul Anand , Saurabh Mishra , and Shanaka Peiris
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 30 May 2013
ISBN: 9781484323212
Keywords: pro-poor growth, distribution, equity, inequality, social mobility, pro-poor, distribution of income, welfare function, Justice, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
We estimate a unified measure of inclusive growth for emerging markets by integrating their economic growth performance and income distribution outcomes, using data over three decades. Country distributions are cal...