LEADER 05351nam 2200649 450 001 9910458928003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4983-3414-8 010 $a1-4983-6075-0 010 $a1-4983-5607-9 035 $a(CKB)2550000001345642 035 $a(EBL)1770281 035 $a(OCoLC)888749688 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001398953 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11773307 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001398953 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11465178 035 $a(PQKB)11678564 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1770281 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1770281 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10913264 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001345642 100 $a20140827h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aEuro area policies $e2014 article iv consultation selected issues 210 1$aWashington, District of Columbia :$cInternational Monetary Fund,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (115 p.) 225 1 $aIMF Staff Country Report ;$v14/199 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4983-0800-7 311 $a1-322-07097-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $a""Cover""; ""CONTENTS""; ""YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT IN EUROPE: OKUN'S LAW AND BEYOND""; ""A. Context""; ""B. Stylized Facts""; ""C. Determinants""; ""D. The Business Cycle""; ""E. Labor Market Features""; ""F. Conclusions and Policy Recommendations""; ""BOXES""; ""1. SMEs. The Role of Financing Constraints and Youth Unemployment""; ""2. A Historical Perspective on Growth and Youth Unemployment""; ""REFERENCES""; ""ANNEXES""; ""1. Data Definitions""; ""2. Methodology""; ""INVESTMENT IN THE EURO AREA: WHY HAS IT BEEN WEAK?""; ""A. Investment in the Euro Area: Post-crisis Trends"" 327 $a""B. Drivers of Investment: Output Changes versus Other Factors""""C. Conclusions""; ""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDICES""; ""1. Data""; ""2. Results of the Accelerator Model""; ""3. Results of the Neoclassical Model""; ""4. Results of the Bond Market Model""; ""CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT: SME FINANCING IN THE EURO AREA""; ""A. Background""; ""B. Rationale for Securitization of SME Loans""; ""C. Impediments to SME Securitization Markets""; ""D. Relative Performance""; ""E. Lessons from Previous SME Support Programs""; ""F. Recent Efforts"" 327 $a""G. Suggested Measures to Facilitate the Development of SME Securitization""""H. Conclusion""; ""BOXES""; ""1. Overview of the European Securitization Market""; ""2. Regulatory Hurdles""; ""FIGURE""; ""1. Securitization in Europe""; ""REFERENCES""; ""ANNEXES""; ""1. Public Sector Support for SME Securitization""; ""2. Definining High-quality Securitization (HQS)""; ""3. Selected Official Sector Support for Securitization in Europe""; ""4. Selected Official Sector Support for SME Finance in Europe""; ""EXTERNAL REBALANCING IN THE EURO AREA: DEVELOPMENTS AND POLICIES""; ""A. Introduction"" 327 $a""B. Financing Needs and the Current Account""""C. Model-based Saving and Investment Imbalances in the Euro Area""; ""D. Good and Bad Ways to Achieve External Rebalancing""; ""E. Concluding Remarks""; ""BOX""; ""1. A Model-based Analysis of National Saving and Investment Behavior""; ""FIGURES""; ""1. Regional Composition of the Euro Area Current Account""; ""2. The Sectoral Composition of the Euro Area Current Account""; ""3. The Sectoral Composition of the Current Account in Creditor Economies""; ""4. The Sectoral Composition of the Current Account in Debtor Economies"" 327 $a""5. The Sectoral Composition of the Current Account in Other Debtor Economies""""6. The Composition of Net Capital Inflows by Euro Area Economy Group""; ""7. The Composition of Net Foreign Assets by Euro Area Economy Group""; ""8. Model-Implied Investment and Saving Residuals and the EBA Assessment of Current Account Imblances""; ""TABLES""; ""1. Net Foreign Assets and Current Accounts in the Euro Area Economies""; ""2. Average Real Return Difference between Foreign Assets and Liabilities, Euro Area Economies 1999a???2012""; ""3. Regression Results for Investment Model"" 327 $a""4. Regression Results for Saving Model"" 330 $aThis Selected Issues paper assesses the youth unemployment problem in advanced European economies, especially the euro area. Youth unemployment rates increased sharply in the euro area after the crisis. Much of these increases can be explained by output dynamics and the greater sensitivity of youth unemployment to economic activity compared with adult unemployment. Labor market institutions also play an important role, especially the tax wedge, minimum wages, and spending on active labor market policies. The paper highlights that policies to address youth unemployment should be comprehensive 410 0$aIMF staff country report ;$v14/199. 607 $aEuropean Union countries$xCommercial policy 607 $aEuropean Union countries$xEconomic conditions 607 $aEuropean Union countries$xEconomic policy 608 $aElectronic books. 676 $a382.3094 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458928003321 996 $aEuro area policies$92129218 997 $aUNINA