Republic of Serbia [[electronic resource] ] : selected issues paper

• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : International Monetary Fund, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (132 p.)
• Soggetto topico: Monetary policy - Serbia
• Soggetto geografico: Serbia Economic conditions
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; IN SEARCH OF AN EFFECTIVE GROWTH MODEL; A. The Pre-Crisis Growth Paradigm and its Legacy Vulnerabilities; B. Policy Recommendations Towards an Effective Growth Model; FIGURE; 1. Business Environment and Growth Constraints; IMPROVING THE LABOR MARKET: CHALLENGES AND OPTIONS; A. Background; FIGURES; 1. Labor Market Indicators, 2004-2012; 2. Wage Indicators, 2009-13; B. What Are the Possible Causes of Meager Labor Market Outcomes?; 3. EBRD Transition Indicators, 2012; 4. Wage and Productivity Indicators, 2012; C. Policy Implications ; 5. Labor Market Indicators from The Global Competitiveness Report 2011REFERENCES; EXTERNAL COMPETITIVENESS ASSESSMENT; A. Export Performance; FIGURES; 1. Recent Trade Developments; 2. Trade, 2008-2012; B. Competitiveness Pressures; REFERENCES; EXTERNAL SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; A. Partial External Adjustment; FIGURES; 1. Balance of Payments, 2004-2012; B. External Vulnerabilities and Buffers; C. External Sustainability Illustrative Simulations; 2. External Sustainability Illustrative Simulations; REFERENCES; EXPLORING OPTIONS FOR ENHANCING FISCAL CONSOLIDATION; A. Background ; B. Achieving a Credible and Durable Fiscal ConsolidationFIGURES; 1. General Government Expenditure in Serbia and Selected Economies; 2. Public Debt in Serbia and Selected Economies; REFERENCES; HAS SUB-NATIONAL SPENDING ADDED TO FISCAL PRESSURES?; A. Expenditure Decentralization in a Regional Context-Stylized Facts; B. Fiscal Decentralization in Principle and in Practice; FIGURES; 1. Subnational Revenue and Expenditures; C. Empirical Findings; D. Are Known Decentralization Risk-Factors Relevant in a Serbia Context?; TABLE; 1. Subnational Fiscal Rules in Selected Transition Economies ; E. Strengthening Fiscal Decentralization Policies in Serbia: Policy Options2. 2011 Amendments to Subnational Financing Framework; BOX; Box 1. Local Government Arrears Clearance Strategy; REFERENCES; DIAGNOSING AND ADDRESSING SERBIA'S STRUCTURAL FISCAL CHALLENGES; A. Evolution of Serbia's Fiscal Challenges; B. Diagnosing Serbia's Fiscal Challenges; C. A Roadmap for Reform; REFERENCES; PENSION REFORM; A. Current Pension Framework; B. Baseline Projections; C. Reform Options; TABLE; 1. Savings from Different Reform Options, in percent of GDP; FIGURE; 1. Pension Model Simulations, 2010-50 ; APPENDIXI. Model Assumptions; REFERENCES; CORPORATE INCOME TAX AND OTHER CORPORATE TAXES; A. CIT Rate and Exceptions; B. Non-Tax Levies; TABLES; 1. Revenue Losses Associated with Corporate Income Tax Incentives and Projected Savings from Enacted Reforms, 2009-11; REFERENCES; MACRO-FINANCIAL LINKAGES; A. Low Credit Growth: a Consequence of Weak Demand or a Driving Force of Economic Slowdown?; FIGURES; 1. Credit Growth Indicators, 2004-13; 2. Supply-Side Factors of Credit, 2006-13; BOX; Box 1. Construction of a Financial Stress Index (FSIX) ; B. Changing Banks' Business Models and External Deleveraging: How Did It Affect Serbia's Economy?
• Sommario/riassunto: In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries.
• Titolo autorizzato: Republic of Serbia
• ISBN: 1-4843-5921-6; 1-4843-0802-6; 1-61635-850-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462578203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: IMF Staff Country Reports