Growing Apart? A Tale of Two Republics : : Estonia and Georgia / / Thorvaldur Gylfason, Eduard Hochreiter |
Autore | Gylfason Thorvaldur |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (30 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 338.9 |
Altri autori (Persone) | HochreiterEduard |
Collana | IMF Working Papers |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Estonia
Economic development - Georgia (Republic) Banks and Banking Labor Macroeconomics Public Finance National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity Labor Economics: General Education: General Banks Depository Institutions Micro Finance Institutions Mortgages Labour income economics Public finance & taxation Education Banking Public expenditure review Human capital Expenditures, Public Labor economics Banks and banking |
ISBN |
1-4623-8706-3
9786612841866 1-4519-8425-1 1-4518-7093-0 1-282-84186-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Contents -- I. Introduction -- II. Theoretical Background -- A. Explaining Differences in Output per Capita -- B. From Output to Efficiency -- III. Empirical Evidence -- A. Investm ent and Education -- B. Exports, Inflatio n, and Economic Structure -- C. Labor Markets -- D. Democracy, Governance, and Demography -- E. Accounting for the Income Differential -- IV. Conclusion -- References -- Figures -- 1. Gross National Income per capita 1991 and 2006 -- 2. Gross Domestic Product per capita 1975-2005 -- 3. Gross Domestic Product per capita 1975-2005 -- 4. Gross Capital Formation 1980-2005 (% of GDP) -- 5. Secondary School Enrolment 1991-2005 (% of Cohort) -- 6. Foreign Direct Investment 1992-2005 (Net Inflows, % of GDP) -- 7. E xports of Goods and Services 1987-2005 (% of GDP) -- 8. C ustoms and Other Import Duties 1991-2005 (% of Tax Revenue) -- 9. Inflation 1993-2005 (%, Consumer Prices) -- 10. Financial Depth 1992-2005 (Broad Money as % of GDP) -- 11. Agriculture 1980-2005 (Value Added as % of GDP) -- 12. Manufactures Exports 1995-2005 (% of Merchandise Exports) -- 13. Economic Freedom Index 1995-2008 -- 14. Labor Force Participation 1989-2005 (% of Population) -- 15. Hours of Work per Employee per Week 1995-2008 -- 16. Unemployment 1989-2004 (% of Total Labor Force) -- 17. Democracy 1991-2004 (Index from -10 to 10) -- 18. Corruption 1998-2006 (Index from 1 to 10) -- 19. Fertility 1960-2005 (Births per Woman) -- 20. Life Expectancy at Birth 1960-2005 (Years). |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219644303321 |
Gylfason Thorvaldur | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region : : Macroeconomic Impact of an Aging Population in a Highly Open Economy / / Lamin Leigh |
Autore | Leigh Lamin |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (19 p.) |
Collana | IMF Working Papers |
Soggetto topico |
Population aging - Economic aspects - China - Hong Kong
Age distribution (Demography) - China - Hong Kong Public Finance Production and Operations Management Demography Economics of the Elderly Economics of the Handicapped Non-labor Market Discrimination Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity Demographic Economics: General Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts National Government Expenditures and Health Population & demography Macroeconomics Public finance & taxation Aging Labor productivity Population and demographics Demographic change Health care spending Population aging Population Demographic transition Expenditures, Public |
ISBN |
1-4623-8916-3
1-4527-5418-7 1-282-39210-7 9786613820532 1-4519-0882-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS OF AGING""; ""III. SIMULATIONS AND ANALYSIS""; ""IV. INITIATIVES TAKEN BY THE HONG KONG SAR AUTHORITIES TO ADDRESS POPULATION AGING""; ""V. CONCLUSIONS""; ""References"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788521203321 |
Leigh Lamin | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hong Kong Special Administrative Region : : Macroeconomic Impact of an Aging Population in a Highly Open Economy / / Lamin Leigh |
Autore | Leigh Lamin |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (19 p.) |
Collana | IMF Working Papers |
Soggetto topico |
Population aging - Economic aspects - China - Hong Kong
Age distribution (Demography) - China - Hong Kong Public Finance Production and Operations Management Demography Economics of the Elderly Economics of the Handicapped Non-labor Market Discrimination Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity Demographic Economics: General Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts National Government Expenditures and Health Population & demography Macroeconomics Public finance & taxation Aging Labor productivity Population and demographics Demographic change Health care spending Population aging Population Demographic transition Expenditures, Public |
ISBN |
1-4623-8916-3
1-4527-5418-7 1-282-39210-7 9786613820532 1-4519-0882-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | ""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS OF AGING""; ""III. SIMULATIONS AND ANALYSIS""; ""IV. INITIATIVES TAKEN BY THE HONG KONG SAR AUTHORITIES TO ADDRESS POPULATION AGING""; ""V. CONCLUSIONS""; ""References"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820343203321 |
Leigh Lamin | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Impact of Public Capital, Human Capital, and Knowledge on Aggregate Output / / Frederick Joutz, Yasser Abdih |
Autore | Joutz Frederick |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (50 p.) |
Disciplina | 336.150973 |
Altri autori (Persone) | AbdihYasser |
Collana |
IMF Working Papers
IMF working paper |
Soggetto topico |
Public investments - United States - Econometric models
Human capital - United States - Econometric models Knowledge management - United States - Econometric models Econometrics Investments: Stocks Labor Macroeconomics Production and Operations Management Labor Economics: General Pension Funds Non-bank Financial Institutions Financial Instruments Institutional Investors Time-Series Models Dynamic Quantile Regressions Dynamic Treatment Effect Models Diffusion Processes Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity Macroeconomics: Production Labour income economics Investment & securities Econometrics & economic statistics Stocks Vector autoregression Human capital Productivity Labor economics Industrial productivity |
ISBN |
1-4623-1240-3
1-4527-7934-1 1-282-84169-6 1-4518-7076-0 9786612841699 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; I. Introduction and Contribution; II. Literature Review; III. The Model; IV. Data; A. Output, Private Capital, and Public Capital; B. Skill-Adjusted Labor; C. The Knowledge Stock; V. Initial Data Analysis and Reduction of the System; A. Initial Plots and Integration Tests; B. VAR Model Specification and Estimation; C. Lag length selection of the VAR; D. Residual Diagnostics from the VAR Model; E. Recursive Analysis for Model Constancy and Stability; VI. Cointegration Analysis; A. Testing for Cointegration
B. Cointegration, Weak Exogeneity, and Testing Restrictions on the Production Function C. The Final Long run Aggregate Production Function; VII. Growth Accounting for the Postwar U.S. Economy; VIII. Concluding Remarks; References; Tables; 1. The Information Set:Data Series from 1948 to 2004; 2.A. ADF Tests for Variables in Levels, Constant and Trend Included; 2.B. ADF Tests for Variables in Levels, Constant Included; 3.A. ADF Tests for Variables in First Differences, Constant and Trend Included; 3.B. ADF Tests for Variables in First Differences, Constant Included 4.A. Lag Length Analysis: Seclected Statistics 4.B. Lag Length Analysis: F-Tests for Model Reduction; 5. Individual Equation and Vector Misspecification Tests for the VAR Model of the Production Function; 6. Cointegration Analysis with Johansen's Test; 7. Hypotheses Tests on the Cointegrating Relation; 8. Growth Accounting for the Postwar U.S. Economy; Figures; 1. The Variables in Natural Logarithms; 2. Recursive System Diagnostics for VAR(3) Model; 3. Recursive Likelihood Ratio Test Statistic for Final Restrictions on the Cointegrating Space 4. Output Deviations from the Long Run Aggregate Production Function with Final Restrictions on the Cointegrating Space Imposed |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788345003321 |
Joutz Frederick | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Impact of Public Capital, Human Capital, and Knowledge on Aggregate Output / / Frederick Joutz, Yasser Abdih |
Autore | Joutz Frederick |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (50 p.) |
Disciplina | 336.150973 |
Altri autori (Persone) | AbdihYasser |
Collana |
IMF Working Papers
IMF working paper |
Soggetto topico |
Public investments - United States - Econometric models
Human capital - United States - Econometric models Knowledge management - United States - Econometric models Econometrics Investments: Stocks Labor Macroeconomics Production and Operations Management Labor Economics: General Pension Funds Non-bank Financial Institutions Financial Instruments Institutional Investors Time-Series Models Dynamic Quantile Regressions Dynamic Treatment Effect Models Diffusion Processes Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity Macroeconomics: Production Labour income economics Investment & securities Econometrics & economic statistics Stocks Vector autoregression Human capital Productivity Labor economics Industrial productivity |
ISBN |
1-4623-1240-3
1-4527-7934-1 1-282-84169-6 1-4518-7076-0 9786612841699 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; I. Introduction and Contribution; II. Literature Review; III. The Model; IV. Data; A. Output, Private Capital, and Public Capital; B. Skill-Adjusted Labor; C. The Knowledge Stock; V. Initial Data Analysis and Reduction of the System; A. Initial Plots and Integration Tests; B. VAR Model Specification and Estimation; C. Lag length selection of the VAR; D. Residual Diagnostics from the VAR Model; E. Recursive Analysis for Model Constancy and Stability; VI. Cointegration Analysis; A. Testing for Cointegration
B. Cointegration, Weak Exogeneity, and Testing Restrictions on the Production Function C. The Final Long run Aggregate Production Function; VII. Growth Accounting for the Postwar U.S. Economy; VIII. Concluding Remarks; References; Tables; 1. The Information Set:Data Series from 1948 to 2004; 2.A. ADF Tests for Variables in Levels, Constant and Trend Included; 2.B. ADF Tests for Variables in Levels, Constant Included; 3.A. ADF Tests for Variables in First Differences, Constant and Trend Included; 3.B. ADF Tests for Variables in First Differences, Constant Included 4.A. Lag Length Analysis: Seclected Statistics 4.B. Lag Length Analysis: F-Tests for Model Reduction; 5. Individual Equation and Vector Misspecification Tests for the VAR Model of the Production Function; 6. Cointegration Analysis with Johansen's Test; 7. Hypotheses Tests on the Cointegrating Relation; 8. Growth Accounting for the Postwar U.S. Economy; Figures; 1. The Variables in Natural Logarithms; 2. Recursive System Diagnostics for VAR(3) Model; 3. Recursive Likelihood Ratio Test Statistic for Final Restrictions on the Cointegrating Space 4. Output Deviations from the Long Run Aggregate Production Function with Final Restrictions on the Cointegrating Space Imposed |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827081903321 |
Joutz Frederick | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Institutional Inertia / / Laura Valderrama |
Autore | Valderrama Laura |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 25 p |
Collana | IMF Working Papers |
Soggetto topico |
Technological innovations
Industrial management Investments: Metals Labor Production and Operations Management Innovation Research and Development Technological Change Intellectual Property Rights: General Macroeconomics: Production Metals and Metal Products Cement Glass Ceramics Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: General Technology general issues Macroeconomics Labour income economics Investment & securities Productivity Gold Human capital Wages Industrial productivity |
ISBN |
1-4623-1742-1
1-282-84402-4 9786612844027 1-4527-2181-5 1-4518-7340-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788227903321 |
Valderrama Laura | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Institutional Inertia / / Laura Valderrama |
Autore | Valderrama Laura |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 25 p |
Disciplina | 658.4;658.4063 |
Collana | IMF Working Papers |
Soggetto topico |
Technological innovations
Industrial management Investments: Metals Labor Production and Operations Management Innovation Research and Development Technological Change Intellectual Property Rights: General Macroeconomics: Production Metals and Metal Products Cement Glass Ceramics Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs: General Technology general issues Macroeconomics Labour income economics Investment & securities Productivity Gold Human capital Wages Industrial productivity |
ISBN |
1-4623-1742-1
1-282-84402-4 9786612844027 1-4527-2181-5 1-4518-7340-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- I. Introduction -- II. A Tale of Explorers, Gold, and Diamonds -- III. The Model -- A. The Cooperative -- 1. Redistribution (date 2 vote) -- 2. Technology choice (date 1 vote) -- 3. Example: Voting for an inefficient polarized technology -- B. Outside Ownership -- C. Cooperatives versus Outside Ownership -- IV. Institutional Inertia -- V. Discussion -- A. Supporting Evidence -- B. Implications for Institutional Design -- VI. Concluding Remarks -- References -- Footnotes. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910812315703321 |
Valderrama Laura | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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International R&D Spillovers and Institutions / / Willy Hoffmaister, David Coe, Elhanan Helpman |
Autore | Hoffmaister Willy |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (37 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.124592 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
CoeDavid
HelpmanElhanan |
Collana | IMF Working Papers |
Soggetto topico |
Investments: Stocks
Labor Macroeconomics Agribusiness Production and Operations Management Production Cost Capital and Total Factor Productivity Capacity Agricultural Markets and Marketing Cooperatives Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity Pension Funds Non-bank Financial Institutions Financial Instruments Institutional Investors Externalities Agriculture, agribusiness & food production industries Labour income economics Investment & securities Total factor productivity Agroindustries Human capital Stocks Spillovers Industrial productivity Agricultural industries International finance |
ISBN |
1-4623-0737-X
1-4527-4807-1 1-4518-6965-7 1-282-84059-2 9786612840593 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; I. Introduction; II. Data; Tables; 1. Summary Statistics; Figures; 1. Total Factor Productivity; 2. Domestic R&D Capital Stocks; 3. Foreign R&D Capital Stocks Using Bilateral Import Weights; 4. Import Share in GDP; 5. Human Capital; III. Econometric Preliminaries; 2. Panel Unit Root Tests; 3. Panel Cointegration Tests; IV. "International R&D Spillovers" Revisited; 4. Specification in Coe and Helpman (1995) with Expanded Sample; 5. Dynamic OLS Within and Mean Group Estimates with Human Capital; V. Institutions and International R&D Spillovers
6. Alternative Definitions of Foreign R&D Capital7. Institutional Variables; 8. Ease of Doing Business; 6. Patent Protection; 9. Quality of Tertiary Education Systems; 10. Patent Protection; 11. Legal Origins and Patent Protection; VI. Conclusions; Appendixes; A. Alternative Specification; Appendix Tables; A1. Alternative Definitions of Foreign R&D Capital: Alternative Specification; A2. Ease of Doing Business: Alternative Specification; A3. Quality of Tertiary Education Systems: Alternative Specification; A4. Patent Protection: Alternative Specification A5. Legal Origins and Patent Protection: Alternative SpecificationB. Data Sources and Definitions; A6. Alternative Definitions of Foreign R&D Capital; References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788238603321 |
Hoffmaister Willy | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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International R&D Spillovers and Institutions / / Willy Hoffmaister, David Coe, Elhanan Helpman |
Autore | Hoffmaister Willy |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (37 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.124592 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
CoeDavid
HelpmanElhanan |
Collana | IMF Working Papers |
Soggetto topico |
Investments: Stocks
Labor Macroeconomics Agribusiness Production and Operations Management Production Cost Capital and Total Factor Productivity Capacity Agricultural Markets and Marketing Cooperatives Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity Pension Funds Non-bank Financial Institutions Financial Instruments Institutional Investors Externalities Agriculture, agribusiness & food production industries Labour income economics Investment & securities Total factor productivity Agroindustries Human capital Stocks Spillovers Industrial productivity Agricultural industries International finance |
ISBN |
1-4623-0737-X
1-4527-4807-1 1-4518-6965-7 1-282-84059-2 9786612840593 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; I. Introduction; II. Data; Tables; 1. Summary Statistics; Figures; 1. Total Factor Productivity; 2. Domestic R&D Capital Stocks; 3. Foreign R&D Capital Stocks Using Bilateral Import Weights; 4. Import Share in GDP; 5. Human Capital; III. Econometric Preliminaries; 2. Panel Unit Root Tests; 3. Panel Cointegration Tests; IV. "International R&D Spillovers" Revisited; 4. Specification in Coe and Helpman (1995) with Expanded Sample; 5. Dynamic OLS Within and Mean Group Estimates with Human Capital; V. Institutions and International R&D Spillovers
6. Alternative Definitions of Foreign R&D Capital7. Institutional Variables; 8. Ease of Doing Business; 6. Patent Protection; 9. Quality of Tertiary Education Systems; 10. Patent Protection; 11. Legal Origins and Patent Protection; VI. Conclusions; Appendixes; A. Alternative Specification; Appendix Tables; A1. Alternative Definitions of Foreign R&D Capital: Alternative Specification; A2. Ease of Doing Business: Alternative Specification; A3. Quality of Tertiary Education Systems: Alternative Specification; A4. Patent Protection: Alternative Specification A5. Legal Origins and Patent Protection: Alternative SpecificationB. Data Sources and Definitions; A6. Alternative Definitions of Foreign R&D Capital; References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807166903321 |
Hoffmaister Willy | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Life Expectancy and Income Convergence in the World : : A Dynamic General Equilibrium Analysis / / Kenichi Ueda |
Autore | Ueda Kenichi |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (36 p.) |
Disciplina | 612.68 |
Collana |
IMF Working Papers
IMF working paper |
Soggetto topico |
Life expectancy - Econometric models
Income - Econometric models Cost and standard of living - Econometric models Convergence (Economics) - Econometric models Insurance Labor Macroeconomics Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity Health: General Aggregate Factor Income Distribution Macroeconomics: Consumption Saving Wealth Insurance Companies Actuarial Studies Labour income economics Health economics Insurance & actuarial studies Human capital Health Income Consumption Economics |
ISBN |
1-4623-0030-8
1-4527-5311-3 1-282-84109-2 9786612841095 1-4518-7016-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; I. Introduction; II. Model and Quantitative Results; A. Technology and Preference; B. Representative Agent; C. Neutrality of Longevity under Neoclassical Assumptions; D. Positive Value of Life with Costly Human Capital Transfer; III. Quantitative Assessment; A. Computable Form; B. Benchmark Parameter Values; C. Dynastic General Equilibrium Value of Life; D. Sensitivity Analysis; E. Income Convergence; IV. Case and Imperfect Altruism; V. Concluding Remarks; Reference; Figures; 1. Evolution of Life Expectancy; Tables; 1. Parameter Values; 2. Benchmark Quantitative Assessment
3. Sensitivity Analysis 4. Convergence of Income and Full Income; Appendices; I. Solutions; A. Optimal H/K Ratio; B. Euler Equation; II. Imperfect Altruism Case; A. Proof of Proposition 2; B. Proof of Proposition 3 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788235403321 |
Ueda Kenichi | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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