The CFA Franc Zone : : Common Currency, Uncommon Challenges / / Anne Gulde, Charalambos Tsangarides
| The CFA Franc Zone : : Common Currency, Uncommon Challenges / / Anne Gulde, Charalambos Tsangarides |
| Autore | Gulde Anne |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (410 p.) |
| Disciplina | 332.4/966 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | TsangaridesCharalambos |
| Soggetto topico |
French franc area
Monetary unions - Africa, French-speaking Banks and Banking Exports and Imports Finance: General Foreign Exchange Macroeconomics Taxation Inflation Trade: General Trade Policy International Trade Organizations Banks Depository Institutions Micro Finance Institutions Mortgages Empirical Studies of Trade General Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data) International economics Currency Foreign exchange Public finance & taxation Banking Finance Real effective exchange rates Tariffs Imports Real exchange rates International trade Taxes Terms of trade Tariff Banks and banking Economic policy nternational cooperation Exports |
| ISBN |
1-4552-6102-5
1-4519-9866-X 1-283-53603-X 9786613848482 1-4519-2674-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Overview / Anne-Marie Gulde -- ; pt. 1. Sustainability of macroeconomic policies -- Monetary policy in a currency union? : the case of CEMAC / Corinne Deléchat, Gustavo Ramirez, and Romain Veyrune -- Long-run determinants of inflation in WAEMU / Abdoulaye Diop, Gilles Dufrénot, and Gilles Sanon -- Fiscal reaction functions in the CFA franc Zone / Oumuyiwa S. Adedeji and Oral Williams -- Reserve adequacy in the CFA franc zone / Corinne Deléchat and Jan Kees Martijn -- ; pt. 2. Capacity to adjust to changes in external conditions -- Economic fundamentals and the CFA franc zone real exchange rates / Yasser Abdih and Charalambos Tsangarides -- Competitiveness in the CFA franc zone / Gustavo Ramirez and Charalambos Tsangarides -- What is fuzzy about clustering in West Africa? / Mahvash Saeed Qureshi and Charalambos Tsangarides -- ; pt. 3. Integration and growth -- Financial sector integration in WAEMU / Amadou Sy -- Banking sector integration and competition in CEMAC / Samer Saab and Jérôme Vacher -- Growth and convergence in the CFA franc zone / Catherine Pattillo, Charalambos Tsangarides, and Pierre van den Boogaerde -- Trade in CEMAC : developments and reform opportunities / Jan Kees Martijn and Charalambos Tsangarides -- Trade in WAEMU : developments and reform opportunities / Manuela Goretti and Hans Weisfeld. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780743003321 |
Gulde Anne
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| Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The CFA Franc Zone : : Common Currency, Uncommon Challenges / / Anne Gulde, Charalambos Tsangarides
| The CFA Franc Zone : : Common Currency, Uncommon Challenges / / Anne Gulde, Charalambos Tsangarides |
| Autore | Gulde Anne |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (410 p.) |
| Disciplina | 332.4/966 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | TsangaridesCharalambos |
| Soggetto topico |
French franc area
Monetary unions - Africa, French-speaking Banking Banks and Banking Banks and banking Banks Currency Depository Institutions Economic policy Empirical Studies of Trade Exports and Imports Exports Finance Finance: General Foreign Exchange Foreign exchange General Financial Markets: General (includes Measurement and Data) Imports Inflation International economics International Trade Organizations International trade Macroeconomics Micro Finance Institutions Mortgages Nternational cooperation Public finance & taxation Real effective exchange rates Real exchange rates Tariff Tariffs Taxation Taxes Terms of trade Trade Policy Trade: General |
| ISBN |
9786613848482
9781455261024 1455261025 9781451998665 145199866X 9781283536035 128353603X 9781451926743 145192674X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Overview / Anne-Marie Gulde -- ; pt. 1. Sustainability of macroeconomic policies -- Monetary policy in a currency union? : the case of CEMAC / Corinne Delechat, Gustavo Ramirez, and Romain Veyrune -- Long-run determinants of inflation in WAEMU / Abdoulaye Diop, Gilles Dufrenot, and Gilles Sanon -- Fiscal reaction functions in the CFA franc Zone / Oumuyiwa S. Adedeji and Oral Williams -- Reserve adequacy in the CFA franc zone / Corinne Delechat and Jan Kees Martijn -- ; pt. 2. Capacity to adjust to changes in external conditions -- Economic fundamentals and the CFA franc zone real exchange rates / Yasser Abdih and Charalambos Tsangarides -- Competitiveness in the CFA franc zone / Gustavo Ramirez and Charalambos Tsangarides -- What is fuzzy about clustering in West Africa? / Mahvash Saeed Qureshi and Charalambos Tsangarides -- ; pt. 3. Integration and growth -- Financial sector integration in WAEMU / Amadou Sy -- Banking sector integration and competition in CEMAC / Samer Saab and Jerome Vacher -- Growth and convergence in the CFA franc zone / Catherine Pattillo, Charalambos Tsangarides, and Pierre van den Boogaerde -- Trade in CEMAC : developments and reform opportunities / Jan Kees Martijn and Charalambos Tsangarides -- Trade in WAEMU : developments and reform opportunities / Manuela Goretti and Hans Weisfeld. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910967522103321 |
Gulde Anne
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| Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Common Factors in Latin America's Business Cycles / / Allan Timmermann, Luis Catão, Marco Aiolfi
| Common Factors in Latin America's Business Cycles / / Allan Timmermann, Luis Catão, Marco Aiolfi |
| Autore | Timmermann Allan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (64 p.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CatãoLuis
AiolfiMarco |
| Collana | IMF Working Papers |
| Soggetto topico |
Business cycles - Latin America - Econometric models
Business forescasting - Latin America Econometrics Exports and Imports Macroeconomics Public Finance Business Fluctuations Cycles Economic History: Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics Growth and Fluctuations: General, International, or Comparative Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles: General (includes Measurement and Data) Classification Methods Cluster Analysis Principal Components Factor Models Empirical Studies of Trade National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General Economic growth Econometrics & economic statistics International economics Public finance & taxation Business cycles Factor models Terms of trade Economic recession Expenditure Econometric analysis International trade Econometric models Economic policy nternational cooperation Recessions Expenditures, Public |
| ISBN |
1-4623-9017-X
1-4527-9858-3 1-282-44802-1 9786613821218 1-4519-0845-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; I. INTRODUCTION; II. ECONOMETRIC FRAMEWORK; III. NEW BUSINESS CYCLE INDICES FOR LATIN AMERICA; IV. STYLIZED BUSINESS CYCLE FACTS; V. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788524303321 |
Timmermann Allan
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| Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Common Factors in Latin America's Business Cycles / / Allan Timmermann, Luis Catão, Marco Aiolfi
| Common Factors in Latin America's Business Cycles / / Allan Timmermann, Luis Catão, Marco Aiolfi |
| Autore | Timmermann Allan |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (64 p.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
AiolfiMarco
CatãoLuis |
| Collana | IMF Working Papers |
| Soggetto topico |
Business cycles - Latin America - Econometric models
Business forescasting - Latin America Business cycles Business Fluctuations Classification Methods Cluster Analysis Cycles Econometric analysis Econometric models Econometrics & economic statistics Econometrics Economic growth Economic History: Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics Economic policy Economic recession Empirical Studies of Trade Expenditure Expenditures, Public Exports and Imports Factor Models Factor models Growth and Fluctuations: General, International, or Comparative International economics International trade Macroeconomics National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General Nternational cooperation Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles: General (includes Measurement and Data) Principal Components Public finance & taxation Public Finance Recessions Terms of trade |
| ISBN |
9786613821218
9781462390175 146239017X 9781452798585 1452798583 9781282448025 1282448021 9781451908459 1451908458 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; I. INTRODUCTION; II. ECONOMETRIC FRAMEWORK; III. NEW BUSINESS CYCLE INDICES FOR LATIN AMERICA; IV. STYLIZED BUSINESS CYCLE FACTS; V. CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910956793003321 |
Timmermann Allan
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| Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Determinants of Growth Spells : : Is Africa Different? / / Charalambos Tsangarides
| Determinants of Growth Spells : : Is Africa Different? / / Charalambos Tsangarides |
| Autore | Tsangarides Charalambos |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (33 p.) |
| Collana | IMF Working Papers |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Africa
Exports and Imports Foreign Exchange Labor Macroeconomics Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General Bayesian Analysis: General Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions Empirical Studies of Trade Human Capital Skills Occupational Choice Labor Productivity Energy: Demand and Supply Prices International economics Labour income economics Currency Foreign exchange Personal income Terms of trade Human capital Exchange rates Oil prices National accounts International trade Income Economic policy nternational cooperation |
| ISBN |
1-4755-2485-4
1-4755-3732-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; I. Introduction; II. Identifying Growth Spells and Their Determinants; A. From Structural Breaks to Growth Spells; B. Determinants of Growth Spells; III. Empirical Strategy; A. Survival Models; B. BMA for survival models; C. Model Specification and Africa Interactions; IV. Results; A. Impact of Model Uncertainty; B. Robustness Analysis Using BMA; V. Conclusion; References; Tables; 1. Growth Breaks by Country Group; 2. Stylized Facts about Growth Spells; 3. Evidence for Lack of Robustness from Ad Hoc Growth Regressions
4. Posterior Coefficient Estimates for Growth Spells for Africa, Non-Africa, and World Figures; 1a. Upbreaks and Downbreaks: Hills, Cliffs, Mountains, and Plateaus; 1b. Upbreaks and Downbreaks: Hills, Cliffs, Mountains, and Plateaus in Africa; 2a. Distribution of Upbreaks; 2b. Distribution of Downbreaks; 3. Duration of Growth Spells and Explanatory Variables; Appendix |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786482403321 |
Tsangarides Charalambos
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| Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Determinants of Growth Spells : : Is Africa Different? / / Charalambos Tsangarides
| Determinants of Growth Spells : : Is Africa Different? / / Charalambos Tsangarides |
| Autore | Tsangarides Charalambos |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (33 p.) |
| Disciplina | 332.1/52 |
| Collana | IMF Working Papers |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Africa
Bayesian Analysis: General Currency Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General Economic policy Empirical Studies of Trade Energy: Demand and Supply Exchange rates Exports and Imports Foreign Exchange Foreign exchange Human Capital Human capital Income economics Income International economics International trade Labor Productivity Labor Labour Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development Macroeconomics National accounts Nternational cooperation Occupational Choice Oil prices Personal income Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions Prices Skills Terms of trade |
| ISBN |
9781475524857
1475524854 9781475537321 1475537328 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; I. Introduction; II. Identifying Growth Spells and Their Determinants; A. From Structural Breaks to Growth Spells; B. Determinants of Growth Spells; III. Empirical Strategy; A. Survival Models; B. BMA for survival models; C. Model Specification and Africa Interactions; IV. Results; A. Impact of Model Uncertainty; B. Robustness Analysis Using BMA; V. Conclusion; References; Tables; 1. Growth Breaks by Country Group; 2. Stylized Facts about Growth Spells; 3. Evidence for Lack of Robustness from Ad Hoc Growth Regressions
4. Posterior Coefficient Estimates for Growth Spells for Africa, Non-Africa, and World Figures; 1a. Upbreaks and Downbreaks: Hills, Cliffs, Mountains, and Plateaus; 1b. Upbreaks and Downbreaks: Hills, Cliffs, Mountains, and Plateaus in Africa; 2a. Distribution of Upbreaks; 2b. Distribution of Downbreaks; 3. Duration of Growth Spells and Explanatory Variables; Appendix |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910965778503321 |
Tsangarides Charalambos
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| Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2012 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Did Botswana Escape from the Resource Curse? / / Atsushi Iimi
| Did Botswana Escape from the Resource Curse? / / Atsushi Iimi |
| Autore | Iimi Atsushi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (33 p.) |
| Collana | IMF Working Papers |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Botswana
Natural resources - Botswana - Management Exports and Imports Public Finance Natural Resources Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics Environmental and Ecological Economics: General Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation: General Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General Empirical Studies of Trade Trade: General Environmental management International economics Public finance & taxation Natural resources Non-renewable resources Resource management in revenue administration Terms of trade Exports Revenue Economic policy nternational cooperation |
| ISBN |
1-4623-8411-0
1-4527-4711-3 1-283-51321-8 9786613825667 1-4519-0917-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN NATURAL RESOURCES AND GOVERNANCE IN BOTSWANA""; ""III. METHODOLOGY""; ""IV. EMPIRICAL RESULTS""; ""V. POLICY IMPLICATIONS""; ""VI. CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788409203321 |
Iimi Atsushi
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Did Botswana Escape from the Resource Curse? / / Atsushi Iimi
| Did Botswana Escape from the Resource Curse? / / Atsushi Iimi |
| Autore | Iimi Atsushi |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (33 p.) |
| Collana | IMF Working Papers |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Botswana
Natural resources - Botswana - Management Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics Economic policy Empirical Studies of Trade Environmental and Ecological Economics: General Environmental management Exports and Imports Exports International economics Natural Resources Natural resources Non-renewable resources Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation: General Nternational cooperation Public finance & taxation Public Finance Resource management in revenue administration Revenue Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General Terms of trade Trade: General |
| ISBN |
9786613825667
9781462384112 1462384110 9781452747118 1452747113 9781283513210 1283513218 9781451909173 1451909179 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN NATURAL RESOURCES AND GOVERNANCE IN BOTSWANA""; ""III. METHODOLOGY""; ""IV. EMPIRICAL RESULTS""; ""V. POLICY IMPLICATIONS""; ""VI. CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910975147603321 |
Iimi Atsushi
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| Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Estimating Demand for IMF Financing by Low-Income Countries in Response to Shocks / / Yasemin Bal Gunduz
| Estimating Demand for IMF Financing by Low-Income Countries in Response to Shocks / / Yasemin Bal Gunduz |
| Autore | Bal Gunduz Yasemin |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 55 p. : ill |
| Collana | IMF Working Papers |
| Soggetto topico |
Financial crises
Exports and Imports Macroeconomics Current Account Adjustment Short-term Capital Movements Commodity Markets Empirical Studies of Trade Energy: Demand and Supply Prices International economics Balance of payments need Commodity prices Current account balance Terms of trade Oil prices Balance of payments Economic policy nternational cooperation |
| ISBN |
1-4623-2347-2
9786612844560 1-282-84456-3 1-4527-2180-7 1-4518-7408-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788222403321 |
Bal Gunduz Yasemin
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| Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Estimating Demand for IMF Financing by Low-Income Countries in Response to Shocks / / Yasemin Bal Gunduz
| Estimating Demand for IMF Financing by Low-Income Countries in Response to Shocks / / Yasemin Bal Gunduz |
| Autore | Bal Gunduz Yasemin |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 55 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 332.152 |
| Collana | IMF Working Papers |
| Soggetto topico |
Financial crises
Balance of payments need Balance of payments Commodity Markets Commodity prices Current Account Adjustment Current account balance Economic policy Empirical Studies of Trade Energy: Demand and Supply Exports and Imports International economics Macroeconomics Nternational cooperation Oil prices Prices Short-term Capital Movements Terms of trade |
| ISBN |
9786612844560
9781462323470 1462323472 9781282844568 1282844563 9781452721804 1452721807 9781451874082 1451874081 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Contents -- I. Introduction -- II. Literature Review -- III. Stylized Facts on LIC Landscape and Fund Financing -- IV. Potential Economic Determinants of Participation in IMF Arrangements -- V. Methodology -- A. Identification of the Dependent Variable: Approval of IMF Arrangements -- B. Econometric Specification -- VI. Results -- A. Estimation Results: Benchmark Specifications -- B. Goodness of Fit -- C. The Threshold Probability Analysis -- D. Effects of Explanatory Variables on the Probability of Financing Events -- VII. Robustness Checks -- A. Logit versus Probit Model -- B. Alternative Probit Estimators for the Country Specific Heterogeneity -- C. Is There a Persistence Caused by Previous Fund Programs? -- D. Natural Disasters: Why Omitted from the Financing Events? -- E. The Effect of Export Concentration: Non-oil Commodities -- F. Fund Financing to CFA versus Non-CFA Countries -- VIII. Concluding Remarks -- Appendices -- References -- Figures -- 1. Fund Financing to LICs for Policy and/or Exogenous Shocks (1980-2008) -- 2. Low Income Countries: Selected Economic Indicators (1980-2007) -- 3. Distribution of Reserve Coverage in the Sample Prior to Financing Events versus Normal Episodes: CFA versus Non-CFA Countries -- 4. Threshold Probability Analysis -- 5. Model I: Counterfactual Simulations-Effects of Explanatory Variables on the Probability of Fund Financing -- 6. Model II: Counterfactual Simulations-Effects of Explanatory Variables on the Probability of Fund Financing -- 7. Comparison of Predicted Probabilities: Probit versus Logit Estimates -- Tables -- 1. Estimation Results: Demand for the Fund Financing in Response to Shocks -- 2. Predicted Probabilities (Percentiles) -- 3. Values of Explanatory Variables in Counterfactual Simulations -- 4. Financing for Natural Disasters: Estimation Results.
5. The Effect of Export Concentration: Non-oil Commodities -- 6. Model I: The Fund Financing to Non-CFA Countries -- Box 1. Why A Composite Indicator for Macroeconomic Stability? -- Appendices I. Data -- Appendix Tables -- A1. Country List: Estimation Sample -- A2. Model I Policy and Exogenous Shocks: Estimation Results for Alternative Specifications -- A3. Model II Exogenous Shocks: Estimation Results for Alternative Specifications -- A4. Model I Policy and Exogenous Shocks: Comparison of Alternative Estimators and Average Partial Effects -- A5. Model II Exogenous Shocks: Comparison of Alternative Estimators and Average Partial Effects -- A6. Effect of Previous Fund Engagement. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910960565603321 |
Bal Gunduz Yasemin
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| Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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