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 | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 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-9910824166103321 |
Gulde Anne | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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) |
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-9910808811303321 |
Timmermann Allan | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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
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-9910812706003321 |
Tsangarides Charalambos | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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 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-9910826870403321 |
Iimi Atsushi | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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 |
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 | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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 |
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
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 |
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-9910826146403321 |
Bal Gunduz Yasemin | ||
Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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