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Impact of International Monetary Fund programs on child health [PDF]
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2017 Adel Daoud +2 more
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Can Fintech Foster Competition in the Banking System in Latin America and the Caribbean?
Latin American Journal of Central Banking, 2022 This paper revisits the competitive environment of the banking system in Latin America and the Caribbean and investigates the early impact of fintech development in the region thus far. Against the backdrop of high net interest margins (NIMs) and limited
Pablo Bejar +5 more
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The effects of COVID-19 vaccines on economic activity
Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics, 2022 This paper empirically examines the economic effects of COVID-19 vaccine rollouts using a cross-country daily database of vaccinations and high-frequency indicators of economic activity—nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions, carbon monoxide (CO) emissions ...
Pragyan Deb +5 more
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Fiscal Policy Multipliers in Small States
Economía, 2021 This paper estimates fiscal policy multipliers for small states using two distinct models: an empirical forecast error model with data from twenty-three small states across the world, and a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model calibrated ...
Alia Lichi, Ippei Shibata, Kadir Tanyeri
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The Macroeconomic and Socioeconomic Effects of Structural Reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean
Economía, 2021 This paper estimates the macroeconomic effects of market-oriented reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean using the IMF Structural Reform database.
Antonio C. David +2 more
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Patterns of foreign exchange intervention under inflation targeting
Latin American Journal of Central Banking, 2021 The paper documents the use of foreign exchange intervention (FXI) across countries and monetary regimes, with special attention to its use under inflation targeting (IT).
Gustavo Adler +2 more
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Belize’s 2016–17 Sovereign Debt Restructuring – Third Time Lucky?
Journal of Banking and Financial Economics, 2020 This paper examines the causes, process, and outcome of Belize’s 2016–17 sovereign debt restructuring – its third episode in last 10 years. As was the case in the earlier two restructurings, in 2006–07 and in 2012–13, the 2016–17 debt restructuring was ...
Tamon Asonuma +3 more
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Sovereign Debt Restructurings in Grenada: Causes, Processes, Outcomes, and Lessons Learned
Journal of Banking and Financial Economics, 2018 This paper documents the two debt restructurings that Grenada undertook in 2004–06 and 2013–15. Both restructurings emerged as a consequence of weak fiscal and debt situations, which became unsustainable soon after external shocks hit the ...
Tamon Asonuma +4 more
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Tax distortions from inflation: What are they? How to deal with them?
Public Sector Economics, 2023 Inflation that is fully anticipated has few real effects in purely private market economies, but this need not be the case in the presence of taxation.
Sebastian Beer +2 more
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Financial Stability Reports in Latin America and the Caribbean
Journal of Banking and Financial Economics, 2019 Many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean now publish financial stability reports. They use FSRs as a tool for financial surveillance and communication.
Cheng Hoon Lim +4 more
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