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Alternative Dual Exchange Market Regimes: Some Steady-State Comparisons »
Source: IMF Staff papers : Volume 38 No. 3
Volume: 38
Series: IMF Staff Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 1991
ISBN: 9781451973136
Keywords: current account, real exchange, real exchange rate, exchange rate, trade liberalization
Trade liberalization in developing countries is frequently opposed on the grounds that, because it is likely to cause a deterioration in the external balance, it may not be a viable policy option for countries faci...

Appendix 3 Examining the Short-Term Impact of Reducing Price Subsidies on Real Household Incomes: An Illustration »
Source: Equity and Efficiency in the Reform of Price Subsidies : A Guide for Policymakers
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s): Juan Cordoba , Robert Gillingham , Sanjeev Gupta , Ali Mansoor , Christian Schiller , and Marijn Verhoeven
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 06 December 2000
ISBN: 9781557759733
Keywords: subsidy, price subsidies, social safety nets, social protection
42. This appendix provides two competing pragmatic approaches to estimating the impact of price-subsidy reform on households in the short term....

Appendix I Hydrocarbon- and Mineral-Rich Countries, 2000–05 »
Source: Guide on Resource Revenue Transparency (2007)
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 19 October 2007
ISBN: 9781589064638
Keywords: fiscal policy, eiti, fiscal transparency, fiscal regime, resource-rich countries
Table 1. Hydrocarbon-Rich Countries, 2000–05 1, 2...

Appendix II Revised Code of Good Practices on Fiscal Transparency (2007) »
Source: Guide on Resource Revenue Transparency (2007)
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 19 October 2007
ISBN: 9781589064638
Keywords: fiscal policy, eiti, fiscal transparency, fiscal regime, resource-rich countries
I. Clarity of Roles and Responsibilities 1.1 The government sector should be distinguished from the rest of the public sector and from the rest of the economy, and policy and managem...

Appendix 1 List of Examined Countries14 »
Source: Equity and Efficiency in the Reform of Price Subsidies : A Guide for Policymakers
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s): Juan Cordoba , Robert Gillingham , Sanjeev Gupta , Ali Mansoor , Christian Schiller , and Marijn Verhoeven
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 06 December 2000
ISBN: 9781557759733
Keywords: subsidy, price subsidies, social safety nets, social protection
Sub-Saharan Africa: Mauritius (1992–95)*...

Appendix 2 The Nature of Price Subsidies »
Source: Equity and Efficiency in the Reform of Price Subsidies : A Guide for Policymakers
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s): Juan Cordoba , Robert Gillingham , Sanjeev Gupta , Ali Mansoor , Christian Schiller , and Marijn Verhoeven
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 06 December 2000
ISBN: 9781557759733
Keywords: subsidy, price subsidies, social safety nets, social protection
36. A price subsidy reduces the consumer price of a good or service below what it would be in the absence of the subsidy (consumer subsidy) or increases the price received by a prod...

Automatic Fuel Pricing Mechanisms with Price Smoothing »
Source: Automatic Fuel Pricing Mechanisms with Price Smoothing : Design, Implementation, and Fiscal Implications
Volume: 12
Series: Technical Notes and Manuals
Author(s): David Coady , Javier Arze del Granado , Luc Eyraud , and Anita Tuladhar
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 January 2013
ISBN: 9781475566949
Keywords: Petroleum products, price smoothing, fuel taxes, price, prices, retail, pricing, volatility
Many developing and emerging countries do not fully pass-through increases in international fuel prices to domestic retail prices, with adverse consequences for fuel tax revenues and tax volatility. The adoption of...

Capital Controls and the Gains from Trade in a Business Cycle Model of a Small Open Economy »
Source: IMF Staff papers : Volume 38 No. 3
Volume: 38
Series: IMF Staff Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 1991
ISBN: 9781451973136
Keywords: current account, real exchange, real exchange rate, exchange rate, trade liberalization
Trade liberalization in developing countries is frequently opposed on the grounds that, because it is likely to cause a deterioration in the external balance, it may not be a viable policy option for countries faci...

3. Checklist of Economic Considerations in Price-Subsidy Reform9 »
Source: Equity and Efficiency in the Reform of Price Subsidies : A Guide for Policymakers
Series: Manuals & Guides
Author(s): Juan Cordoba , Robert Gillingham , Sanjeev Gupta , Ali Mansoor , Christian Schiller , and Marijn Verhoeven
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 06 December 2000
ISBN: 9781557759733
Keywords: subsidy, price subsidies, social safety nets, social protection
17. Based on the above discussion, policymakers should do the following to the extent information is available: 10 18. Assess the nature of existing subsidies—t...

Commodity Prices: Cyclical Weakness or Secular Decline? »
Source: IMF Staff papers : Volume 41 No. 2
Volume: 41
Series: IMF Staff Papers
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Research Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 1994
ISBN: 9781451947168
Keywords: commodity prices, commodity, commodity price, industrial countries, primary commodity
Primary commodities still account for the bulk of exports in many developing countries. However, real commodity prices have been declining almost continuously since the early 1980s. The appropriate policy response...