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5 A Game Theoretic Analysis of Corruption in Bureaucracies »
Source: Governance, Corruption, and Economic Performance
Series: Books
Author(s): Sanjeev Gupta , and George Abed
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 24 September 2002
ISBN: 9781589061163
Keywords: decentralization, military spending, military, tax revenue, government expenditure
I. Introduction A fundamental role of the state lies in its provision of a legal order and in its ability to implement and enforce property rights and other formal rules in an econom...

Accelerated Reforms will Carry Forward Macedonia’s Hard-Won Economic Achievements »
Source: IMF Survey, Volume 35, Issue 16
Volume/Issue: 35/16
Series: IMF Survey
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 22 August 2006
ISBN: 9781451968606
Keywords: international monetary fund, economic outlook, wage differentials, Doha Round (2001-), Economic History, European Economic And Monetary Union (emu). Membership, International Competition, International Economic Integration, International Monetary Fund (imf). Trade Integration Mechanism (tim), Negotiation In Business
U.S. fiscal outlook; U.S. inflation dynamics; Ireland, FYR Macedonia, El Salvador, Uruguay briefs; Egypt: growth and reform; Canadian female labor participation; EU: Stability and Growth Pact; Suspension of Doha ta...

Accelerated Reforms will Help Reduce Poverty and Unemployment in Indonesia »
Source: IMF Survey, Volume 35, Issue 17
Volume/Issue: 35/22
Series: IMF Survey
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 12 September 2006
ISBN: 9781451968637
Keywords: capital market, international capital, international capital market, American Dollar, Capital Market. Volatility, Commodities. Prices, Doha Round (2001-), International Monetary Fund (imf). Annual Meetings, Metals. Prices, Organizational Change
Annual meetings curtain raiser; APD Director Burton on IMF role in Asia; Briefs on Bolivia, Indonesia; WEO: rising Asia and nonfuel commodity prices; GFSR: global financial system; euro area recovery; U.S. capital...

ADDRESS BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND »
Source: Summary Proceedings of the Sixtieth Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors
Series: Summary Proceedings
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 25 April 2007
ISBN: 9781589066489
Keywords: debt, debt relief, world economy, oil prices, election
Mr. Chairman, Governors, honored guests, it is a pleasure to welcome you to these Annual Meetings. Before beginning my speech, I would like to make an announcement. Last night, the...

ADDRESS BY THE PRIME MINISTER OF SINGAPORE »
Source: Summary Proceedings of the Sixtieth Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors
Series: Summary Proceedings
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 25 April 2007
ISBN: 9781589066489
Keywords: debt, debt relief, world economy, oil prices, election
Let me welcome all of you to Singapore. We are honored to be the hosts for this year’s Annual Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank. We hope that the Singapore Meetings will mark a...

African Governors Meet with De Rato on Voice and Representation »
Source: IMF Survey, Volume 35, Issue 13
Volume/Issue: 35/13
Series: IMF Survey
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 11 July 2006
ISBN: 9781451968361
Keywords: international monetary fund, monetary union, financial sector, economic cooperation, West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU), Economic Geography, European Central Bank (ecb), Mines And Mineral Resources. Economic Aspects, Natural Resources. Economic Aspects, Organizational Change,
Afghanistan: IMF loan; de Rato, African Governors meet; Bank-Fund collaboration; New Zealand, Libya; Chinese monetary policy; Lebanon: reconstruction; Canada: commodity boom; Persian Gulf: statistical agency; ECB m...

Appendix I Pension Arrangements in an Overlapping-Generations Model »
Source: Pension Regimes and Saving
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Alfredo Cuevas , George Mackenzie , and Philip Gerson
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 10 September 1997
ISBN: 9781557756404
Keywords: pension, retirement, benefits, pensions, pension plans
This appendix uses an overlapping-generations model to look at the impact of introducing funded and unfunded social security systems, and of replacing an unfunded system with a funded one. The analysis follo...

Appendix II Notes on the Empirical Literature on Pensions and Saving »
Source: Pension Regimes and Saving
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Alfredo Cuevas , George Mackenzie , and Philip Gerson
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 10 September 1997
ISBN: 9781557756404
Keywords: pension, retirement, benefits, pensions, pension plans
Given the theoretical ambiguity of the precise relationship between pensions and saving, the various statistical techniques that have been used to analyze it, and the diversity in actual pension systems and...

Appendix III Brief Notes on the Pension Regimes of Selected Countries »
Source: Pension Regimes and Saving
Series: Occasional Papers
Author(s): Alfredo Cuevas , George Mackenzie , and Philip Gerson
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 10 September 1997
ISBN: 9781557756404
Keywords: pension, retirement, benefits, pensions, pension plans
Private Plans in Selected Industrial Countries Japan Private retirement plans in Japan are either lump-sum severance payment plans or pension plans tha...

Appointment of Andrew Crockett as Chairman »
Source: The Per Jacobsson Foundation at 40 : Commemorating a Statesman in International Monetary Affairs
Series: Other Periodicals
Author(s): International Monetary Fund
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 21 June 2004
ISBN: 9781589063686
Keywords: international monetary system, monetary fund, monetary system, banking, central banking
At its meeting on October 3, 2004, the Board of Directors of the Per Jacobsson Foundation unanimously selected Mr. Andrew Crockett as its new Chairman with effect from November 1. Mr, Crockett, a Di...