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Informality, Development, and the Business Cycle in North Africa

Author/Editor: Roberto Cardarelli, Hippolyte W Balima, Chiara Maggi, Adrian Alter, Jérôme Vacher, Matthew Gaertner, Olivier Bizimana, Azhin Abdulkarim, Karim Badr, Shant Arzoumanian, Mahmoud Harb, Mariam El Hamiani Khatat, Priscilla S Muthoora, Aymen Belgacem.

Release Date:June, 2022

North African economies are characterized by a significant share of informal activity and employment. About two-thirds of workers in North Africa operate without any formal arrangement and social more...



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A Simple Macrofiscal Model for Policy Analysis: An Application to Morocco

Author/Editor: Daniel Baksa, Ales Bulir, Roberto Cardarelli.

Release Date:July, 2021

The paper describes a semistructural macrofiscal approach to simulating and forecasting macroeconomic policies. The model focuses on only a few variables that are consistent with the New Keynesian more...



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Power Play : Energy and Manufacturing in North America

Author/Editor: Roberto Cardarelli, Lusine Lusinyan.

Release Date:November, 2015

The recent boom in unconventional energy production is transforming the energy landscape in North America, with important implications for global energy markets and the broader competitiveness more...



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U.S. Total Factor Productivity Slowdown : Evidence from the U.S. States

Author/Editor: Roberto Cardarelli, Lusine Lusinyan.

Release Date:May, 2015

Total factor productivity (TFP) growth began slowing in the United States in the mid-2000s,before the Great Recession. To many, the main culprit is the fading positive impact of theinformation more...



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Financial Stress, Downturns, and Recoveries

Author/Editor: Subir Lall, Roberto Cardarelli, Selim Elekdag.

Release Date:May, 2009

This paper examines why some financial stress episodes lead to economic downturns. The paper identifies episodes of financial turmoil using a financial stress index (FSI), and proposes an analytical more...



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Capital Inflows : Macroeconomic Implications and Policy Responses

Author/Editor: Selim Elekdag, Ayhan Kose, Roberto Cardarelli.

Release Date:March, 2009

This paper examines the macroeconomic implications of, and policy responses to surges in private capital inflows across a large group of emerging and advanced economies. In particular, we identify more...



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Economic Integration, Business Cycle, and Productivity in North America

Author/Editor: Ayhan Kose, Roberto Cardarelli.

Release Date:August, 2004

This paper examines the effect of the major Canada-U.S. trade agreements on the dynamics of business cycles and productivity in Canada. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its more...



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