 | Sub-Saharan Employment Developments : The Important Role of Household Enterprises with an Application to Rwanda Author/Editor: Alun H. Thomas. Release Date:August, 2015 This paper documents the structural transformation in employment that has taken place in
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) over the past 15 years. In contrast to Asian economies, where more...
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 | Exchange Rate and Foreign Interest Rate Linkages for Sub-Saharan Africa Floaters Author/Editor: Alun H. Thomas. Release Date:August, 2012 The paper considers the determinants of exchange rate movements among sub-Saharan countries that have flexible exchange rate regimes. The determinants are based on the law of one price and interest more...
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| Current Account Balance Estimates for Emerging Market Economies Author/Editor: Jordi Prat, Leandro Medina, Alun H. Thomas. Release Date:February, 2010 This paper uses a modified version of the methodology used by the IMF's Consultative Group on Exchange Rate Issues (CGER) to calculate equilibrium current account balances (or ?norms?) for a sample more...
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| Today versus Tomorrow - The Sensitivity of the Non-Oil Current Account Balance to Permanent and Current Income Author/Editor: Alun H. Thomas, Tamim Bayoumi. Release Date:November, 2009 This paper applies the Permanent Income Model to the non-oil current accounts of the major oil exporters to assess the extent to which national consumption decisions in these countries are made on more...
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| Access to Market Financing for IDA-eligible Countries—the Role of External Debt and IMF-Supported Programs Author/Editor: Alun H. Thomas. Release Date:October, 2009 Exclusion restrictions used to identify demand and supply relationships for market financing among IDA recipients (past and present) show that poor credit ratings and high political instability more...
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 | Financial Crises and Emerging Market Trade Release Date:March, 2009 This chapter discusses various aspects of financial crises and emerging market trade. The current global financial crisis and the sharp reduction in trade flows have raised questions about the extent more...
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| Equilibrium Non-Oil Current Account Assessments for Oil Producing Countries Author/Editor: Alun H. Thomas, Jun Il Kim, Aqib Aslam. Release Date:August, 2008 This paper introduces a methodology for assessing external balance in countries with large stocks of non-renewable resources based on oil stock data, and applies it to selected oil producing more...
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| An Exploration of the Private Sector Response to Changes in Government Saving Across OECD Countries Release Date:May, 2001 Several recent papers have examined the response of national saving to changes in fiscal policy. This paper uses knowledge about the intergenerational fiscal position of a country to determine more...
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