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High Performance Export Portfolio: Design Growth-Enhancing Export Structure with Machine Learning

Author/Editor: Natasha X Che, Xuege Zhang.

Release Date:April, 2022

This paper studies the relationship between export structure and growth performance. We design an export recommendation system using a collaborative filtering algorithm based on countries' revealed more...



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Behind the Scenes of Central Bank Digital Currency

Author/Editor: Gabriel Soderberg, Marianne Bechara, Wouter Bossu, Natasha X Che, Sonja Davidovic, John Kiff, Inutu Lukonga, Tommaso Mancini Griffoli, Tao Sun, Akihiro Yoshinaga.

Release Date:February, 2022

Central banks are increasingly pondering whether to issue their own digital currencies to the general public, so-called retail central bank digital currency (CBDC). The majority of IMF member more...



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Macroeconomic Impact of the Itaipú Treaty Review for Paraguay

Author/Editor: Natasha X Che.

Release Date:May, 2021

With the debt obligation of Itaipú Binational being completed paid off by 2023, the Annex C of the Treaty of Itaipú, which governs the operation and revenue distribution of the Itaipú Dam, is due for more...



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Dissecting Economic Growth in Uruguay

Author/Editor: Natasha X Che.

Release Date:January, 2021

Uruguay experienced one of its biggest economic booms in history during 2004-2014. Since then, growth has come down significantly. The paper investigates the various causes of the boom and discusses more...



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Intelligent Export Diversification: An Export Recommendation System with Machine Learning

Author/Editor: Natasha X Che.

Release Date:August, 2020

This paper presents a set of collaborative filtering algorithms that produce product recommendations to diversify and optimize a country's export structure in support of sustainable long-term growth. more...



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Caribbean Energy : Macro-Related Challenges

Author/Editor: Arnold McIntyre, Ahmed El-Ashram, Marcio Ronci, Julien Reynaud, Natasha Xingyuan Che, Ke Wang, Sebastian Acevedo Mejia, Mark Scott Lutz.

Release Date:March, 2016

High energy costs contribute to dampening Caribbean competitiveness and potential growth.
 This paper overviews power sector challenges and takes stock of national and regional
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Does Supply or Demand Drive the Credit Cycle? Evidence from Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe

Author/Editor: Greetje Everaert, Natasha X Che, Nan Geng, Bertrand Gruss, Gregorio Impavido, Yinqiu Lu, Christian Saborowski, Jérôme Vandenbussche, Li Zeng.

Release Date:January, 2015

Countries in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe (CESEE) experienced a credit boom-bust cycle in the last decade. This paper analyzes the roles of demand and supply factors in explaining this more...



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Financial Soundness Indicators and the Characteristics of Financial Cycles

Author/Editor: Natasha Xingyuan Che, Yoko Shinagawa.

Release Date:January, 2014

Better “financial soundness” of banks could help mitigate the volatility of financial cycles by reducing banks’ risk exposure. But trying to improve financial soundness in the midst of a more...



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Factor Endowment, Structural Coherence, and Economic Growth

Author/Editor: Natasha Xingyuan Che.

Release Date:June, 2012

This paper studies the linkage between structural coherence and economic growth. Structural coherence is defined as the degree that a country's industrial structure optimally reflects its factor more...



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Structural Reforms and Regional Convergence

Author/Editor: Antonio Spilimbergo, Natasha Xingyuan Che.

Release Date:April, 2012

Which structural reforms affect the speed the regional convergence within a country? We found that domestic financial development, trade/current account openness, better institutional more...



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