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Lifting Growth in the Western Balkans : The Role of Global Value Chains and Services Exports

Author/Editor: Nadeem Ilahi, Armine Khachatryan, William Lindquist, Nhu Nguyen, Faezeh Raei, Jesmin Rahman.

Release Date:November, 2019

In the past 25 years, exports have contributed strongly to growth and economic convergence in many small open economies. However, the Western Balkan (WB) region, consisting of small emerging market more...



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Foreign Direct Investment in New Member State of the EU and Western Balkans: Taking Stock and Assessing Prospects

Author/Editor: La-Bhus Fah Jirasavetakul, Jesmin Rahman.

Release Date:August, 2018

FDI has played a strong role in the export-led growth of eastern European countries that are now members of the European Union (EU). Largely sourced from advanced Europe, FDI inflows were motivated more...



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Western Balkans: Increasing Women's Role in the Economy

Author/Editor: Ruben V Atoyan, Jesmin Rahman.

Release Date:September, 2017

The Western Balkan countries have some of the lowest female labor force participation and employment rates across Europe. Almost two-thirds of working age women in the region are either inactive or more...



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Exports in a Tariff-Free Environment : What Structural Reforms Matter? Evidence from the European Union Single Market

Author/Editor: Jesmin Rahman, Ara Stepanyan, Jessie Yang, Li Zeng.

Release Date:August, 2015

How do countries enhance their exports of goods in a largely tariff-free environment? Our investigation of export performance of new member states in the European Union single market, which provides more...



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Rebalancing: Evidence from Current Account Adjustment in Europe

Author/Editor: Ruben Atoyan, Jonathan F Manning, Jesmin Rahman.

Release Date:March, 2013

After the 2003-2007 economic boom, European countries with large pre-crisis current account imbalances are undergoing adjustments. Countries are adjusting at different paces and ways reflecting the more...



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Export Performance in Europe: What Do We Know from Supply Links?

Author/Editor: Jesmin Rahman, Tianli Zhao.

Release Date:March, 2013

One of the most important recent developments in international trade is the increasing interconnectedness of export production through a vertical trading chain network that streches across many more...



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Fostering Growth in Europe Now

Author/Editor: Bergljot Barkbu, Jesmin Rahman, Rodrigo O. Valdes.

Release Date:June, 2012

Staff Discussion Notes showcase the latest policy-related analysis and research being developed by individual IMF staff and are published to elicit comment and to further debate. These papers are more...



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Absorption Boom and Fiscal Stance : What Lies Ahead in Eastern Europe?

Author/Editor: Jesmin Rahman.

Release Date:April, 2010

This paper estimates revenue and expenditure pro-cyclicality with respect to output and domestic absorption in new member states of the European Union and Croatia to assess whether these countries more...



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Current Account Developments in New Member States of the European Union : Equilibrium, Excess, and EU-Phoria

Author/Editor: Jesmin Rahman.

Release Date:April, 2008

This paper analyzes current account (CA) developments in the following 10 new EU members states: Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. more...



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