UID:
almafu_9958071310902883
Format:
1 online resource (145 p.)
ISBN:
1-4623-2894-6
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1-4552-3262-9
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1-283-53476-2
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9786613847218
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1-4552-7190-X
Series Statement:
Books
Content:
This is the latest in a series of economic reports by staff economists in the IMF’s Middle Eastern Department. This book discusses the latest economic data coming out of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with a particular emphasis on growing demographic concerns. The work is enhanced by the addition of numerous data tables and graphs, which extensively analyze economic trends in the region.
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""List of Acronyms""; ""Overview""; ""1. Recent Developments in the Palestinian Economy Ulric Erickson von Allmen""; ""Macroeconomic and Policy Developments Before the Crisis""; ""The Impact of the Turmoil and Closures in 2000 and the Outlook for 2001""; ""2. Demographics and Long-Term Growth in the Palestinian Economy Hamid R. Davoodi and Ulric Erickson von Allmen""; ""Accounting for Growth, 1970-99""; ""Projected Changes in Demographics, the Labor Force, Employment""; ""Required TFP Growth Over the Next Ten Years""
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""Factors for Long-Term Growth of the Palestinian Economy""""Policy Implications""; ""Concluding Remarks""; ""Appendix I: Growth Accounting and Cross-Country Growth Regression: Methodology and Data Sources""; ""3. Transactions Costs in the Palestinian Economy: A Microeconomic Perspective Felix Fischer, Mona Said, and Rosa A. Valdivieso""; ""The Role of Transaction Costs in the Economy""; ""Rules and Restrictions Governing Domestic and External Trade""; ""Reducing Transaction Costs and Promoting Trade""; ""Concluding Remarks""
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""4. Palestinian Trade: Performance, Prospects, and Policy Geoffrey J. Bannister and Ulric Erickson von Allmen""""Trade Performance and Prospects""; ""Trade Policy for an Independent West Bank and Gaza""; ""Concluding Remarks""; ""5. Fiscal Policy: The Challenges from Demographic Dynamics and Other Medium-Term Developments Eva]enkner""; ""Fiscal Policy and Projected Demographic Dynamics""; ""Further Fiscal Policy Challenges Over the Medium Term""; ""Conclusion""; ""6. The Choice of Future Exchange Rate Regime in the West Bank and Gaza Ulric Erickson von Allmen and Felix Fischer""
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""A Brief and Selective Overview of the Palestinian Economy""""Choosing an Exchange Rate Regime""; ""Going for a Currency Board""; ""Two More Issues: Seigniorage and the Exit Option""; ""Concluding Remarks""; ""Boxes""; ""Figures""; ""Tables""; ""Bibliography""
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-58906-035-0
Language:
English
