Jamaica : Selected Issues.

This Selected Issues paper analyzes Jamaica's experience of low growth despite consistently high investment rates. It suggests that the link between public debt and productivity is part of the answer to the puzzle. The paper considers Jamaica's debt management strategy and its optimal debt...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2006/157
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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