Eastern Caribbean Currency Union : Selected Issues.
This Selected Issues paper analyzes the income dispersion and comovement in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union region. It finds that incomes are diverging, with the Leeward Islands converging to a higher income level than the Windward Islands. The paper examines the macroeconomic impact of trade p...
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| Format: | Revija |
| Jezik: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2007.
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| Serija: | IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ;
No. 2007/097 |
| Online dostop: | Full text available on IMF |
| Izvleček: | This Selected Issues paper analyzes the income dispersion and comovement in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union region. It finds that incomes are diverging, with the Leeward Islands converging to a higher income level than the Windward Islands. The paper examines the macroeconomic impact of trade preference erosion on the Windward Islands and demonstrates the substantial impact from preference erosion on growth, trade balances, and fiscal positions. The paper also analyzes the size of the informal economy in the Caribbean. |
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| Opis knjige/članka: | <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required |
| Fizični opis: | 1 online resource (107 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet |
| ISSN: | 1934-7685 |
| Dostop: | Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students |