Convergence in Emerging Europe : Sustainability and Vulnerabilities / Athanasios Vamvakidis.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Vamvakidis, Athanasios.

Series:

IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/181

IMF working paper ; WP/08/181

IMF Working Papers

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Balance of payments--Europe, Eastern.

Balance of payments.

Balance of payments--Europe, Central.

Convergence (Economics)--Europe.

Convergence (Economics).

Europe, Eastern--Economic conditions.

Europe, Eastern.

Europe, Central--Economic conditions.

Europe, Central.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (32 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The emerging European economies have been converging rapidly towards the more advanced European economies in recent years. However, large external imbalances in parts of the region have raised questions about sustainability and concerns about vulnerabilities. Empirical evidence in this paper suggest that the convergence trend of emerging Europe is based on strong fundamentals and is expected to continue, but at a slower pace. Moreover, the convergence path may be volatile as countries with large external imbalances adjust, with risks of a hard landing in some cases.

Contents:

Contents; I. Introduction; II. Emerging Europe's Convergence; III. Estimates from a Production Function; IV. Determinants of Economic Growth; V. Potential Growth; VI. Current Account Balances During Regional Convergence; VII. External indebtedness; VIII. Conclusions and Policy Implications; Figures; 1. Convergence in Emerging Europe and in the Rest of the World, 2003-07; 2. Emerging Europe: Value Added by Sector, Contributions to Real GDP Growth, 2002-06; 3. Emerging Europe: Domestic and External Demand, Contributions to Real GDP Growth, 2002-06; 4. Emerging Europe: Growth Accounting, 2002-06

5. Stock of Private Sector Credit and Per Capita GDP, 2002-20066. Growth and Private Sector Credit Growth, 2002-06; 7. GDP per Capita and Current Account Balances, 2007; 8. Emerging Europe: Contributions to Current Account Deficit, 2003-07; 9. Emerging Europe: FDI Coverage of Current Account Deficit, 2003-07; 10. Emerging Europe: Percentage Change in Export Market Shares in the World Economy, 2003-07; 11. External Debt/GDP, Emerging Europe, 2007; 12. Short-term Debt (Remaining Maturity)/Foreign Reserves, 2007; Tables; 1. GDP Growth and Contributions, Emerging Europe, 2002-2006

2. Determinants of Growth in Emerging Europe, 2003-20073. Potential Growth Based on a Growth Model in Emerging Europe; 4. Potential Growth in Emerging Europe, Alternative Estimates; 5. Sustainability of Current Account Deficits Based on a Model of Regional Convergence, 2003-2007; 6. Responses of External Debt-to-GDP Ratio to Adverse Shocks, 2007-11; References

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 27, 2014).

ISBN:

9786612841323

9781462342679

1462342671

9781452700649

1452700648

9781451870398

1451870396

9781282841321

1282841327

OCLC:

762445730