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December 2006   Title: Trade Liberalization, Macroeconomic Adjustment, and Welfare: Unifying Trade and Macro Models Author/Editor: Choudhri, Ehsan U. ; Faruqee, Hamid ; Tokarick, Stephen Series: Working Paper No. 06/304 Date: December 01, 2006 Subject(s): Economic conditions | Economic models | Trade liberalization Author's Keyword(s): Trade liberalization | macroeconomic adjustment | welfare cost of tariffs   Title: Assessing Competitiveness After Conflict: The Case of the Central African Republic Author/Editor: Bakhache, Said ; Lewis, Mark ; Kalonji, Kadima D. ; Nachega, Jean-Claude Series: Working Paper No. 06/303 Date: December 01, 2006 Subject(s): Competition | Central African Republic | Foreign exchange | Trade | Transport | Governance Author's Keyword(s): Competitiveness   Title: On Myopic Equilibria in Dynamic Games with Endogenous Discounting Author/Editor: Bolt, Wilko ; Tieman, Alexander F. Series: Working Paper No. 06/302 Date: December 01, 2006 Subject(s): Banks | Loans | Economic models Author's Keyword(s): Dynamic game | myopic equilibrium | discounting | equilibrium selection   Title: The Shortcomings of a Partial Release of Employment Protection Laws: The Case of the 2005 French Reform Author/Editor: Cahuc, Pierre ; Carcillo, Stéphane Series: Working Paper No. 06/301 Date: December 01, 2006 Subject(s): Employment policy | France | Labor markets | Social safety nets | Unemployment | Economic models Author's Keyword(s): Employment protection | labor contract | reform | search models   Title: A VAR Analysis of Kenya's Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanism: How Does the Central Bank's REPO Rate Affect the Economy? Author/Editor: Cheng, Kevin C. Series: Working Paper No. 06/300 Date: December 01, 2006 Subject(s): Monetary policy | Kenya | Central banks | Interest rates | Exchange rates | Prices | Economic models Author's Keyword(s): Monetary Policy | monetary transmission mechanism   Title: Recent Dynamics of Crude Oil Prices Author/Editor: Krichene, Noureddine Series: Working Paper No. 06/299 Date: December 01, 2006 Subject(s): Oil prices | Economic models Author's Keyword(s): Characteristic function | crude oil | cumulants | drift | Fourier inversion | jump-diffusion | kurtosis | option pricing | skewness | variance-gamma distribution | volatility   Title: Tax, Welfare, and Pension Reforms in Slovenia: Implications for Work Incentives and Labor Participation Author/Editor: Egoumé-Bossogo, Philippe ; Tuladhar, Anita Series: Working Paper No. 06/298 Date: December 01, 2006 Subject(s): Labor supply | Slovenia | Labor policy | Tax reforms | Pensions | Early retirement incentives Author's Keyword(s): Labor particiaption | retirement | pensions | taxation | welfare | Slovenia   Title: Bank Risk-Taking and Competition Revisited: New Theory and New Evidence Author/Editor: Boyd, John H. ; De Nicoló, Gianni ; Jalal, Abu M. Series: Working Paper No. 06/297 Date: December 01, 2006 Subject(s): Bank soundness | Competition | Profits | Asset management | Resource allocation | Risk management | Economic models Author's Keyword(s): Bank competition | concentration | risk | asset allocations   Title: Economic Integration and Financial Stability: A European Perspective Author/Editor: De Nicoló, Gianni ; Tieman, Alexander F. Series: Working Paper No. 06/296 Date: December 01, 2006 Subject(s): Financial stability | Europe | European Union | Economic models Author's Keyword(s): Financial stability | economic integration | Europe   Title: Probabilistic Sustainability of Public Debt: A Vector Autoregression Approach for Brazil, Mexico, and Turkey Author/Editor: Tanner, Evan ; Samaké, Issouf Series: Working Paper No. 06/295 Date: December 01, 2006 Subject(s): Fiscal policy | Brazil | Mexico | Turkey | Emerging markets | Public debt | Economic models Author's Keyword(s): Tax smoothing | sustainability | vector autoregression | historical decomposition | primary surplus   Title: Effects of Globalization on Labor's Share in National Income Author/Editor: Guscina, Anastasia Series: Working Paper No. 06/294 Date: December 01, 2006 Subject(s): Labor | National income accounts | Globalization | Labor productivity | Employment policy | Trade policy Author's Keyword(s): Labor's share | capital's share | globalization | productivity | trade | labor protection | bargaining power | compensation share | national income | employment share | the Heckscher-Ohlin Theorem   Title: Corporate Governance Quality: Trends and Real Effects Author/Editor: De Nicoló, Gianni ; Laeven, Luc ; Ueda, Kenichi Series: Working Paper No. 06/293 Date: December 01, 2006 Subject(s): Corporate governance | Transparency | Economic growth | Gross domestic product | Productivity | Investment Author's Keyword(s): Corporate governance | disclosure | transparency | economic growth | productivity   Title: The Rise of Foreign Investment in China's Banks: Taking Stock Author/Editor: Leigh, Lamin ; Podpiera, Richard Series: Working Paper No. 06/292 Date: December 01, 2006 Subject(s): Foreign investment | China | Banks | Bank reforms | World Trade Organization | China, People's Republic of Author's Keyword(s): Foreign investment | China | banks | WTO | banking reforms   Title: Rebalancing China's Economy: What Does Growth Theory Tell Us? Author/Editor: Aziz, Jahangir Series: Working Paper No. 06/291 Date: December 01, 2006 Subject(s): Economic growth | China | Economic policy | Bank reforms | Financial sector | Capital markets | Capital | Consumption | Investment | Exports | Economic models | China, People's Republic of Author's Keyword(s): Business cycle accounting | rebalancing growth | financial distortions   Title: A Gravity Model of Workers' Remittances Author/Editor: Lueth, Erik ; Ruiz-Arranz, Marta Series: Working Paper No. 06/290 Date: December 01, 2006 Subject(s): Workers remittances | Developing countries | Capital inflows | Business cycles | Financial sector | Exchange rate policy | Economic models Author's Keyword(s): Bilateral remittance flows | gravity model   Title: Testing the Transparency Benefits of Inflation Targeting: Evidence from Private Sector Forecasts Author/Editor: Crowe, Christopher W. Series: Working Paper No. 06/289 Date: December 01, 2006 Subject(s): Inflation targeting | Inflation | Economic forecasting | Central banks | Transparency | Private sector | Forecasting models | Economic models Author's Keyword(s): Inflation targeting | inflation forecasts | Central Bank transparency | propensity score matching   Title: Regulatory Lessons from the Crisis of Costa Rica's Mutual Fund Industry Author/Editor: Carvajal, Ana Series: Working Paper No. 06/288 Date: December 01, 2006 Subject(s): Securities markets | Costa Rica | Stock markets | Securities regulations | Financial systems | Financial crisis | Emerging markets | Developing countries Author's Keyword(s): Collective investment schemes | mutual funds | securities markets   Title: Volatility and Growth in Latin America: An Episodic Approach Author/Editor: Sahay, Ratna ; Goyal, Rishi Series: Working Paper No. 06/287 Date: December 01, 2006 Subject(s): Economic growth | Latin America | Economic reforms | Economic policy | Economic models Author's Keyword(s): Growth | volatility | structural reforms | Latin America | episodic approach   Title: Managing and Controlling Extrabudgetary Funds Author/Editor: Allen, Richard ; Radev, Dimitar Series: Working Paper No. 06/286 Date: December 01, 2006 Subject(s): Public finance | Government expenditures | Government accounting | Fiscal management Author's Keyword(s): Extrabudgetary fund | fiscal earmarking | agency model   Title: How Does the Introduction of Health Insurance Change the Equity in the Health Care Provision in Bulgaria? Author/Editor: Markova, Nora Series: Working Paper No. 06/285 Date: December 01, 2006 Subject(s): Health care | Bulgaria | Public finance | Insurance | Income distribution | Social indicators | Poverty | Economic models Author's Keyword(s): Health care financing | equity in health care financing | income inequality | redistribution