The Caribbean: Enhancing Economic Integration
Departmental Papers, October 9, 2008
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Bibliographic details
- Authors: Sanjaya P Panth, Paul Cashin, W. A Bauer
- Published: October 9, 2008
- Series: Departmental Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589067936.087
Overview and scope
- Authors: Sanjaya P Panth, Paul Cashin, W. A Bauer
- Publication date: October 9, 2008
- Series: Departmental Paper No 2008/002
- Issue: 002
- Volume: 2008
- Pages: 140
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589067936.087
- Stock No: CEEIEA
- ISBN: 9781589067936
- ISSN: 2616-5333
Main findings
- The Caribbean has made substantial progress in implementing economic reforms at both the national and regional level.
- Strengthened regional cooperation and integration have yielded economic transformation and tighter integration with the global economy.
- Regional financial integration is identified as a means of deepening financial systems and raising regional growth.
- The relationship between tax incentives and investment is explored, highlighting the importance of harmonized regional action to overcome collective action problems.
- The erosion of trade preferences in key export markets has important consequences for the Caribbean.
Themes examined
- Regional financial integration and its role in deepening financial systems and increasing growth.
- Tax incentives and investment dynamics, with emphasis on the need for harmonized regional policy to address collective action problems.
- Consequences of erosion of trade preferences in key export markets for Caribbean economies.
- Empirical research underpinning analysis, conducted as part of the IMF's regional surveillance work in the Caribbean.
Subjects and keywords
- Subjects: Agricultural commodities, Balance of payments, Commodities, Corporate income tax, Exports, Foreign direct investment, International trade, Tax incentives, Taxes
- Keywords: Agricultural commodities, capital market, Caribbean, Central America, Corporate income tax, cost of capital, country authorities, DP, DPPP, Exports, Foreign direct investment, free market, Global, gross domestic product, income tax, indirect tax, market price, single market, South America, tax incentive, Tax incentives, tax rate, West Africa
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