Patrick A. Imam

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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1.

Islamic Banking: How Has it Diffused?

IMF Working Paper No. 10/195
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 01 Sep 2010
Kangni Kpodar and Patrick A. Imam
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Banking systems, Cross country analysis, Economic models, Financial systems, Interest rates, International banking, Islamic banking, Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Time series

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Effect of Corruption on Tax Revenues in the Middle East

IMF Working Paper No. 07/270
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 21 Dec 2007
Patrick A. Imam and Davina Jacobs
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Corruption, Middle East, Tax revenues, Taxes, Tax systems, Tax administration

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Mauritius: A Competitiveness Assessment

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Mauritius: A Competitiveness Assessment

IMF Working Paper No. 08/212
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 12 Sep 2008
Patrick A. Imam and Camelia Minoiu
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
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Mauritius, Competition, Real effective exchange rates, Fiscal sustainability, Regional shocks, Commodity prices, Exports, Exchange rate regimes, Economic models, Working Paper

Mauritius: A Competitiveness Assessment

IMF Working Paper No. 08/212
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 01 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2016
Patrick A. Imam and Camelia Minoiu
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
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Mauritius, equilibrium real exchange rate, structural competitiveness

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Effect of IMF Structural Adjustment Programs on Expectations: The Case of Transition Economies

IMF Working Paper No. 07/261
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Nov 2007
Patrick A. Imam
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Structural adjustment, Transition economies, Capital flows

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Terms of Trade Shocks and Economic Recovery

IMF Working Paper No. 08/36
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 18 Feb 2008
Norbert Funke, Patrick A. Imam and Eleonora Granziera
International Monetary Fund (IMF) - African Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Norges Bank
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Trade, Exchange rate depreciation, Economic growth

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Is Islamic Banking Good for Growth?

IMF Working Paper No. 15/81
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 26 May 2015
Patrick A. Imam and Kangni Kpodar
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Islamic banking, Economic growth, Low-income developing countries, Financial sector, Econometric models, Time series, financial development, banks, finance, savings, risk, services, credit, interest, projects

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Rapid Current Account Adjustments: Are Microstates Different?

IMF Working Paper No. 08/233
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 18 Dec 2008
Patrick A. Imam
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Current account, Current account deficits, Investment, Capital markets, Exports, Imports, External shocks, Monetary policy, Development, Gross domestic product, Real effective exchange rates, Economic models

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Explaining Episodes of Growth Accelerations, Decelerations, and Collapses in Western Africa

IMF Working Paper No. 08/287
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 11 Mar 2009
Patrick A. Imam and Gonzalo Salinas
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Economic growth, West Africa, Economic reforms, External shocks, Terms of trade, Transfers of foreigners income, Economic models

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Causes of Asset Shortages in Emerging Markets

IMF Working Paper No. 11/114
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 31 May 2011
Patrick A. Imam and Jiaqian Chen
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Capital markets, Corporate sector, Demand, Economic models, Emerging markets, Financial assets, Investment, Savings, Securities regulations, Supply

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The Equilibrium Exchange Rate of Mauritius: Evidence from Two Structural Models

Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Vol. 47, No. 6
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 26 Apr 2011 Last Revised: 05 Mar 2013
Camelia Minoiu and Patrick A. Imam
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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equilibrium real exchange rate, macroeconomic balance, fundamental equilibrium exchange rate, external sustainability, Mauritius

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Consequences of Asset Shortages in Emerging Markets

IMF Working Paper No. 12/102
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 27 Aug 2012
Patrick A. Imam and Jiaqian Chen
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Asset Shortage, Emerging Market, Crisis, Asset Bubble, Economic Growth, Economic Models, financial assets, current account, bond, bonds, asset bubbles, current account balance, domestic savings, current account surpluses, corporate bond, domestic currencies, international country risk guide, stock market, government deficit, domestic investors, corporate bonds, bond issuance, sovereign bonds, government debt, international financial statistics, current account surplus, balance of payments, external debt, capital account liberalization, bond markets, government bonds, domestic corporate bonds, domestic investor, public debt, financial stability, domestic debt, current account balances, domest

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Balance Sheet Vulnerabilities of Mauritius During a Decade of Shocks

IMF Working Paper No. 10/148
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 29 Jun 2010
Patrick A. Imam and Rainer Kohler
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Building Blocks for Effective Macroprudential Policies in Latin America: Institutional Considerations

IMF Working Paper No. 12/183
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 01 Nov 2012
Luis I Jácome, Erlend W. Nier and Patrick A. Imam
International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Macrorpudential Policy, Financial Stability, Systemic Crises, Banking Supervision, Banking Crisis, Latin America, Macroprudential Policy

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Shock from Graying: Is the Demographic Shift Weakening Monetary Policy Effectiveness

IMF Working Paper No. 13/191
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 26 Sep 2013
Patrick A. Imam
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Monetary policy, United States, Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, Germany, Developed countries, Aging, Population, Economic models, Cross country analysis, Demographic shift, monetary transmission mechanism, life-cycle model

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Introducing the Euro as Legal Tender - Benefits and Costs of Eurorization for Cape Verde

IMF Working Paper No. 09/146
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 04 Aug 2009
Patrick A. Imam
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Benefits, Cape Verde, Cross country analysis, Currency pegs, Currency substitution, Dollarization, Exchange rate regimes, Fiscal policy, Monetary systems

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Does a Regional Trade Agreement Lessen or Exacerbate Growth Volatility? An Empirical Investigation

IMF Working Paper No. 15/177
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 14 Sep 2015
Kangni Kpodar and Patrick A. Imam
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Regional trade agreement, trade openness, growth volatility

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How Do Transaction Costs Influence Remittances

IMF Working Paper No. 2022/218
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 21 Nov 2022
Patrick A. Imam and Kangni Kpodar
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Remittances, Transaction Costs, Elasticity, Migration

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Macroprudential Policies for a Resource Rich Economy the Case of Mongolia

IMF Working Paper No. 13/18
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 22 Feb 2013
Rodolfo Maino, Patrick A. Imam and Yasuhisa Ojima
International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Banking sector, Credit expansion, Credit risk, Fiscal policy, Macrofinancial Linkages, Macroprudential Policies, Macroprudential Policy, Monetary policy, Mongolia, Natural resources, Systemic Risk

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At the Threshold: The Increasing Relevance of the Middle-Income Trap

IMF Working Paper No. 2024/091
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 06 May 2024
Patrick A. Imam and Jonathan R.W. Temple
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
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Economic growth, aggregate development, middle-income trap

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To Pass (or Not to Pass) Through International Fuel Price Changes to Domestic Fuel Prices in Developing Countries: What are the Drivers?

IMF Working Paper No. 20/194
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 30 Oct 2020
Patrick A. Imam and Kangni Kpodar
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Fuel prices, Energy subsidies, Oil prices, Inflation, Consumption, WP, tag0, price, pass-through, country, government

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Aging Gracefully: Steering the Banking Sector Through Demographic Shifts

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Aging Gracefully: Steering the Banking Sector Through Demographic Shifts

IMF Working Paper No. 2024/118
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 12 Jul 2024
Patrick A. Imam and Christian Schmieder
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - Financial Stability Board (FSB)
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Aging, Demographics, Bank risk-taking, Financial Stability

Aging Gracefully: Steering the Banking Sector Through Demographic Shifts

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 30 May 2024
Patrick A. Imam
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Aging, Demographics, Bank risk-taking, Financial Stability

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Financial Dollarization of Households and Firms: Does it Differ?

IMF Working Paper No. 19/19
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 13 Feb 2019
Juan Corrales and Patrick A. Imam
Fedesarrollo and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Dollarization, Foreign exchange, Household, Firm, Financial deepening, Monetary Policy (Targets, Instruments, and Effects), General, International Monetary Arrangements and Institutions

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Does an Inclusive Citizenship Law Promote Economic Development?

IMF Working Paper No. 19/3
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 13 Feb 2019
Patrick A. Imam and Kangni Kpodar
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Economic development, Political economy, Citizenship laws, legal origin, International Migration

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Dynamic Development Accounting and Relative Income Traps

IMF Working Paper No. 2024/229
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 06 Nov 2024
Patrick A. Imam and Jonathan R.W. Temple
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
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Economic growth, development accounting, low-income trap, poverty trap

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Social Unrests and Fuel Prices: The Role of Macroeconomic, Social and Institutional Factors

IMF Working Paper No. 2023/228
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 02 Nov 2023
Alassane Drabo, Kodjovi Eklou, Patrick A. Imam and Kangni Kpodar
International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Retail fuel prices, Social unrests, Public spending, Institutions

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State Capacity and Growth Regimes

IMF Working Paper No. 2025/014
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 23 Jan 2025
Patrick A. Imam and Jonathan R.W. Temple
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
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Economic growth, state capacity, autocracy, democracy

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Do Monetary Policy Outcomes Promote Stability in Fragile Settings?

IMF Working Paper No. 2022/096
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 07 Jun 2022
Oumar Diallo, Steve Loris Gui-Diby and Patrick A. Imam
United Nations, World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Fragility, monetary policy, objectives, monetary policy outcome, pursued monetary policy objective, monetary policy transmission, Fragile settings, outcome variable, Inflation, Unemployment rate, Exchange rates, Monetary policy frameworks, Price stabilization, Global

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Remittances in Times of Uncertainty

IMF Working Paper No. 2024/244
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 02 Dec 2024
Patrick A. Imam, Kangni Kpodar, Djoulassi Oloufade and Vigninou Gammadigbe
International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Independent and Independent
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Remittances, Uncertainty, Shocks

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Foreign Aid and Conflicts

IMF Working Paper No. 2025/016
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 23 Jan 2025
Rabah Arezki, Youssouf Camara, Patrick A. Imam and Kangni Kpodar
World Bank - African Development Bank, McGill University, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Foreign Aid, Conflicts, Terror Attacks, Absorptive Capacity

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Foreign Aid and (Big) Shocks

IMF Working Paper No. 2025/006
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 15 Jan 2025
Rabah Arezki, Youssouf Camara, Patrick A. Imam and Kangni Kpodar
World Bank - African Development Bank, McGill University, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Aid Allocation, Natural Disasters, Political Alignment, Absorptive Capacity

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Shocks and Shields

IMF Working Paper No. 2025/015
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 23 Jan 2025
Rabah Arezki, Patrick A. Imam, Kangni Kpodar and Dao Le-Van
World Bank - African Development Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Vietnam National University Hanoi
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Commodity prices, macroeconomic institutions, natural resources, resource curse