| Description |
1 online resource (24 pages) : color illustrations |
| Series |
IMF working paper ; WP/13/31 |
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IMF working paper ; WP/13/31
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| Summary |
"Spillovers from South Africa into the other members of the Southern Africa Customs Union (known as the BLNS for Botstwana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Swaziland) are substantial reflecting sizeable real and financial interlinkages. However, shocks to real GDP growth in South Africa do not seem to systematically affect growth developments in BLNS countries as a group. Nevertheless, vector autoregressions, which allow country-specific parameters, suggest some strong spillovers onto the smaller economies"--Abstract |
| Notes |
"African Department"--Page 2 of pdf |
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"January 2013"--Page 2 of pdf |
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Title from PDF title page (IMF Web site, viewed Feb. 5, 2013) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 23) |
| Subject |
Southern African Customs Union -- Economic conditions.
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Economic development -- Africa, Southern.
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Fiscal policy -- Africa, Southern.
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Investments -- Africa, Southern.
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Monetary policy -- Africa, Southern.
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Africa, Southern -- Commerce -- South Africa.
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Africa, Southern -- Foreign economic relations -- South Africa.
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South Africa -- Commerce -- Africa, Southern.
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South Africa -- Foreign economic relations -- Africa, Southern.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gwenhamo, Farayi, author
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Thomas, Saji, author
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International Monetary Fund. African Department, issuing body
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| ISBN |
1475515545 (electronic bk.) |
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9781475515541 (electronic bk.) |
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