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1 online resource (72 pages) : color illustrations |
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IMF Country Reports ; no. 14/217 |
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IMF country report ; no. 14/217.
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| Contents |
Cover -- CONTENTS -- I. THE GERMAN CURRENT ACCOUNT: A RETROSPECTIVE -- A. Background -- B. The Evolution of Household Net Savings -- C. Drivers of German Corporate Sector Net Savings -- D. Conclusions -- TABLE -- 1. Nonfinancial Corporate Sector: Change in Selected Variables -- REFERENCES -- II. THE INTRODUCTION OF MINIMUM WAGE IN GERMANY: SOME CONSIDERATIONS -- A. Why a Minimum Wage in Germany? -- B. The Case for and Against the Minimum Wage -- C. Assessing the Impact of Minimum Wage in Germany -- D. Future Decisions about the Minimum Wage -- BOX |
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""1. Germany�s In-Work Benefit System""""TABLES""; ""1. Selected Studies on Labor Demand Elasticities and Minimum Wage Impact in Germany""; ""2. Summary of Minimum Wage Systems in Select Advanced Economies""; ""REFERENCES""; ""III. WHICH POLICIES CAN BOOST GERMAN GROWTH AND REDUCE THE CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS?""; ""A. Higher Public Investment""; ""B. Accommodative Regional Monetary Policy""; ""C. Implementation""; ""D. Financing""; ""E. Higher Private Investment""; ""F. Service Sector Reforms""; ""FIGURES""; ""1. Higher Public Spending""; ""2. Higher Public Investment"" |
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3. Higher German Public Investment With and Without Time-to-Build4. Financing Public Investment -- 5. Higher Private Investment -- 6. Services Sector Reforms -- APPENDIX FIGURES -- 1. Private Investment -- 2. Public Investment -- REFERENCES -- IV. SERVICES SECTOR PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCT MARKET REGULATION -- FIGURE -- 1. Services Sector Performance -- REFERENCES -- V. RECENT HOUSING MARKET DEVELOPMENTS -- TABLE -- 1. Institutional Characteristics of Selected National Mortgage Systems -- FIGURE -- 1. Recent Housing Market Developments -- REFERENCES |
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4. Selected European Countries: Guaranteed Rate in Life Insurance Policies, 2013REFERENCES -- VIII. REGULATORY AND SUPERVISORY ISSUES -- IX. CHALLENGES FOR THE BANKING SECTOR AND THE ECB COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT -- FIGURES -- 1. Mixed Picture on Profitability -- 2. Robust Risk-Based Capital Ratios, But Weaker Leverage -- 3. Mixed Picture on Funding -- 4. Relatively Strong Asset Quality Overall |
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""VI. THE GERMAN MACROPRUDENTIAL FRAMEWORK""""BOXES""; ""1. Germany�s Current Macroprudential Toolkit""; ""2. The usefulness of LTV, DTI and DSTI instrument""; ""REFERENCES""; ""VII. THE GERMAN LIFE INSURANCE SECTOR: CONFRONTING THE CHALLENGE OF LOW INTEREST RATES""; ""A. The German Life Insurance Sector""; ""B. The Challenge of Low Interest Rates""; ""TABLES""; ""1. Life Insurance Market Shares, 2012""; ""2. Gross Technical Provisions, Capital, and Reserves, 2005-2012""; ""3. Life Insurers� Investment Assets, 2005-2012"" |
| Summary |
In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country |
| Notes |
"July 2014." |
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"June 26, 2014"--Page 2 of pdf |
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"Prepared By Selim Elekdag [and others]--P. 2 of pdf |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from pdf title page (IMF Web site, viewed July 21, 2014) |
| Subject |
Balance of payments -- Germany
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Corporations -- Germany -- Finance
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Households -- Economic aspects -- Germany
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Insurance -- Germany
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Investments -- Germany
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Minimum wage -- Germany
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Public investments -- Germany
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Balance of payments
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Corporations -- Finance
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Households -- Economic aspects
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Insurance
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Investments
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Minimum wage
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Public investments
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Germany
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
International Monetary Fund, issuing body.
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| ISBN |
1498323812 |
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1498328520 |
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9781498323819 |
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9781498328524 |
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