| Description |
1 online resource (34 pages) |
| Series |
IMF working paper ; WP/12/280 |
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IMF working paper ; WP/12/280.
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; I. Introduction; II. Construction of the Model and Calibration of the Case of Cape Verde; A. Model Construction for Cape Verde; B. Model Calibration for Cape Verde; III. The Base Case; Figures; 1. Base Case; IV. Alternative Case Analysis; A. Alternative Case-Lower Public Investment; 2. Lower Public Investment Scenario and Base Case; B. Alternative Case-Higher Public Investment; 3. Higher Public Investment Scenario and Base Case; V. Sensitivity Analysis; A. Sensitivity Analysis-Optimistic Scenario; 4. Optimistic Scenario and Base Case |
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B. Sensitivity Analysis-Pessimistic Scenario5. Pessimistic Scenario and Base Case; VI. Policy Implications; References |
| Summary |
Despite relatively fast economic growth over the past few years, Cape Verde's public debt to GDP ratio has risen rapidly. Achieving an appropriate balance among public investment, growth, and debt sustainability has become a priority for the Cape Verdean authorities. The IMF-World Bank debt sustainability analysis (DSA) framework has helped the authorities monitor the risks of debt stress. However, the DSA has a number of limitations. This paper intends to complement the DSA by addressing aspects currently not covered by the DSA. The paper evaluates public investment scaling-up strategies in Cape Verde by customizing the Buffie and others (2012) model for Cape Verde and conducting various scenario and sensitivity analysis. The paper assesses Cape Verde's public debt risks, taking into account the link between public investment and growth. The paper concludes that the size of scaling-up and aspects of the economic structure have significant impact on the outcome of the public investment. A very large surge in public investment may lead to a debt to GDP ratio that reaches dangerous levels based on the usual DSA criteria. A more moderate scaling-up of public investment may contribute better to stable and sustained growth over the medium and long run. In addition, it is critical that the authorities ensure the quality of public investment |
| Notes |
Title from PDF title page (IMF Web site, viewed Dec. 5, 2012) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
"African Department." |
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"November 2012." |
| Subject |
Debts, Public -- Cabo Verde
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Debts, Public -- Cabo Verde -- Econometric models
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Public investments -- Cabo Verde
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Public investments -- Cabo Verde -- Econometric models
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Economic development -- Cabo Verde
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Economic development -- Cabo Verde -- Econometric models
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Debts, Public
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Debts, Public -- Econometric models
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Economic development
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Economic development -- Econometric models
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Public investments
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Public investments -- Econometric models
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Cabo Verde
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
International Monetary Fund. African Department, issuing body.
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| ISBN |
9781475537819 |
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1475537816 |
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9781475544992 |
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1475544995 |
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