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Jamaica - Country Economic Memorandum : Unlocking Growth

The objective of this report is to identify the main obstacles to longer term growth in Jamaica. The report takes a holistic approach, examining a large set of economic and social factors that may be hindering growth and filtering them through a g...

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNTANT
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
ADVERSE EFFECTS
AGRICULTURE
ALLOCATION
ALLOCATION OF CAPITAL
BENCHMARKING
BINDING CONSTRAINT
BRAIN DRAIN
BUDGETING
BUREAUCRACY
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL FORMATION
CAPITAL GOODS
CAPITAL STOCK
CDF
COMMON LAW
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVENESS
CONFEDERATION
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
CORPORATE TAX RATES
CORPORATION
CROWDING OUT
CURRENCY
DEBT
DEBT MANAGEMENT
DEBT SERVICE
DEBT SWAP
DEBT-SERVICING COSTS
DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC HISTORY
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMICS
ELASTICITIES
ELASTICITY
EMPIRICAL STUDIES
ENABLING ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
EQUIPMENT
EXCHANGE CONTROLS
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXPORT PERFORMANCE
EXPORT SHARE
EXPORTERS
EXPORTS
FEMALE LABOR
FEMALE LABOR FORCE
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FISCAL DEFICITS
FISCAL DISCIPLINE
FISCAL POLICIES
FISCAL POLICY
FIXED CAPITAL
FIXED INVESTMENT
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FREE TRADE
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GINI COEFFICIENT
GOVERNMENT GUARANTEES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
GOVERNMENT REVENUES
GOVERNMENT SPENDING
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION
GROSS VALUE
GROWTH POTENTIAL
GROWTH RATE
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN RESOURCES
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOME TAX
INCOME TAXES
INFLATION
INNOVATION
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTEREST RATES
INTERNATIONAL MARKET
INVESTING
INVESTMENT ALLOCATION
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT RATES
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKET INDICATORS
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LABOUR
LABOUR FORCE
LACK OF TRANSPARENCY
LEGAL SYSTEM
LEGITIMACY
LIBERALIZATION OF TRADE
LIVING CONDITIONS
LOCAL ECONOMY
MANPOWER
MARKET ECONOMY
MARKET SHARE
MATHEMATICS
MINIMUM WAGE
MOTIVATION
NATIONAL SAVING
NATURAL DISASTERS
NOMINAL INCOME
OCCUPATIONS
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES
PERVERSE INCENTIVES
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL STABILITY
POTENTIAL INVESTORS
PRIVATE FINANCING
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PUBLIC DEBT
PUBLIC FINANCES
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
PUBLIC SECTOR
PUBLIC SPENDING
RATE OF RETURN
RATES OF RETURN
REAL GDP
REAL INTEREST
REAL INTEREST RATES
REAL WAGES
REMITTANCES
RENT-SEEKING BEHAVIOR
REPUBLIC
RETIREMENT
RETURNS
RISK AVERSE
RULE OF LAW
SAFETY
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
SKILLED LABOR
STATE INTERVENTION
TAX
TAX EXEMPTIONS
TAX INCENTIVES
TAX POLICIES
TAX POLICY
TAX RATE
TAX RATES
TAX REGIME
TAX REVENUE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TRADE UNIONS
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
UNSKILLED WORKERS
VALUE ADDED
WAGE DISTRIBUTION
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
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