Productivity growth effects of structural reforms: Evidence from developing countries

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Financial reforms and income inequality: evidence from developing countries

“…Empirical evidence often employs the Hodrick and Prescott (1997) filter, which necessitates selecting a parameter value, a decision that warrants discussion. In our approach, we adopt the alternative method proposed by Hamilton (2018), which eliminates the need for parameter selection and avoids conditioning the results on the chosen parameter value (Gomado 2022).…”

IMF conditionality and structural reforms: Evidence from developing countries

“…There is a large empirical literature on the importance of market-oriented reforms in stimulating economic growth. Structural reforms play a role in stimulating economic growth by improving the business climate to attract foreign direct investment, increasing trade to correct price distortions, and improving productivity through competition (Konte et al 2022;Gomado 2022aGomado , 2022b.…”