TY  - BOOK
AU  - Moore,David
AU  - Vamvakidis,Athanasios
TI  - Economic Growth in Croatia: Potential and Constraints 
T2  - IMF Working Papers; Working Paper
SN  - 145186762X :
SN  - 1018-5941
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - International Monetary Fund
KW  - Economic Reform
KW  - imf
KW  - Employment
KW  - GDP Growth
KW  - GDP per Capita
KW  - Potential Growth
KW  - Real GDP
KW  - Croatia
N2  - This paper examines the factors and constraints that affect recent and potential growth in Croatia, as well as policies that can influence it. On current productivity trends, it estimates Croatia's potential growth rate at 4-4 1/2 percent, a result reasonably robust to different methodologies. To sustain growth at a higher rate in line with the authorities' aspirations, the analysis highlights the critical need to improve the business environment through further measures to reduce the administrative burden, legal uncertainties, and corruption. It also emphasizes the importance of attracting more greenfield foreign direct investment, and reforms to reduce the role of the state in the economy through fiscal consolidation and faster privatization
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ER  -