01659cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000881 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451813364 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Fiji : Background Material. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1996. 1 online resource (83 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper reviews Fiji's growth performance since the late 1960s and empirically examines the factors underlying its weak performance. It concludes that Fiji's growth performance, like most of the other Pacific island economies, has been constrained by its remoteness and vulnerability to external shocks. The main constraints to growth associated with small island economies are reviewed along with developments in the policy framework. The paper also analyzes Fiji's growth performance and output behavior from different angles using three approaches: the Hodrick-Prescott filter, a growth accounting framework, and a reduced form equation. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1995/128 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1995/128/002.1995.issue-128-en.xml IMF e-Library