01570cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF004804 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451811704 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Eastern Caribbean Currency Union : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007. 1 online resource (107 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 Selected Issues paper analyzes the income dispersion and comovement in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union region. It finds that incomes are diverging, with the Leeward Islands converging to a higher income level than the Windward Islands. The paper examines the macroeconomic impact of trade preference erosion on the Windward Islands and demonstrates the substantial impact from preference erosion on growth, trade balances, and fiscal positions. The paper also analyzes the size of the informal economy in the Caribbean. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2007/097 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2007/097/002.2007.issue-097-en.xml IMF e-Library