02073cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF015000 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475527025 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. Costa Rica : Selected Issues and Analytical Notes. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015. 1 online resource (100 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 examines several real sector issues, including estimates of potential output, the effect of Intel's withdrawal on gross domestic product (GDP), labor market and inequality and electricity prices in Costa Rica. The production function approach shows that the main drivers of fluctuations in GDP growth are total factor productivity (TFP) and labor supply. These results on TFP, however, should be interpreted with caution. The TFP measure is a residual-the difference between output growth and the growth in the quantity (and quality) of inputs. Estimates suggest that potential GDP growth is about 4.3 percent, the output gap is broadly closed, and Intel's withdrawal will lower real GDP growth in about 1/2 percentage point. Significant wage premia are identified across public versus private sectors and some evidence of intergenerational inequality is also presented. Electricity tariffs are found to be regionally competitive albeit with inefficiencies in their determination. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2015/030 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2015/030/002.2015.issue-030-en.xml IMF e-Library