Modelling Macroeconomic Adjustment with Growth in Developing Economies
Modelling Macroeconomic Adjustment with Growth in Developing Economies

Author: Sushanta K. Mallick

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-08-13

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 0429834160

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First published in 1999, this influential volume explores Macroeconomic Adjustment with a particular focus on India. Its inspiration originated from the introduction of stabilisation and structural adjustment policies in India in 1991. Mallick examines the application of this policy package by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to Developing Economies. First looking at the initial conditions and generators of imbalances, the appropriate policy framework for India’s initial conditions and structural characteristics is considered. While the effectiveness of the IMF had been strongly criticised, Mallick explains how it could be used more effectively. He argues that the programs applied are often contradictory and, using India as an example, examines the effects of policy reform on its trade sector, the repercussions on the direct economy and the costs associated with such policies in restoring stability and future economic growth, with particular support for the Vector Autoregression (VAR) framework. Mallick forwards a new structural model for policy purposes, evaluated for overall performance and optimal control.

The Economics of Adjustment and Growth
The Economics of Adjustment and Growth

Author: Pierre-Richard Agénor

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 752

ISBN-13: 9780120445554

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The Economics of Adjustment and Growth moves the study of macroeconomics for developing economies away from the traditional static approach and toward a more dynamic, growth-oriented framework. Pierre-Richard Agénor presents an analysis of policy issues involved in designing economic adjustment programs in developing countries and structural reform policies aimed at fostering economic growth. Emphasizing the need to take into account the structural features of these countries, his work dwells on the considerable body of analytical research and empirical evidence of the past two decades in academic circles and international organizations. It provides cutting-edge analysis of many current real-world issues, such as financial crises and the role of trade integration in fostering economic growth. Overall the book offers an impressive overview of the macroeconomic and structural adjustment issues facing developing economies today.

Macroeconomic Models for Adjustment in Developing Countries
Macroeconomic Models for Adjustment in Developing Countries

Author: International Monetary Fund

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 1991-06-15

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9781557752192

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This volume, edited by Mohsin S. Khan, Peter J. Montiel, and Nadeem U. Haque, examines recent IMF-developed empirical macroeconomic models dealing with adjustment and stabilization policies in developing countries. Some models are relevant for specific countries, and others relate to groups of developing countries.

Macroeconomics for Developing Countries
Macroeconomics for Developing Countries

Author: Raghbendra Jha

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-03-13

Total Pages: 511

ISBN-13: 1134505442

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Macroeconomics for Developing Countries presents a comprehensive study of the tools of macroeconomic analysis with particular emphasis on their application in Developing Countries. At the same time, it examines the debate over whether developing economies should have a completely different framework for dealing with macroeconomic problems. The book includes: * alternative macroeconomic models of developing countries; * theories of inflation and the balance of payments; * internal and external debt; * evaluations of IMF stabilization packages.

Macroeconomic Modeling And Policy Analysis For Less Developed Countries
Macroeconomic Modeling And Policy Analysis For Less Developed Countries

Author: Mohammed F Khayum

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-03-07

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 0429714734

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This book provides an overview of macroeconometric modeling for less developed countries, a description of the structure and performance of Guyana's economy, an empirical testing of the model using annual data for Guyana, and a simulation approach to policy evaluation.

Rapid Growth and Relative Decline
Rapid Growth and Relative Decline

Author: M. Setterfield

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1996-12-17

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 0230375871

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Do high rates of economic growth create conditions favourable to their own maintenance? Or can a period of high growth 'sow the seeds of its own destruction'? This book addresses these questions by conceiving growth and structural change as path dependent processes. Methodological, theoretical and empirical insights are combined in an extended model of cumulative causation, which shows how endogenously induced technological and institutional changes may cause the dynamics of a period of high growth to break down. This casts new light on the debate over Britain's economic decline.

The Macroeconomics of Developing Countries
The Macroeconomics of Developing Countries

Author: Giovanni Andrea Cornia

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2020-03-26

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 0192598686

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The Macroeconomics of Developing Countries provides a comprehensive discussion of the exogenous factors and macroeconomic policies that affect the business cycle, long term growth, and distribution of income in developing countries. It examines countries dependent on natural resources and affected by supply rigidities in agriculture. They also feature dualistic markets, a large informal sector, rapid population growth, a vulnerable export sector, and chronic dependence on a volatile global finance. The Macroeconomics of Developing Countries uses these examples to analyse the impact of stablization and adjustment politices on growth, inequality, and poverty. Despite the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals there is little consensus on how macroeconomic policies can be consistent with these objectives. The Macroeconomics of Developing Countries demonstrates that a critical application of standard models to developing countries can generate erroneous results and induce the adoption of incorrect policy. In order to address this, it discusses the key structural differences between advanced and developing countries in order to justify the construction of alternative models.

Modelling Macroeconomic Adjustment with Growth in Developing Economies
Modelling Macroeconomic Adjustment with Growth in Developing Economies

Author: Sushanta K. Mallick

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-08-13

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 0429834179

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First published in 1999, this influential volume explores Macroeconomic Adjustment with a particular focus on India. Its inspiration originated from the introduction of stabilisation and structural adjustment policies in India in 1991. Mallick examines the application of this policy package by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank to Developing Economies. First looking at the initial conditions and generators of imbalances, the appropriate policy framework for India’s initial conditions and structural characteristics is considered. While the effectiveness of the IMF had been strongly criticised, Mallick explains how it could be used more effectively. He argues that the programs applied are often contradictory and, using India as an example, examines the effects of policy reform on its trade sector, the repercussions on the direct economy and the costs associated with such policies in restoring stability and future economic growth, with particular support for the Vector Autoregression (VAR) framework. Mallick forwards a new structural model for policy purposes, evaluated for overall performance and optimal control.

Macroeconomic Modelling And Monetary And Exchange Rate Regimes
Macroeconomic Modelling And Monetary And Exchange Rate Regimes

Author: Masson Paul R

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2019-07-23

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 9811201730

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This book presents articles that focus on the inter-related issues of choice of exchange rate and monetary policy regimes, and others that use a global macroeconomic model developed by the author and collaborators to quantify the effects of the 'baby boom' on global imbalances, costs of disinflation, and the effects of German unification. The book presents new analysis of the euro-zone experience and its applicability to other monetary unions, as well as a discussion of the prerequisites for successful inflation targeting. It is grounded in real-world data, readily accessible to non-specialists, and addresses important economic policy issues.

Modeling Developing Countries' Policies In General Equilibrium
Modeling Developing Countries' Policies In General Equilibrium

Author: Jaime De Melo

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2015-02-26

Total Pages: 554

ISBN-13: 9814494828

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Policies affecting resource allocation across tradable sectors and those affecting the incentives to produce tradable activities are key determinants of macroeconomic balance and growth. Computable general equilibrium models have made significant contributions to both types of policies. With advancements in computing power and software, these models have become easy to implement and are now widespread. The question then is when and how to formulate them to avoid the ‘black box’ syndrome.This book seeks to address these issues through carefully selected essays that analyse how to model general equilibrium linkages in a single economy, across developing and developed economies, and across both micro and macro policies. Micro policies examined include tariffs quotas and VERs, the choice of taxes to maximize government revenue, migration and remittances, and the political economy of tariff setting. Applications on macro policies cover capital inflows, real exchange rate determination, and the modeling of the effects of adjustment policies on income distribution.The book provides insights on the development of a family of models for diverse policy choices, focusing on the ways to model the following: links between tradable and non-tradable activities, labor markets, and portfolio choices given limited capital mobility. Selected essays are all inspired by specific policy problems, including the adaptation to external shocks (i.e. oil), consequences of capital inflows, determinants of migration and associated remittances, the productivity of foreign aid, and rent-seeking activities under trade regimes with non-price trade restrictions. Examples in this book lay out the theoretical foundations, alongside a variety of applications, to help formulate coherent and transparent models for policy analysis. Archetype economies are extensively used to show how differences in economic structure influence the effects of policies. Graduate students and policy analysts interested in modeling will find this a useful compendium of studies.