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Author: Nii Kwaku Sowa
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Published: 1996
Total Pages: 44
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKUsing an error-correction model (ECM), estimates an inflation equation for Ghana. Covers the period from 1984 to 1991.
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2015-10-23
Total Pages: 74
ISBN-13: 1498344062
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOver the past two decades, many low- and lower-middle income countries (LLMICs) have improved control over fiscal policy, liberalized and deepened financial markets, and stabilized inflation at moderate levels. Monetary policy frameworks that have helped achieve these ends are being challenged by continued financial development and increased exposure to global capital markets. Many policymakers aspire to move beyond the basics of stability to implement monetary policy frameworks that better anchor inflation and promote macroeconomic stability and growth. Many of these LLMICs are thus considering and implementing improvements to their monetary policy frameworks. The recent successes of some LLMICs and the experiences of emerging and advanced economies, both early in their policy modernization process and following the global financial crisis, are valuable in identifying desirable features of such frameworks. This paper draws on those lessons to provide guidance on key elements of effective monetary policy frameworks for LLMICs.
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2014-05-03
Total Pages: 61
ISBN-13: 1498343694
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith single-digit inflation and substantial financial deepening, developing countries are adopting more flexible and forward-looking monetary policy frameworks and ascribing a greater role to policy interest rates and inflation objectives. While some countries have adopted formal inflation targeting regimes, others have developed frameworks with greater target flexibility to accommodate changing money demand, use of policy rates to signal the monetary policy stance, and implicit inflation targets.
Author: Ernest Aryeetey
Publisher: Africa World Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780865438446
DOWNLOAD EBOOKReviews the performance of the Ghanaian economy for the period 1983 to 1991, aimed at assessing the impact of structural adjustment policies in different areas of the economy.
Author: Mr.Paul R. Masson
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 1997-10-01
Total Pages: 54
ISBN-13: 145185515X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInflation targeting (IT) serves as monetary policy framework in several advanced economies, where it has enhanced policy transparency and accountability. The paper considers its wider applicability to developing countries. The prerequisites for a successful IT framework are identified as an ability to carry out an independent monetary policy (free of fiscal dominance or commitment to another nominal anchor, like the exchange rate) and a quantitative framework linking policy instruments to inflation. These prerequisites are largely absent among developing countries, though several of them could with some further institutional changes and an overriding commitment to low inflation make use of an IT framework.
Author: Thanos Catsambas
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 72
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Mr. Kangni R Kpodar
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2021-11-12
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 1616356154
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis paper investigates the response of consumer price inflation to changes in domestic fuel prices, looking at the different categories of the overall consumer price index (CPI). We then combine household survey data with the CPI components to construct a CPI index for the poorest and richest income quintiles with the view to assess the distributional impact of the pass-through. To undertake this analysis, the paper provides an update to the Global Monthly Retail Fuel Price Database, expanding the product coverage to premium and regular fuels, the time dimension to December 2020, and the sample to 190 countries. Three key findings stand out. First, the response of inflation to gasoline price shocks is smaller, but more persistent and broad-based in developing economies than in advanced economies. Second, we show that past studies using crude oil prices instead of retail fuel prices to estimate the pass-through to inflation significantly underestimate it. Third, while the purchasing power of all households declines as fuel prices increase, the distributional impact is progressive. But the progressivity phases out within 6 months after the shock in advanced economies, whereas it persists beyond a year in developing countries.
Author: Ernest Aryeetey
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2017-02-09
Total Pages: 536
ISBN-13: 0191067776
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs Ghana approaches its 60th birthday, optimism and worries for the future continue to be present in equal measure. Economic growth in the last decade has been high by historical standards. Indeed, recent rebasing of GDP figures has put Ghana over the per capita income threshold into Middle Income Country status. However, structural transformation has lagged behind. Fiscal discipline has also eroded significantly and there is heavy borrowing, especially on the commercial market, while elements of the natural resource curse from oil have already occurred. The question most observers ask is whether the gains from two decades of reforms are being reversed. Given this background, this volume brings together leading established and young economists, from within and outside Ghana, to analyze and assess the challenges facing Ghana's economy as it enters its seventh decade and the nation heads towards three quarters of a century of independence. The chapters cover the major macroeconomic and sectoral issues, including fiscal and monetary policy, trade and industrialization, agriculture and infrastructure. The volume also covers a full range of social issues including poverty and inequality, education, health, gender, and social protection. The book also examines the implications of the oil boom for Ghanaian development, and the role of institutions.
Author: International Monetary Fund. African Dept.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2016-10-03
Total Pages: 121
ISBN-13: 1475543581
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProgram implementation remains broadly satisfactory, but the economic outlook remains difficult and fiscal challenges are mounting. The growth outlook for 2016 and 2017 has weakened, mainly due to disruptions in oil production, while non-oil economic activity is expected to remain subdued due to continued fiscal consolidation and tight monetary policy. There was broad agreement with the authorities on the need to sustain a tight monetary stance given the still high inflation and to strengthen the fiscal adjustment under the program to cover key state-owned enterprises. Discussions addressed the following issues, in particular
Author: Siddhartha Sarkar
Publisher: Universal-Publishers
Published:
Total Pages: 81
ISBN-13: 1627345426
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