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Bolivia : The Hydrocarbons Boom and the Risk of Dutch Disease
Cerutti, Eugenio - 2008
the possibility of a new case of "Dutch disease." While Bolivia's economy has already seen many benefits from its higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012685001
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Public Investment as an Engine of Growth
Warner, Andrew M. - 2014
This paper looks at the empirical record whether big infrastructure and public capital drives have succeeded in accelerating economic growth in low-income countries. It looks at big long-lasting drives in public capital spending, as these were arguably clear and exogenous policy decisions. On...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012690573
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Magnitude and Distribution of Fuel Subsidies : Evidence from Bolivia, Ghana, Jordan, Mali, and Sri Lanka
Kpodar, Kangni - 2006
Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. MAGNITUDE, FINANCING, AND DISTRIBUTION OF CONSUMER SUBSIDIES -- III. COUNTRY CASE STUDIES -- IV. CONCLUDING REMARKS -- APPENDIX I. IDENTIFYING MAGNITUDE AND FINANCING OF FUEL SUBSIDIES -- APPENDIX II. EVALUATING SIZE AND DISTRIBUTION OF REAL INCOME...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012691148
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Estimating Fiscal Multipliers Under Alternative Exchange Rate Regimes: The Case of Bolivia
Kass-Hanna, Tannous - 2023
used to estimate fiscal multipliers by policy instrument for Bolivia, to evaluate possible adjustments in a fiscal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015058920
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Dollarization and Maturity Structure of Public Securities : The Experience of Bolivia
Vesperoni, Esteban - 2008
The public debt profile has improved in Bolivia in recent years, with regard to both the maturity structure and the … currency composition. This paper analyzes changes in the public debt profile in Bolivia since 2000, and the role played by … incompleteness. We also compare the debt profile of Bolivia with those of other countries in Latin America, and find that there is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014409036
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Bolivia : The Hydrocarbons Boom and the Risk of Dutch Disease
Cerutti, Eugenio - 2008
the possibility of a new case of "Dutch disease." While Bolivia's economy has already seen many benefits from its higher …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014409037
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Macrofinancial modeling at central banks : recent developments and future directions
Roger, Scott; Vlček, Jan - 2012
This paper surveys dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models with financial frictions in use by central banks and discusses priorities for future development of such models for the purpose of monetary and financial stability analysis. It highlights the need to develop macrofinancial models...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009423918
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Peru : monetary and exchange rate policies, 1930 – 1980
Pastor, Gonzalo - 2012
This paper reviews monetary and exchange rate policies in Peru in 1930-80. The review covers major transformations to the world economy, including the post-1929 crash and WWII, and changing economic paradigms, such as the collapse of the gold standard and the rise and fall of the Bretton Woods...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009618509
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Monetization in low- and middle-income countries
McLoughlin, Cameron; Kinoshita, Noriaki - 2012
The degree of an economy's monetization, which has an important implication on economic growth, can be affected by the conduct of monetary policy, financial sector reform, and episodes of financial crises. The paper finds that monetization--measured by the ratio of broad money to nominal GDP--...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009618525
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Policy analysis and forecasting in the world economy : a panel unobserved components approach
Vitek, Francis - 2012
This paper develops a structural macroeconometric model of the world economy, disaggregated into thirty five national economies. This panel unobserved components model features a monetary transmission mechanism, a fiscal transmission mechanism, and extensive macrofinancial linkages, both within...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009618572