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SAVINGS and economic growth: a historical analysis of the relationship between savings and economic growth in the CAPE Colony economy, 1850-1909.
Verhoef, Grietjie; Greyling, Lorraine; Mwamba, John - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
Abstract The sub-optimal savings propensity in South Africa the past three decades causes concern for the ability of … the country to support its economic development. An historical analysis of the development of the savings’ trends in South … economic activity in the Cape Colony very little is known about the role financial sector development and savings played in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011260668
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A Model of Monetary Equilibrium with Random Output and Restricted Borrowing
Mierzejewski, Fernando - 2010
terms. Then the efficacy of monetary policy is explicitly affected by the expected return and the volatility of the series …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013148534
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Crecimiento Económico de Largo Plazo en Antioquia, Colombia : Estimación del PIB, 1800-1913 (Long Term Economic Growth in Antioquia, Colombia: GDP Estimates, 1800-1913)
Mejia, Javier - 2012
Este trabajo realiza el primer análisis cuantitativo detallado del nivel de actividad económica de Antioquia para el siglo XIX y la primera parte del XX. A partir de los datos existentes para la economía colombiana, se reconstruye la que es, además, una de las primeras series de PIB regional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014167721
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A Note on the Oil Price Trend and GARCH Shocks
Jing, Li; Thompson, Henry - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (GARCH) model. Trend and volatility are estimated jointly with the maximum likelihood …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008636497
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Another Look at the Interaction Between Oil Price Uncertainty and Exchange Rate Volatility: The Case of Small Open Economies
Selmi, Refk; Bouoiyour, Jamal; Ayachi, Fethi - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
Several studies considered oil price as exchange rate determinants. The novelty of our paper is to test if the lagged oil price are statistically significant predictors of Moroccan and Tunisian exchange rate. We consider a stricter GARCH specifications (linear versus nonlinear, symmetric versus...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011108802
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Oil Price and Exchange Rate Volatility in Nigeria
Ogundipe, Adeyemi; Ogundipe, Oluwatomisin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2013
the effects of oil price, external reserves and interest rate on exchange rate volatility in Nigeria using annual data … exchange rate volatility in Nigeria; which implies that exchange rate is susceptible to changes in oil price. The study … rate volatility significantly in Nigeria. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011109692
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Has the non-oil sector decoupled from oil sector? A case study of Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
Basher, Syed Abul - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
As oil and gas are exhaustible resources, the need for economic diversification has gained momentum in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries immediately after the end of the first oil boom in 1973-74. Economic diversification, in the context of GCC countries, implies development of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008583550
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Country Heterogeneity and Long-Run Determinants of Inflation in the Gulf Arab States
Basher, Syed Abul; Elsamadisy, Elsayed Mousa - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
Applying nonstationary panel data econometric methods, this paper analyzes the major sources and transmission of inflation in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries over the 1980-2008 period. We argue that, in GCC countries, money is essentially demand determined, so that the high...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008765622
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Capital mobility and macroeconomic volatility: evidence from Greece
Anastasios, Pappas - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2010
This paper focuses on the impact of full capital account liberalization on macroeconomic volatility in Greece … reduce macroeconomic volatility. The link between macroeconomic volatility and capital account openness in the Greek economy …. There is no strong evidence for a stable relation between macroeconomic volatility and variables of financial openness. Thus …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009372530
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Measures and Motivations: U.S. National Income and Product Estimates During the Great Depression and World War II
Kane, Richard - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2012
This paper explains the early U.S. Department of Commerce estimates of national income and product during the 1930s and 1940s, focusing on how both economic theory and the needs of policymakers influenced the methods and concepts used. The paper explores the debate between Simon Kuznets, author...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257743