1. Introduction -- 2. Do capital inflows relieve banks’ credit constraints and boost credit growth? Evidence from credit conditions and bank credit risk -- 3. Credit conditions and the amplification of macroeconomic responses to unexpected shocks: Implications for monetary policy -- 4. Output...

Part I: The changing size of second-round effects -- 1. Introduction. 2. Policy implications of ERPT and ongoing debates -- 3. Second round effects, exchange rate depreciation, inflation and average wage settlements -- 4. Second round effects, remuneration per worker, exchange rate depreciation...

1 Introduction -- Part I Global Economic Growth, Economic Policy Uncertainty and The Influence of Trade Dynamics -- 2 Is BRICS GDP Growth a Source of Shocks or an Amplifier of Global Growth Responses? What Are the Policy Implications for South Africa? -- 3 Does the Trade-Openness Channel Impact...

1. Introduction -- Part I: Global real interest rates, economic and trade growth uncertainty shock effects on the South African economy -- 2. Is BRICS GDP growth a source of shocks or an amplifier of global growth responses? What are the policy implications for South Africa? -- 3. Global...

1. Introduction -- 2. Does trade-openness affect the role of the domestic output-gap on inflation? If so, what is the role of the global out-put gap? -- 3. Does an increase in trade-openness and import-penetration affect income inequality? Evidence from the manufacturing sector output growth and...

1. Introduction -- Part 1: Income inequality and GDP Growth and inflation regime -- 2. Income inequality and GDP growth nexus in South Africa: Does the 4.5 percent consumer price inflation threshold and other channels play a role? -- 3. Does the inflation rate below 4.5 percent matter for the...