In this paper, the attributes and variables that characterize the development and welfare of rich countries (EU27) are reviewed. The relationship between the wealth levels and some estimates using synthetic indices of social development is analyzed (SDI). For this purpose, we firstly use the...

In this paper, the attributes and variables featuring the development of the World countries are reviewed. The relationship between wealth levels and some estimates using synthetic indices of social development is analyzed. With this aim, we firstly use the indicators estimated by UNDP....

Spanish Abstract: Un objetivo de cualquier economía es obtener el mayor bienestar, utilizando los factores de producción eficazmente, tales como: el capital humano, capital físico y los recursos naturales (bosques, la tierra, el agua y los minerales). Partiendo de la hipótesis de la...

In this paper, the attributes and variables that characterize the development and welfare of rich countries (EU27) are reviewed. The relationship between the wealth levels and some estimates using synthetic indices of social development is analyzed (SDI). For this purpose, we firstly use the...

It has been observed in the last years a systematic process of reserve accumulation from emerging countries, even though is a clear consequence of international liquidity it is worth asking ourselves the purpose and the limits of applying this policies by Monetary Officials. The purpose herein...

The main purpose of this paper is to show evidence about the negative impact of oil price shocks in the economy of Spain. Since oil demand is continuously increasing all around the world and OPEC countries use to act having certain power to raise them, it is necessary to study how these price...

As monetary policy decisions under inflation targeting are based on the projections of the target variables, a new measure of monetary shock is needed to solve the problems of bias and inconsistency in regression which try to explain the effects of monetary policy on activity and inflation. In...

The purpose of this paper is to show that all alternative monetary systems and policies currently in place in the world in effect are in the limits of the Krugman´s trilemma. In first place we review the three alternatives representatively exemplified by three historical experiences of...

Introduction of inflation targeting has global effects on dynamic of prices and economic growth. In case of a developing country with an increasing remonetization since 2007 – 2008 and modest growing later than 2009 it’s important to assess the adoption of a new regime and how it helps to...

The Fisher-Seater (1993) methodology is applied to Guatemala data (1950-2002) in order to test for long-run neutrality of money. Real GDP, consumption, investment and public expenditure, and the monetary base and M2a are found to be I(1). Given this order of integration, we applied the Fisher...