Am Beispiel der zweiten Weltwirtschaftskrise des 20. Jahrhunderts lassen sich die Gegensätze neoklassischer Ressourcenökonomie und keynesianischer Geldwirtschaft gut erkennen. Die allokative Wirkung veränderter Ressourcenknappheiten wird an der Rohölpreisentwicklung untersucht, um zu zeigen,...

We assess the transmission of monetary policy shocks on oil prices using a VAR model. We identify monetary policy and financial activity shocks disentangled from demand and oil supply shocks using sign restrictions. We obtain the following main findings. (i) Monetary policy and financial...

The impressive growth of many African economies during the past decade was highly dependent on booming commodity markets and strong capital inflows, often related to commodities. With commodity prices falling and market expectations pointing to little reversal in the foreseeable future,...

"Providing a broad overview of the impact of Covid-19 on economic development, this timely book closely examines the macroeconomic aspects of economic development and the design of monetary policies including under extreme crises. Raghbendra Jha expertly introduces the subject, highlighting the...

The economic literature acknowledges that to avoid the resource curse, resource-rich countries should restrict fiscal expansion and save a significant part of resource revenues outside the domestic economy. However, in these countries governments tend to ineffectively spend a considerable part...