The Panorama of the East Asian Crisis and the IMF`s
... concludes that the “exceptional severity” of the crisis was caused by the UFB, the loss of confidence in the banking system, and the social and political weakness of Indonesia.12 Returning to Blustein’s analysis, as Indonesia’s dollar reserves reached almost zero, Indonesia sought the help of the I ...
... concludes that the “exceptional severity” of the crisis was caused by the UFB, the loss of confidence in the banking system, and the social and political weakness of Indonesia.12 Returning to Blustein’s analysis, as Indonesia’s dollar reserves reached almost zero, Indonesia sought the help of the I ...
The World in 2050 Will the shift in global economic power continue?
... Total factor productivity growth, which is driven by technological progress and catching up by lower income countries with richer ones by making use of their technologies and processes. ...
... Total factor productivity growth, which is driven by technological progress and catching up by lower income countries with richer ones by making use of their technologies and processes. ...
The World in 2050 Will the shift in global economic power
... Total factor productivity growth, which is driven by technological progress and catching up by lower income countries with richer ones by making use of their technologies and processes. ...
... Total factor productivity growth, which is driven by technological progress and catching up by lower income countries with richer ones by making use of their technologies and processes. ...
- Ministry of Finance
... Moreover, the incidence of poverty is more marked in rural areas, with such regions accounting for around three-quarters of Namibia's poor. The national triple goals of job creation, poverty reduction and improved income equality can only be realized through sustainable economic growth. However, to ...
... Moreover, the incidence of poverty is more marked in rural areas, with such regions accounting for around three-quarters of Namibia's poor. The national triple goals of job creation, poverty reduction and improved income equality can only be realized through sustainable economic growth. However, to ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES CURRENT ACCOUNT FACT AND FICTION David Backus Espen Henriksen
... In many respects, economic life in the United States has never been better. Per capita GDP reached an all-time high of $39,921 in 2004. Real GDP grew by 3.6% over the last year, modest by US standards but faster than Canada (3.0%), France (2.4%), Germany (1.5%), Italy (0.8%), Japan (0.8%), and most ...
... In many respects, economic life in the United States has never been better. Per capita GDP reached an all-time high of $39,921 in 2004. Real GDP grew by 3.6% over the last year, modest by US standards but faster than Canada (3.0%), France (2.4%), Germany (1.5%), Italy (0.8%), Japan (0.8%), and most ...
A New Decade of the Global Age, 1996-2006
... worth studying, he told him it was not for the common people but only for rulers to read (Albrow 1996: 11). Four centuries later, the world’s rulers have turned to writing history for the education of the masses. [1] Commanding the grand narrative of the present has become a major tool of government ...
... worth studying, he told him it was not for the common people but only for rulers to read (Albrow 1996: 11). Four centuries later, the world’s rulers have turned to writing history for the education of the masses. [1] Commanding the grand narrative of the present has become a major tool of government ...
Currency Wars, Coordination, and Capital Controls
... In September 2010, Guido Mantega, then minister of finance of Brazil, declared: “We are in the midst of an international currency war, a general weakening of currency. This threatens us because it takes away our competitiveness.” His complaint was relayed and expanded by others, notably by Raghu Ra ...
... In September 2010, Guido Mantega, then minister of finance of Brazil, declared: “We are in the midst of an international currency war, a general weakening of currency. This threatens us because it takes away our competitiveness.” His complaint was relayed and expanded by others, notably by Raghu Ra ...
Saskia Sassen and the Sociology of Globalization
... linkages that are established between the sending and receiving countries can the new patterns of transnational migration be understood. Foreign investment in commercial agriculture and export manufacturing, while it generates market relations and disrupts the traditional work structure, also induce ...
... linkages that are established between the sending and receiving countries can the new patterns of transnational migration be understood. Foreign investment in commercial agriculture and export manufacturing, while it generates market relations and disrupts the traditional work structure, also induce ...
Out of the Shadows: Measuring Informal Economic Activity
... efficient decisions regarding the allocations of a country’s resources, but getting accurate information about shadow economic activity in the goods and labor markets is very difficult because individuals engaged in these activities do not wish to be identified. The goal of this chapter is both to u ...
... efficient decisions regarding the allocations of a country’s resources, but getting accurate information about shadow economic activity in the goods and labor markets is very difficult because individuals engaged in these activities do not wish to be identified. The goal of this chapter is both to u ...
Risk and resilience in a changing world
... Niall Ferguson in Foreign Affairs on the potential for rapid change in the position of the US, and Joshua Cooper Ramo on the global economy as a complex system.6 This is not to say that there are not also substantial growth opportunities, particularly in emerging markets. There are strong fundamenta ...
... Niall Ferguson in Foreign Affairs on the potential for rapid change in the position of the US, and Joshua Cooper Ramo on the global economy as a complex system.6 This is not to say that there are not also substantial growth opportunities, particularly in emerging markets. There are strong fundamenta ...
MONETARY POLICY REACTION FUNCTION IN TURKEY October 2000 Olcay Yücel EMİR
... Turkish economy in 1995. As a result of less recourse to foreign borrowing, the Treasury heavily resorted to domestic borrowing in financing the increased budget deficit that exerted heavy pressure on the financial system. On the other hand, the real depreciation of the TL in 1994 again led to incre ...
... Turkish economy in 1995. As a result of less recourse to foreign borrowing, the Treasury heavily resorted to domestic borrowing in financing the increased budget deficit that exerted heavy pressure on the financial system. On the other hand, the real depreciation of the TL in 1994 again led to incre ...
Estimating A Monetary Policy Reaction Function for the CBN–
... This study estimates a simple model of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s “reaction function”— that is, the relationship between economic developments and the Bank’s response to them vis-à-vis setting its Monetary Policy Rate (MPR). A Taylortype reaction function is estimated for the Central Bank of Nige ...
... This study estimates a simple model of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s “reaction function”— that is, the relationship between economic developments and the Bank’s response to them vis-à-vis setting its Monetary Policy Rate (MPR). A Taylortype reaction function is estimated for the Central Bank of Nige ...
Preview Sample 2
... ■ The second phase of globalization began around 1900 and was caused by the rise of electricity and steel production. ■ The phase reached its height just before the Great Depression, a worldwide economic downturn that started in 1929. ■ At the turn-of-the-century, Western Europe was the most industr ...
... ■ The second phase of globalization began around 1900 and was caused by the rise of electricity and steel production. ■ The phase reached its height just before the Great Depression, a worldwide economic downturn that started in 1929. ■ At the turn-of-the-century, Western Europe was the most industr ...
Globak Slack and Domestic Inflation Rates: A
... are both assigned significant posterior probabilities. Overall, mainly through the effect on domestic demand, global output can still affect domestic inflation rates. From the variance decomposition, shocks to global conditions account for a large share of output fluctuations in France, Germany, Can ...
... are both assigned significant posterior probabilities. Overall, mainly through the effect on domestic demand, global output can still affect domestic inflation rates. From the variance decomposition, shocks to global conditions account for a large share of output fluctuations in France, Germany, Can ...
Paper - CiteSeerX
... is the range that statistical filters target when seeking to distinguish the cyclical from the trend components in GDP. By contrast, the average length of the financial cycle in a sample of seven industrialised countries since the 1960s has been around 16 years. Graph 1, taken from Drehmann et al (2 ...
... is the range that statistical filters target when seeking to distinguish the cyclical from the trend components in GDP. By contrast, the average length of the financial cycle in a sample of seven industrialised countries since the 1960s has been around 16 years. Graph 1, taken from Drehmann et al (2 ...
World Bank - Public Documents Profile Viewer
... Sources: Haver Analytics; International Monetary Fund; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development; World Development Indicators, World Bank. A. Commodity exporters include Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, and Timor-Leste. Commodity importers include Cambodia, ...
... Sources: Haver Analytics; International Monetary Fund; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development; World Development Indicators, World Bank. A. Commodity exporters include Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, and Timor-Leste. Commodity importers include Cambodia, ...
a window of opportunity for europe
... In the 25 years since its founding, the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) has sought to develop a deeper understanding of the evolving global economy. As the business and economics research arm of McKinsey & Company, MGI aims to provide leaders in the commercial, public, and social sectors with the f ...
... In the 25 years since its founding, the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) has sought to develop a deeper understanding of the evolving global economy. As the business and economics research arm of McKinsey & Company, MGI aims to provide leaders in the commercial, public, and social sectors with the f ...
real-world economics review
... are vague and at times contradictory. We believe that the source of confusion surrounding econometric models stems from the lack of a precise mathematical language to express causal concepts. In the 1990s, progress in graphical models and the logic of counterfactuals led to the development of such a ...
... are vague and at times contradictory. We believe that the source of confusion surrounding econometric models stems from the lack of a precise mathematical language to express causal concepts. In the 1990s, progress in graphical models and the logic of counterfactuals led to the development of such a ...
asean - UOB Group
... providing a guiding mandate for all the ten member states to move towards the objectives mentioned above. But at the same time, it is also clear to the member states that any other alternatives would be sub-optimal to the AEC solution. Issues such as productivity, competitiveness, market size, among ...
... providing a guiding mandate for all the ten member states to move towards the objectives mentioned above. But at the same time, it is also clear to the member states that any other alternatives would be sub-optimal to the AEC solution. Issues such as productivity, competitiveness, market size, among ...
The shadow economy in industrial countries
... data. Relative to official GDP, the shadow economies are much smaller in economically advanced Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries than in central and eastern European countries. Nevertheless, there are large differences even among the advanced OECD economies. Whe ...
... data. Relative to official GDP, the shadow economies are much smaller in economically advanced Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries than in central and eastern European countries. Nevertheless, there are large differences even among the advanced OECD economies. Whe ...
Terrones TD1
... Recent developments are mixed … outlook remains broadly in line with April 2009 WEO forecast. ...
... Recent developments are mixed … outlook remains broadly in line with April 2009 WEO forecast. ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES MACROECONOMIC POLICY DESIGN IN AN INTERDEPENDENT WORLD ECONOMY-
... and/or fiscal response in the Rest of the Industrial World to a tightening of U.S. fiscal Policy and what should be the U.S. monetary response? (2) What Should be the monetary and/or fiscal response in the United States and in the Rest of the Industri World to a "Collapse of the U.S. dollar?" ...
... and/or fiscal response in the Rest of the Industrial World to a tightening of U.S. fiscal Policy and what should be the U.S. monetary response? (2) What Should be the monetary and/or fiscal response in the United States and in the Rest of the Industri World to a "Collapse of the U.S. dollar?" ...
PDF of this page - UIS Catalog
... Economic analysis of the basic workings of financial markets, particularly measurement and pricing of risk; portfolio management; risk-return analysis; capital asset pricing models; time value of money; valuations of stocks and bonds; introduction to options and futures; derivatives. Course Informat ...
... Economic analysis of the basic workings of financial markets, particularly measurement and pricing of risk; portfolio management; risk-return analysis; capital asset pricing models; time value of money; valuations of stocks and bonds; introduction to options and futures; derivatives. Course Informat ...
PDF of this page - UIS Catalog
... no prior college-level work in economics. Students who have completed macroeconomics and microeconomics will not receive credit toward degree requirements for this course. Not accepted toward requirements of Economics Degree. Not accepted as upper division coursework required for a CBM degree. Not i ...
... no prior college-level work in economics. Students who have completed macroeconomics and microeconomics will not receive credit toward degree requirements for this course. Not accepted toward requirements of Economics Degree. Not accepted as upper division coursework required for a CBM degree. Not i ...
The employment content of growth in the current U.S. recovery
... can have a positive effect on employment, as confirmed in the equations by the stronger response in the medium term. A likely inference is that the reallocation of jobs from less productive sectors of the economy to more productive sectors, which is initially highly destructive of ...
... can have a positive effect on employment, as confirmed in the equations by the stronger response in the medium term. A likely inference is that the reallocation of jobs from less productive sectors of the economy to more productive sectors, which is initially highly destructive of ...
Nouriel Roubini
Nouriel Roubini (born March 29, 1958) is an American economist. He teaches at New York University's Stern School of Business and is the chairman of Roubini Global Economics, an economic consultancy firm.The child of Iranian Jews, he was born in Turkey and grew up in Italy. After receiving a BA in political economics at Bocconi University, Milan and a doctorate in international economics at Harvard University, he became an academic at Yale and a practising economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Federal Reserve, World Bank, and Bank of Israel. Much of his early research focused on emerging markets. During the administration of President Bill Clinton, he was a senior economist for the Council of Economic Advisers, later moving to the United States Treasury Department as a senior adviser to Timothy Geithner, who in 2009 became Treasury Secretary.