A Demographic Explanation of U.S. and Japanese Current Account
... Large and sustained U.S. and Japanese deviations from current account balance have received widespread attention over the last 20 years. The U.S. current account deficit has averaged -1.4% of GDP over the period 1979-98, a stark contrast to an average of 0.3% from 1960-79. The Japanese current accoun ...
... Large and sustained U.S. and Japanese deviations from current account balance have received widespread attention over the last 20 years. The U.S. current account deficit has averaged -1.4% of GDP over the period 1979-98, a stark contrast to an average of 0.3% from 1960-79. The Japanese current accoun ...
Japan`s Macroeconomic Dilemmas - Washington and Lee University
... retirement benefits places fiscal systems under pressure. In Japan’s case, the government, national and local, has accumulated 170% of GDP in debt and is currently running a budget deficit of 7% of GDP. Such deficits are not sustainable. Restoring fiscal balance while raising the revenues needed to ...
... retirement benefits places fiscal systems under pressure. In Japan’s case, the government, national and local, has accumulated 170% of GDP in debt and is currently running a budget deficit of 7% of GDP. Such deficits are not sustainable. Restoring fiscal balance while raising the revenues needed to ...
BRIGUGLIO-Lino - Regional Policy Briefings
... proportion of their final expenditure due to limited natural resource endowments and (b) export a high proportion of their output mainly due to the limited size of the domestic market and to meet import expenditure. Export concentration (i.e. reliance on a few items of exports of goods and service ...
... proportion of their final expenditure due to limited natural resource endowments and (b) export a high proportion of their output mainly due to the limited size of the domestic market and to meet import expenditure. Export concentration (i.e. reliance on a few items of exports of goods and service ...
Fiscal Policy & the Multiplier
... rise in transfer payments, real GDP may rise by either more or less than the initial government outlay—the multiplier may either be more or less than 1 Tax cut has a similar effect to the effect of a transfer Increases disposable income, leading to a series of increases in consumer ...
... rise in transfer payments, real GDP may rise by either more or less than the initial government outlay—the multiplier may either be more or less than 1 Tax cut has a similar effect to the effect of a transfer Increases disposable income, leading to a series of increases in consumer ...
S2008116_en.pdf
... 2.2. Short-to-medium term forecasting models Macroeconometric models considered under this heading have a long history, during which different styles of model have emerged. The oldest is the simultaneous equation macroeconometric model (SEM) sometimes associated with the names of Tinbergen and Klein ...
... 2.2. Short-to-medium term forecasting models Macroeconometric models considered under this heading have a long history, during which different styles of model have emerged. The oldest is the simultaneous equation macroeconometric model (SEM) sometimes associated with the names of Tinbergen and Klein ...
Out of Many, One? Household Debt, Redistribution and Monetary
... growth in the decade prior to 2007. All four economies have deviated dramatically from their previous performance, resulting in a considerable loss of income worldwide. While there have been some recent glimmers of hope, there is little to suggest enough economic strength to return back to trend. Fe ...
... growth in the decade prior to 2007. All four economies have deviated dramatically from their previous performance, resulting in a considerable loss of income worldwide. While there have been some recent glimmers of hope, there is little to suggest enough economic strength to return back to trend. Fe ...
This PDF is a selection from an out-of-print volume from... Bureau of Economic Research
... From the mid-1970s through the early 1980s, most western industrialized countries suffered from slow economic growth and high or rising unemployment. While the United States was no exception, it had markedly better employment growth than western Europe. The United States added some 20 million jobs f ...
... From the mid-1970s through the early 1980s, most western industrialized countries suffered from slow economic growth and high or rising unemployment. While the United States was no exception, it had markedly better employment growth than western Europe. The United States added some 20 million jobs f ...
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... 12. Refer to the above graph. Assume that the economy is at equilibrium at AD1 and AS1 and then is hit with both demand-pull and cost-push inflation. If this occurs, then, in the short run: A) AD1 will shift to AD2, AS2 will shift to AS3, the price level will be at P2, and output will be at Q2. B) A ...
... 12. Refer to the above graph. Assume that the economy is at equilibrium at AD1 and AS1 and then is hit with both demand-pull and cost-push inflation. If this occurs, then, in the short run: A) AD1 will shift to AD2, AS2 will shift to AS3, the price level will be at P2, and output will be at Q2. B) A ...
es09 Tsomocos 11173378 en
... rule-based approach to stabilize inflation (as suggested by Woodford’s ’theory’ of monetary policy). DSGEs gained popularity as tools for policy discussion and analysis among academics and central banks because of their usefulness in identifying sources of economic fluctuations, and for forecasting, ...
... rule-based approach to stabilize inflation (as suggested by Woodford’s ’theory’ of monetary policy). DSGEs gained popularity as tools for policy discussion and analysis among academics and central banks because of their usefulness in identifying sources of economic fluctuations, and for forecasting, ...
Full employment and a wage policy of solidarity, report to the 2016
... interest rates are low, inflation non-existent and unemployment high, and a long-term concerned with keeping Sweden at a higher level of demand even in the future. There are evident needs in the Swedish economy. The traffic system is suffering from too little maintenance and a lack of new investment ...
... interest rates are low, inflation non-existent and unemployment high, and a long-term concerned with keeping Sweden at a higher level of demand even in the future. There are evident needs in the Swedish economy. The traffic system is suffering from too little maintenance and a lack of new investment ...
When Credit Becomes Debt in the Subprime Crisis
... on the consequences for efficiency in terms of financial stability and economic growth. Missing in these neoclassical models is the fact that different regulatory regimes have distinct distributive effects which go far beyond the narrow scope of the financial sector itself (Mooslechner at al., 2006) ...
... on the consequences for efficiency in terms of financial stability and economic growth. Missing in these neoclassical models is the fact that different regulatory regimes have distinct distributive effects which go far beyond the narrow scope of the financial sector itself (Mooslechner at al., 2006) ...
Cyclical adjustment of the government budget balance
... to measure: (i) where the economy stands in relation to its potential or trend level; and (ii) how different components of the budget normally respond to fluctuations in economic activity. Cyclical adjustment in the context of the Stability and Growth Pact The evolution of the structural budget bala ...
... to measure: (i) where the economy stands in relation to its potential or trend level; and (ii) how different components of the budget normally respond to fluctuations in economic activity. Cyclical adjustment in the context of the Stability and Growth Pact The evolution of the structural budget bala ...
NCEA Level 2 Economics (91224) 2014
... US recovery could affect Real GDP in New Zealand. Referring to the changes made on Graph Three to support the answer – eg a recovery in the US economy is likely to lead to an increase in US demand for New Zealand goods and services. This will increase exports of New Zealand goods and services. A ris ...
... US recovery could affect Real GDP in New Zealand. Referring to the changes made on Graph Three to support the answer – eg a recovery in the US economy is likely to lead to an increase in US demand for New Zealand goods and services. This will increase exports of New Zealand goods and services. A ris ...
Assessment Schedule – 2014
... US recovery could affect Real GDP in New Zealand. Referring to the changes made on Graph Three to support the answer – eg a recovery in the US economy is likely to lead to an increase in US demand for New Zealand goods and services. This will increase exports of New Zealand goods and services. A ris ...
... US recovery could affect Real GDP in New Zealand. Referring to the changes made on Graph Three to support the answer – eg a recovery in the US economy is likely to lead to an increase in US demand for New Zealand goods and services. This will increase exports of New Zealand goods and services. A ris ...
67051073I_en.pdf
... new civil government that would take office in mid1980 would reverse that policy before six months were out. As well as doing away with this successful programme for the promotion of non-traditional exports, the second Belaúnde administration (1980-1985) further increased the trade openness10 begun ...
... new civil government that would take office in mid1980 would reverse that policy before six months were out. As well as doing away with this successful programme for the promotion of non-traditional exports, the second Belaúnde administration (1980-1985) further increased the trade openness10 begun ...
expand the income threshold for the 15 percent tax bracket so
... policy of significant monetary restraint. It is clearly shown by the yield curve inversion, which is more than a year old. 10-Yr less Fed Funds ...
... policy of significant monetary restraint. It is clearly shown by the yield curve inversion, which is more than a year old. 10-Yr less Fed Funds ...
Macroeconomic Stabilization Policy in Canada
... Now let me turn to the issue of policy co-operation and policy coordination. Our inflation targets are joint targets. They are not just the Bank’s targets—they are the targets of the Government of Canada as well. Our view is that, essentially, “coordination” came through the joint agreement on infla ...
... Now let me turn to the issue of policy co-operation and policy coordination. Our inflation targets are joint targets. They are not just the Bank’s targets—they are the targets of the Government of Canada as well. Our view is that, essentially, “coordination” came through the joint agreement on infla ...
w S /w U
... rate b (in real terms), financed by a payroll tax levied on workers at rate tS or tU, so that the net wage becomes w(1t). BUT First have to ask: why is there unemployment? ...
... rate b (in real terms), financed by a payroll tax levied on workers at rate tS or tU, so that the net wage becomes w(1t). BUT First have to ask: why is there unemployment? ...
The Three Macroeconomic Ills
... macroeconomy. NIA is also helpful in evaluating the effectiveness of policy initiatives such as the Reagan tax cuts. ...
... macroeconomy. NIA is also helpful in evaluating the effectiveness of policy initiatives such as the Reagan tax cuts. ...
Mr. Mayer AP Macroeconomics
... The Business Cycle Illustrated: – The various phases of the business cycle last for different amounts of time. • According to economists, since 1854, the U.S. has encountered 32 cycles of expansions and contractions, with an average of 17 months of contraction and 38 months of expansion. However, s ...
... The Business Cycle Illustrated: – The various phases of the business cycle last for different amounts of time. • According to economists, since 1854, the U.S. has encountered 32 cycles of expansions and contractions, with an average of 17 months of contraction and 38 months of expansion. However, s ...
Lessons from the 1930s Great Depression
... 2009). In the UK, the Bank of England adopted the lowest interest rates since its foundation in 1694, quantitative easing was used aggressively, and bank bail-outs were funded where necessary. In October 2007 the guarantee for UK bank deposits was raised to £36,000 per depositor and further increase ...
... 2009). In the UK, the Bank of England adopted the lowest interest rates since its foundation in 1694, quantitative easing was used aggressively, and bank bail-outs were funded where necessary. In October 2007 the guarantee for UK bank deposits was raised to £36,000 per depositor and further increase ...
LSC Aff - Immigration DA Answers -Poonam
... compared to only 16% of native-born Americans". (Lewis). This recent study done by Lewis provides evidence for reason why illegal immigrants fill relatively undesirable jobs, and that is because they have a low education. However, they fill these undesirable jobs only after more socially integrated ...
... compared to only 16% of native-born Americans". (Lewis). This recent study done by Lewis provides evidence for reason why illegal immigrants fill relatively undesirable jobs, and that is because they have a low education. However, they fill these undesirable jobs only after more socially integrated ...
Financial Crises, Stabilization, and Deficits
... Many people consider the large fall in housing prices that began at the end of 2006 to have led to the financial crisis of 2008–2009. Many large financial institutions were involved in the mortgage market, most of which were bailed out by the federal government—a $700 billion bailout bill that was p ...
... Many people consider the large fall in housing prices that began at the end of 2006 to have led to the financial crisis of 2008–2009. Many large financial institutions were involved in the mortgage market, most of which were bailed out by the federal government—a $700 billion bailout bill that was p ...