The Role of Policy in the Great Recession and the Weak Recovery John B. Taylor* February 2014 It’s been nearly five years since the recession of 2007-2009 ended. By all accounts, this very severe recession was followed by an extremely disappointing recovery. Economic growth during the recovery has been far too slow to raise the employment-to-population ratio from the low levels to which it fell during the recession, or to close materially the gap between real GDP and potential GDP, in marked contrast
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| |Assessment Scheme and Schedule | |Model Question Paper (Semester End Examination (SEE)) | |Lectures Slides, Tutorials and other Learning Resource provided (See Annexure 1) | |Assignments
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[Washington DC : International Monetary Fund], 1999. p. cm. — (Occasional paper, 0251-6365); no. 178 Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 1-55775-783-6 1. Indonesia—Economic policy. 2. Korea—Economic policy. 3. Thailand—Economic policy. 4. International Monetary Fund—Indonesia. 5. International Monetary Fund—Korea. 6. International Monetary Fund—Thailand. I. Lane, Timothy D. (Timothy David), 1955- II. Occasional paper (International Monetary Fund); no. 178. HC447.I44 1999 Price: US$18.00
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1-55775-535-3 | | | | Guidelines for Fiscal Adjustment Fiscal Affairs Department International Monetary FundContentsPrefaceIntroductionWhy May Fiscal Adjustment Be Needed? The Impact of Fiscal Policy on Macroeconomic Policy Objectives Inflation External Current Account Growth Fiscal Adjustment to Ensure Sustainability Links to Other Policy InstrumentsHow Should the Fiscal Stance Be Assessed? Fiscal Impact of Alternative Methods of Deficit
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Fiscal Policy The aim of this report is to give some insight into recent, current and forthcoming changes and adjustments in the monetary and fiscal policies of the EU member countries and the accession countries, particularly from the viewpoint of challenges of the enlargement of the euro zone. This report summarizes a more detailed analysis from the regional inputs to monetary and fiscal policy work output/input, where project’s research partners from both the EU and other countries provided
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the Heart of the Brazilian Economy”, published by the Foreign Policy (FP) website on the last February 10th. In the article, Sabatini tries to explain what went wrong with the once very prosperous Brazilian economy, which in the past years has been diving into a recession that is so deep that many economists already call it a depression. The purpose of this paper is to explain how the Keynesian concepts of aggregate demand and fiscal policy that I learned in the macroeconomics classes
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Greece and the fiscal crisis in the EMU Willem H. Buiter Chief Economist, Citigroup Ebrahim Rahbari Economist, Citigroup 07-09-2010 1 Abstract The paper analyses the sovereign debt crisis in Greece and other Euro Area countries and the response of the national authorities, the EU institutions (including the ECB) and the IMF. We use economic and political economy perspectives and consider both positive and normative aspects of the crisis and the policy responses. Authors: Willem
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2 ECON2 The National Economy Friday 17 May 2013 1.30 pm to 2.45 pm For this paper you must have: an objective test answer sheet a black ball-point pen an AQA 8-page answer book. You may use a calculator. Time allowed 1 hour 15 minutes Section A (ECON2/1) Answer all questions on your objective test answer sheet. Use a black ball-point pen. Do not use pencil. Do all rough work in this question paper, not on your objective test answer sheet. Section B (ECON2/2) Answer EITHER Context
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that aims to provide basic understanding of effective public financial management systems to the participants in a better, quicker and efficient way by making them familiar with various internal and external techniques available to strengthen the fiscal transparency and management that is catalyst for economic growth and development. This UNITAR e-learning course will give a holistic overview of the concept and techniques of public financial management. The course will discuss the role of internal
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Stockholm, Sweden _____________________________________________________________________ Abstract The Swedish economic policy to combine full employment and equity with price stability and economic growth was developed by two trade union economists shortly after World War II. Through the use of extensive employment policy measures, a tight fiscal policy and a wage policy of solidarity, the Rehn-Meidner model represents a unique third way between Keynesianism and monetarism. This essay analyses
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