Multiannual macroeconomic programming techniques for developing economies / Paul Beckerman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beckerman, Paul Ely.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Development economics.

Macroeconomics--Methodology.

Macroeconomics.

Developing countries--Economic conditions--Forecasting.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (432 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book describes practical techniques to formulate multiannual macroeconomic projections for developing economies. The approach is broadly similar to that of well-known financial-programming models, but some of the material, including solution procedures for the external and fiscal projections and the external-debt projection methodology, is innovative. The basic aim of macroeconomic programming exercises is to determine whether a quantitatively specified macroeconomic and government-expenditure policy program would be financially feasible - that is, consistent over time with external and i

Contents:

Preface; Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Abbreviations and acronyms; 1. Introduction; 2. Overview of the projection procedure; 3. Basic programming variables; 4. Programming variables: Non-interest government expenditure; 5. Programming variables: External debt and internal government debt; 6. National-expenditure accounts projections; 7. External-accounts projections; 8. Fiscal-accounts projections; 9. Monetary-accounts projections; 10. Practical programming and projection issues; Chapter annexes; Tables for the Pacífica exercise; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612761614

9781282761612

1282761617

9789814289030

9814289035

OCLC:

671648440