The Macroeconomics of Rational Bubbles: a User's Guide
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Load more
Recommended publications
-
Wealth Effect
March 2018 Weighing the Wealth Effect BY MARK ZANDI, BRIAN POI, SCOTT HOYT AND WAYNE BEST Abstract Consumers are powering the U.S. economy’s growth. Businesses, housing, government and global trade are all modestly contributing to growth, but it is the consumer who is key to the economy’s performance. Consumers are not spending with the abandon they did in the boom and bubble prior to the Great Recession, but they are stalwart in their spending. Benefiting consumers are strong economic tailwinds. The job market is healthy, creating lots of jobs across all pay scales in most regions of the country. With unemployment at near 4%, the economy is at full employment. Wage growth has been somewhat disappointing, but it is slowly picking up, and because of low inflation, real wage growth—nominal wage growth less inflation—is improving. Household leverage is low and credit is increasingly ample and cheap. Gasoline prices are off their recent bottom, but they remain low by most historical standards. Another critical tailwind to consumer spending has been rapidly rising asset prices—most important, stock and house values. Stock prices are up a robust 20% over the past 18 months, despite the recent market correction, and 300% since their nadir during the recession. House price gains have also been impressive, rising a robust nearly 10% to new highs over the past 18 months, and 40% since their nadir five years ago. The resulting increase in household wealth has supercharged consumer spending via the so-called wealth effect—the impact on consumer spending of changes in household wealth. -
Natural Resources Volatility and Economic Growth: Evidence from the Resource-Rich Region
Journal of Risk and Financial Management Article Natural Resources Volatility and Economic Growth: Evidence from the Resource-Rich Region Arshad Hayat 1,* and Muhammad Tahir 2 1 Department of International Business, Metropolitan University Prague, 100 31 Prague, Czech Republic 2 Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected] Abstract: This research paper investigates the impact of natural resources volatility on economic growth. The paper focused on three resource-rich economies, namely, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Oman. Using data from 1970 to 2016 and employing the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) cointegration approach, we found that both natural resources and their volatility matter from the perspective of growth. The study found strong evidence in favor of a positive and statistically significant relationship between natural resources and economic growth for the economies of UAE and Saudi Arabia. Similarly, for the economy of Oman, a positive but insignificant relationship is observed between natural resources and economic growth. However, we found that the volatility of natural resources has a statistically significant negative impact on the economic growth of all three economies. This study contradicts the traditional concept of the resources curse and provides evidence of the resources curse in the form of a negative impact of volatility on economic growth. Keywords: natural resources; volatility; economic growth; ARDL modeling; GCC Citation: Hayat, Arshad, and Muhammad Tahir. 2021. Natural Resources Volatility and Economic 1. Introduction Growth: Evidence from the Resource- Looking at the UN human development report (2015), we can see that major oil and Rich Region. -
What Does the Global Future Hold? Wealth and Income Inequality
What Does the Global Future Hold? Wealth and Income Inequality Facundo Alvaredo Paris School of Economics & IIEP-UBA-Conicet & INET at Oxford UN Environment Programme – International Resource Panel June 10th, 2021 The distribution of personal wealth is receiving a great deal of attention… …after being neglected for many years • US (Kopczuk-Saez, 2004; Saez-Zucman, 2016, 2019) • France (Garbinti-Goupille-Piketty, 2020) • UK (Alvaredo-Atkinson-Morelli, 2017, 2018) • Spain (Alvaredo-Saez, 2010; Martínez Toledano, 2018; Alvaredo-Artola, forthcoming) • Italy (Acciari, Alvaredo, Morelli, 2021) • Denmark, Belgium, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland • Credit Suisse (Shorrocks and Davis), Allianz, Merrill Lynch, UBS,… reports • ECB/ONS/FRB network of wealth surveys, and related papers and reports • OECD Guidelines for Micro Statistics on Household Wealth and Database • LWS • Etc… Part II trends in Global inCome inequality Figure 2.3.2a top 1% vs. bottom 50% national income shares in the us and Western europe, 1980–2016 US 22% 20% 18% Top 1% US 16% 14% Share of national income (%) income national of Share 12% Bottom 50% US 10% 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 Part II trends in Global inCome inequality Reason: increasing recognition that weSource: WID.worldneed (2017). See wir2018.wid.world to look for data series and notes.at capital incomes In 2016, 12% of national income was received by the top 1% in Western Europe, compared to 20% in the United States. In 1980, 10% of national income was received by the top 1% in Western Europe, compared to 11% in the United States. and Figure 2.3.2a not only at earnings top 1% vs. -
The Quality of Industrial Policy As a Determinant of Middle Income Traps and How Government Can Improve It
The Quality of Industrial Policy As a Determinant of Middle Income Traps and How Government Can Improve It Policy Design and Formulation in Developing Countries Nations Are Not Equal, and Policy Learning Is Critical • Development performance differs greatly across nations. Some quickly reach high income while others slow down or stagnate at low or middle income. • In my view, this fundamentally reflects differences in private dynamism and policy quality—not amounts of aid, trade, FDI, natural resources; not even colonial history or difficulties at the time of independence. • Nations must learn mindset (heart) and method (brain) to attain high growth. Active and wise policy is needed. • If you don’t know how to learn policies, international comparison, attention to details and proper tutoring by foreign experts are recommended methods. Learning to Industrialize: How Nations Learn: Techno- From Given Growth to Policy- logical Learning, Industrial aided Value Creation Policy, and Catch-up By Kenichi Ohno Routledge (2014) Edited by Arkebe Oqubay & Kenichi Ohno Open Access (free download) Oxford University Press (2019) This book proposes a pragmatic way of Middle-income economies are many, but economic development which features very few have risen to attain truly high policy learning based on a comparison of income and technology leadership. The international best practices. Countries book examines key structural and wanting to adopt effective industrial contingent factors that contribute to strategies but not knowing where to start dynamic learning and catch-up. will benefit greatly by Rejecting both the “one- the ideas and hands-on size-fits-all” approach examples presented. and the agnosticism Policy learning that all nations are experiences in Meiji unique and different, it Japan, Singapore, uses historical as well as Taiwan, Malaysia, firm, sector and country Vietnam and Ethiopia evidence to identify the are discussed in sources and drivers of concrete detail. -
2 the Dutch Disease 5
A Service of Leibniz-Informationszentrum econstor Wirtschaft Leibniz Information Centre Make Your Publications Visible. zbw for Economics Algieri, Bernardina Working Paper The effects of the Dutch disease in Russia ZEF Discussion Papers on Development Policy, No. 83 Provided in Cooperation with: Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung / Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn Suggested Citation: Algieri, Bernardina (2004) : The effects of the Dutch disease in Russia, ZEF Discussion Papers on Development Policy, No. 83, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF), Bonn This Version is available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/84735 Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen: Terms of use: Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Documents in EconStor may be saved and copied for your Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden. personal and scholarly purposes. Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle You are not to copy documents for public or commercial Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich purposes, to exhibit the documents publicly, to make them machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen. publicly available on the internet, or to distribute or otherwise use the documents in public. Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, If the documents have been made available under an Open gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort Content -
A Policymaker's Guide to Dutch Disease
Working Paper Number 91 July 2006 A Policymakers’ Guide to Dutch Disease By Owen Barder Abstract It is sometimes claimed that an increase in aid might cause Dutch Disease—that is, an appreciation of the real exchange rate which can slow the growth of a country’s exports— and that aid increases might thereby harm a country’s long-term growth prospects. This essay argues that it is unlikely that a long-term, sustained and predictable increase in aid would, through the impact on the real exchange rate, do more harm than good, for three reasons. First, there is not necessarily an adverse impact on exports from Dutch Disease, and any impact on economic growth may be small. Second, aid spent in part on improving the supply side—investments in infrastructure, education, government institutions and health—result in productivity benefits for the whole economy, which can offset any loss of competitiveness from the Dutch Disease effect. Third, the welfare of a nation’s citizens depends on their consumption and investment, not just output. Even on pessimistic assumptions, the additional consumption and investment which the aid finances is larger than any likely adverse impact on output. However, the macroeconomic effects of aid can cause substantial harm if the aid is not sustained until its benefits are realized. The costs of a temporary loss of competitiveness might well exceed the benefits of the short-term increase in aid. To avoid doing harm, aid should be sustained and predictable, and used in part to promote economic growth. This maximizes the chances that the long-term productivity and growth benefits will offset the adverse effects—which may be small if they exist at all—that big aid surges may pose as a result of Dutch Disease. -
Lifecycle Patterns of Saving and Wealth Accumulation
Finance and Economics Discussion Series Divisions of Research & Statistics and Monetary Affairs Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C. Lifecycle Patterns of Saving and Wealth Accumulation Laura Feiveson and John Sabelhaus 2019-010 Please cite this paper as: Feiveson, Laura, and John Sabelhaus (2019). \Lifecycle Patterns of Saving and Wealth Accumulation," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2019-010. Washington: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2019.010r1. NOTE: Staff working papers in the Finance and Economics Discussion Series (FEDS) are preliminary materials circulated to stimulate discussion and critical comment. The analysis and conclusions set forth are those of the authors and do not indicate concurrence by other members of the research staff or the Board of Governors. References in publications to the Finance and Economics Discussion Series (other than acknowledgement) should be cleared with the author(s) to protect the tentative character of these papers. Lifecycle Patterns of Saving and Wealth Accumulation Laura Feiveson John Sabelhaus July 2019 Abstract Empirical analysis of U.S. income, saving and wealth dynamics is constrained by a lack of high- quality and comprehensive household-level panel data. This paper uses a pseudo-panel approach, tracking types of agents by birth cohort and across time through a series of cross-section snapshots synthesized with macro aggregates. The key micro source data is the Survey of Consumer Finances (SCF), which captures the top of the wealth distribution by sampling from administrative records. The SCF has the detailed balance sheet components, incomes, and interfamily transfers needed to use both sides of the intertemporal budget constraint and thus solve for saving and consumption. -
The Paradox of Transfers: Distribution and the Dutch Disease. ∗
The Paradox of Transfers: Distribution and the Dutch Disease. ∗ Nazanin Behzadan,† Richard Chisik‡ November 12, 2020 Abstract In this paper we analyze the effect of within-country income inequality on economic outcomes. In particular, we develop a new model of international trade with non- homothetic preferences whereby within-country income distribution affects the pattern of trade and economic growth. Alternative forms of foreign transfers, such as foreign aid and remittances, interact with the income distribution in dissimilar manners, which in turn generates differences in spending patterns, the real exchange rate, production patterns, and the pattern of international trade. In a three sector model with interna- tional trade and production we show that while remittances can foster economic growth, foreign aid can cause economic stagnation. An appreciation of the real exchange rate inducing a production shift to the sector with less long-run growth potential is known as the Dutch disease and in our model the disease is triggered by within-country income differences and the form of the foreign transfer. We empirically verify these hypotheses with data from a panel covering the years 1991-2009 while controlling for the issues of omitted variable bias and the possible endogeneity of foreign aid and remittances. JEL Classification: F11, F24, F35, D31 Keywords: International Trade, Inequality, Foreign Aid, Remittances, Dutch Disease ∗We would like to thank seminar participants at the 2018 Canadian Economics Association meetings and the 2018 Institutions, Trade and Economic Development workshop for useful comments on this paper and seminar participants at Ryerson University, the 2017 Western Economics Association International annual conference, the 2017 Atlantic Canada Economics Association meetings, the 2016 Canadian Economics Asso- ciation meetings, and the 2016 Midwest International Trade Meetings for comments on an earlier version of this paper. -
Escaping the Natural Resource Curse and the Dutch Disease? Norway's Catching up with and Forging Ahead of Its Neighbors
Erling Røed Larsen Escaping the Natural Resource Curse and the Dutch Disease? Norway's Catching up with and Forging ahead of Its Neighbors Growth studies show, counter to intuition, that the discovery of a natural resource may be a curse rather than a blessing since resource-rich countries grow slower than others. Moreover, resource abundance may involve a displacement of a growth-essential manufacturing sector, leading to Dutch Disease. Norway is an important exception to the curse and the disease. Since oil production started in 1971 its overall growth has been remarkable side-by-side with phenomenal oil exports. At the same time, manufacturing has been performing well. This article uses neighbor countries Denmark and Sweden to highlight Norway's relative development. The article employs structural break techniques to demonstrate that Norway started a sudden acceleration in 1974, three years after having started oil extraction, and never slowed down. After catching- up with its neighbors, Norway surprisingly maintained a higher pace, and appears to have escaped the curse and the disease. This article establishes the fact through rigorous hypothesis testing before examining explanations of why Norway did escape. JEL Classification: C22, N10, O10, Q33 Key words: booming sector, catch-up, development, Dutch Disease, economic convergence, growth, natural resource curse, oil discovery, structural break Acknowledgement: I am grateful to insightful conversations with and comments on an earlier version of the paper from Ådne Cappelen, valuable suggestions from Hilde C. Bjørnland, Clair Brown, Knut Einar Rosendahl, Thor-Olav Thoresen, and Wei-Kang Wong, ideas from Ian McLean, and grants from the Norwegian Research Council, project no. -
Dutch Disease Or Agglomeration? the Local Economic Effects of Natural Resource Booms in Modern America
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES DUTCH DISEASE OR AGGLOMERATION? THE LOCAL ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF NATURAL RESOURCE BOOMS IN MODERN AMERICA Hunt Allcott Daniel Keniston Working Paper 20508 http://www.nber.org/papers/w20508 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 September 2014, Revised June 2017 We thank Yunmi Kong and Wendy Wei for superb research assistance and Julia Garlick for help in data preparation. We are grateful for feedback from Costas Arkolakis, Nathaniel Baum- Snow, Dan Black, Rick Hornbeck, Guido Imbens, Ryan Kellogg, Pat Kline, Erin Mansur, Enrico Moretti, Reed Walker, and seminar participants at the ASSA Annual Meetings, Bates White, Berkeley, Bocconi, the Census Center for Economic Studies, Centre de Recherche en Economie et Statistique, Cornell, Helsinki Center of Economic Research, LSE and UCL, Michigan State, NYU, Oxford, Sussex, Toulouse, Wharton, the World Bank, and Yale. Thanks also to Randy Becker, Allan Collard-Wexler, Jonathan Fischer, Todd Gardner, Cheryl Grim, Javier Miranda, Justin Pierce, and Kirk White for their advice and help in using U.S. Census of Manufactures data, and to Jean Roth for advice on the Current Population Survey. Any opinions and conclusions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Census Bureau or the National Bureau of Economic Research. All results have been reviewed to ensure that no confidential information is disclosed. NBER working papers are circulated for discussion and comment purposes. They have not been peer-reviewed or been subject to the review by the NBER Board of Directors that accompanies official NBER publications. -
Creating Markets in Angola : Country Private Sector Diagnostic
CREATING MARKETS IN ANGOLA MARKETS IN CREATING COUNTRY PRIVATE SECTOR DIAGNOSTIC SECTOR PRIVATE COUNTRY COUNTRY PRIVATE SECTOR DIAGNOSTIC CREATING MARKETS IN ANGOLA Opportunities for Development Through the Private Sector COUNTRY PRIVATE SECTOR DIAGNOSTIC CREATING MARKETS IN ANGOLA Opportunities for Development Through the Private Sector About IFC IFC—a sister organization of the World Bank and member of the World Bank Group—is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work with more than 2,000 businesses worldwide, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in the toughest areas of the world. In fiscal year 2018, we delivered more than $23 billion in long-term financing for developing countries, leveraging the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity. For more information, visit www.ifc.org © International Finance Corporation 2019. All rights reserved. 2121 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433 www.ifc.org The material in this work is copyrighted. Copying and/or transmitting portions or all of this work without permission may be a violation of applicable law. IFC does not guarantee the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the content included in this work, or for the conclusions or judgments described herein, and accepts no responsibility or liability for any omissions or errors (including, without limitation, typographical errors and technical errors) in the content whatsoever or for reliance thereon. The findings, interpretations, views, and conclusions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors of the International Finance Corporation or of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the World Bank) or the governments they represent. -
IOB Evaluatie | Nr
IOB Evaluatie | nr. 382 IOB Evaluatie | nr. IOB Evaluatie Op zoek naar nieuwe verhoudingen Evaluatie van het Nederlandse buitenlandbeleid in Latijns-Amerika IOB Evaluatie | nr. 382 | Op zoek naar nieuwe verhoudingen | IOB Evaluatie | nr. 382 | Op zoek naar nieuwe verhoudingen | IOB Evaluatie | nr. 382 | Op zoek naar nieuwe verhoudingen | IOB Evaluatie | nr. 382 | Op zoek naar nieuwe verhoudingen | IOB Evaluatie | nr. 382 | Op zoek naar nieuwe verhoudingen | IOB Evaluatie | nr. 382 | Op zoek naar nieuwe verhoudingen | Op zoek naar nieuwe verhoudingen IOB Evaluatie Op zoek naar nieuwe verhoudingen Evaluatie van het Nederlandse buitenlandbeleid in Latijns-Amerika augustus 2013 Op zoek naar nieuwe verhoudingen Voorwoord Terwijl het pessimisme over het herstel van de bedrijvigheid in Nederland aanhoudt, verschenen deze zomer in de pers meerdere berichten over nieuwe orders voor Nederlandse bedrijven in de maritieme en offshoresector vanuit Brazilië. Kort daarna bracht het Mexicaanse bedrijf América Móvil een bod uit om een meerderheidsbelang in het voorma- lige staatsbedrijf KPN te verwerven. Deze voorbeelden geven aan hoezeer de economische situatie in Nederland thans verbonden is geraakt met ontwikkelingen in Latijns-Amerika. Deze evaluatie maakt een balans op de resultaten van het Nederlandse buitenlandbeleid in Latijns-Amerika gedurende de afgelopen jaren. Dit beleid is flink in beweging geweest. Eerst vanwege de afbouw van de Nederlandse ontwikkelingssamenwerking en de verminderde bilaterale inzet voor mensenrechtenbevordering. Daarna