Inflation and Economic Activity in Advanced and Emerging Economies

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Apostolos Serletis ◽  
Jinan Liu
Author(s):  
V.P. Vishnevsky ◽  
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O.M. Harkushenko ◽  
M.Yu. Zanizdra ◽  
S.I. Kniaziev ◽  
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The monograph investigates the features of information and communication technologies and processes of digitalization of an economy, analyses methodological approaches to monitoring the development and assessing the effectiveness of the digital economy, builds the functions of the dependence of digital costs and final results of economic activity, assesses the transformational potential of emerging economies’ digitalization and substantiates recommendations for increasing their competitiveness. For researchers, teachers, post-graduate students, students, all those who are interested in the problems of digitalization of an economy, industrial revolutions and innovative development.


Climate Law ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 21-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steinar Andresen

During its twenty years in existence, the climate regime has created some innovative new mechanisms but with little practical significance in terms of emission reductions, for they continue to rise. Over time, efforts by the climate negotiators have increased significantly but the effectiveness of the regime has not increased. The Kyoto Protocol’s second commitment period is weaker than its predecessor and there are presently no binding obligations for countries with 85 per cent of total emissions. The main reason for the slow progress is the extremely malign nature of the issue-area as it goes to the heart of virtually all global economic activity. All actors need to do more to increase the effectiveness of the regime, but this particularly applies to the increasingly strong emerging economies in the Group of 77. They cannot continue to ‘hide’ inside this group, if progress is to be made.


2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 325-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andre Carvalhal ◽  
Miguel Murillo

This paper uses a forecasting model for real economic activity for a group of emerging economies (Brazil, India, Mexico and Russia) based on the information contained in their capital markets. We forecast the industrial production in emerging markets throughout different time horizons using information contained in stock and fixed-income markets. Our results suggest that fixed-income and stock markets do not reveal information regarding future economic growth in Brazil, Mexico and Russia. In the case of India, the yield spread explain part of the variation of the economic activity, but the stock market does not have predictive power.


Author(s):  
Emrah I Cevik ◽  
Sel Dibooglu ◽  
Tugba Kantarci ◽  
Hande Caliskan

There is a strong correlation between energy prices and economic activity. The relationship particularly holds true for crude oil as changes in oil prices are associated with changes in production costs, and economic activity also generates significant demand for energy and crude oil. This chapter examines the relationship between economic activity and crude oil prices using causality tests in the frequency domain and taking into account the difference between positive and negative changes in both oil prices and economic activity as the relationship can be asymmetric. The authors present empirical results for major emerging economies including Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, and Turkey. Empirical results indicate that for most countries there is bidirectional causality between crude oil prices and economic activity whereas only negative oil price shocks seem to negatively affect economic activity.


Subject Prospects for emerging economies in 2019. Significance Economic activity in emerging markets (EMs) is growing solidly but tighter global monetary conditions, weaker trade flows and slower developed-markets growth next year will weigh on activity.


2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Humoud Almutairi

<p>Investors all over the world strive to a heaven for their investments. Strong economies tend to be the most desirable place for investments of all types. As one indicator of stable economies is the economic diversification, this study analyses and highlights improvements in economies of GCC as they strive to move beyond oil and petroleum sectors; grabbing attention of acute investors and global businesses and almost being in noticeable par with the seven largest emerging economies (the E7) that has monopolized the limelight.</p><p>Economic diversification of GCC Economies is analyzed by indirect approaches of measuring dependence of economic activity, budget and external accounts of productions and revenues generated by hydrocarbon sector and non-hydrocarbon sectors.</p><p>Non-Oil growth in GCC is expected to be around 8% in the next 10 years (PwC Middle East Projections, 2013). A number of additional factors like politic stability, macro-economic reform and modernization, enhancement of private sector competitiveness that enhances growth have been noticeable in the GCC. For eg; UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have the least demanding tax framework globally retaining top three positions in overall tax ranking (World Bank and PwC, 2014). In addition to the mentioned, building up of skills in the region by expats and nationals alike creates a huge opportunity, almost at par with the E7 marketing economies.</p><p>The author has cross checked observations based on Figures, tables and analysis with all publically available resources. Authorities like the IMF, the IIF, Central Bank reports and BNP Paribhas findings have been used for conclusions and generation of findings.</p><p>The inference is that GCC Economies have started to diversify from Hydro Carbon sectors at a slow, but steady pace due to depleting resources in various GCC states and Competition from various other countries in eth same field; creating an economic environment for investors and a huge pool of Job Opportunities in the future.</p><p>All data and Figures are taken with reference to publications from IMF, IIF, Central Banks and BNP Parabhas.</p>


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