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The Harrod-Balassa-Samuelson Effect: A Survey of Empirical Evidence
No full textThe paper surveys empirical evidence on the Harrod-Balassa-Samuelson effect. The survey encompasses the published empirical work on the phenomenon since its (re)discovery in 1964. In total, 58 empirical papers are examined within a specialized analytical framework. The body of empirical evidence is synthesized through four major elements. The analysis starts with the ongoing controversy related to the name of the theory. This is followed by a presentation of the evolution of the theoretical and econometric model. It ends with an analysis of the results of the surveyed empirical studies. Results of the survey indicate that growing body of evidence definitely points towards professional rethinking about the significance of the Harrod-Balassa-Samuelson effect.Harrod Balassa Samuelson effect, real exchange rate, purchasing power parity, productivity
The Political Economy of Textbook Writing: Paul Samuelson and the making of the first ten Editions of Economics (1945-1976)
No full textOver the past two decades, numerous contributions to the history of economics have tried to assess Paul Samuelson’s political positioning by tracing it in the subsequent editions of his famous textbook Economics. This literature, however, has provided no consensus about the location of Samuelson’s political ideas. While some authors believe that Samuelson has always had inclinations toward interventionism, others conclude that he more often acted as a pro-business advocate. The purpose of this paper is not to argue for one of these two interpretations but to depict the making of Economics itself as a political process. By ‘political’ it is not meant the conduct of party politics but the many political elements that a textbook author has to take into account if he wants to be published and favorably received. I argue that the “middle of the road” stance that Samuelson adopted in the book was consciously constructed by the MIT economist, with the help of his home institution and his publishing company, McGraw-Hill, to ensure both academic freedom and the success of the book. The reason for which the stance developed is related to pre-McCarthyist right-wing criticisms of the textbook and how Samuelson and the MIT department had to endure the pressures from members of the Corporation (MIT’s Board of Trustees), who tried to prevent the publication of the textbook and threatened Samuelson’s tenure at MIT as soon as 1947 – when early manuscripts were circulated. As a result, it was decided in accordance with both the Corporation and McGraw-Hill that the Readings volume would be published to balance conflicting ideas about state intervention. Following these early criticisms, the making of the subsequent editions relied on a network of instructors and referees all over the US in order to make it as successful and consensual as possible. This seemed to work quite well in the 1950s and for a good portion of the 1960s, until Economics became victim of its own success and was seen, in an ironical twist of fate, as a right wing text by younger, radical economists. From now on, Samuelson will try to have his book sent as often as possible to the radicals for referring process, with mixed results. Eventually, the book became criticized from both its left and its right.Paul Samuelson, Economics, Textbook, Politics, Economic Education
The Balassa-Samuelson Effect in 'East & West'. Differences and Similarities
No full textBased on two detailed Balassa-Samuelson (BS) studies, Wagner and Hlouskova (2004) for eight Central Eastern European countries (CEECs) and Wagner and Doytchinov (2004) for ten Western European countries (WECs), this study assesses the differences and similarities of the BS effect between these two country groups. The econometric results show that the BS effect may have been overestimated in previous studies due to application of inappropriate first generation panel cointegration methods. When appropriately quantified, the BS effect itself explains RER movements respectively inflation differentials only to a small extent. However, extended BS relationships that include additional variables allow for an adequate modelling of inflation. Based on the comparative analysis we draw some conclusions for monetary policy in the future enlarged Euro Area.Balassa-Samuelson effect, Central and Eastern Europe, Western Europe, Non-stationary panels, Inflation simulations
Comparative Statics, English Auctions, and the Stolper-Samuelson Theorem
No full textChanges in the parameters of an -dimensional system of equations induce changes in its solutions. For a class of such systems, we determine the qualitative change in solutions given certain qualitative changes in parameters. Our methods and results are elementary yet useful. They highlight the existence of a common thread, our ``own effect'' assumption, in formally diverse areas of economics. We discuss several applications; among them, we establish the existence of efficient equilibria in English auctions with interdependent valuations, and a version of the Stolper-Samuelson Theorem for an trade model.effficient auctions, international trade theory, implicit function theorem
Balassa- samuelson effect’ in eu.
No full textBalassa- Samuelson effect’ in EU. 66 pages, 14 charts, 6 tables, 22 formulas, 48 references. The main purpose of this master thesis is to evaluate the Balassa-Samuelson effect in European Union. The thesis is composed of three main parts each of them dealing with different aspects of Balassa-Samuelson effect. Literature analysis describes the concept of Balassa-Samuelson effect, explains main assumptions of this effect, clarifies the importance of Balassa-Samuelson effect to monetary policy and monetary unions, focuses on different methods to estimate the Balassa-Samuelson effect and points out the caveats of this effect as well as reviews the degree of investigation of the Balassa-Samuelson effect in Europe. After the literature analysis the author has defined the methodology to evalutate the Balassa-Samuelson effect in European Union. The Balassa-Samuelson effect was evaluated in eleven countries of European Union which GDP per capita were lower than euro area (19 countries) BDP per capita and which are members of euro area i. e. Estonia, Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia and Slovakia. It is worth mentioning that the evaluation of Balassa-Samuelson effect was made for each country individually not as a part of panel data. Furthermore, two different types of inflation were used: common inflation indicator and inflation excluding energy indicator in order to distinguish the influence of energy price. The results analysis of evaluated Balassa-Samuelson effect examines the existence of the assumptions of the Balassa-Samuelson effect in Spain, Italy, Lithuania and Slovakia as well as evaluates the Balassa-Samuelson effect in European Union using two different types of inflation: common inflation indicator and inflation excluding energy indicator. The conclusions summarise the main concept of literature analysis and the results of the performed research. Results of data analysed show that Balassa Samuelson effect using common inflation indicator exists in Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta and Slovakia. The effect in these countries ranges from 0,18 per cent in Italy to 1,08 per cent in Lithuania. On the other hand, Balassa-Samuelson effect using inflation excluding energy indicator exists in Greece, Cyprus, Lithuania, Malta, Slovenia and Slovakia. The effect in these countries ranges from 0,01 per cent in Greece to 0,66 per cent in Lithuania
Rejoinder To Ross: More On The Robbins–samuelson Argument Pattern
No full textThe author expresses his views on the Robbins-Samuelson Argument Pattern (RSAP) in relation to the book Economic Theory and Cognitive Science: Microexplanation, by Don Ross. RSAP was the pattern used by Ross to establish his conception of microeconomics, featuring the economic theory established by the late British economist Lionel Robbins and American economist Paul Anthony Samuelson. The author also comments on how Ross associated Robbins\u27 theory of individual choice with the ordinal utility theory
El legado de Samuelson. La preferencia revelada
No full textThe prolific work of the recently deceased Paul A. Samuelson makes a significant contribution to several areas of economic theory. He was awarded the 1970 Nobel Prize in Economics for doing more than any other contemporary economist to raise the level of scientific analysis in economic theory. He is also well-known as the author of several influential textbooks which are among all-time best-sellers. Although it is not easy to highlight only one of his contributions, over seventy years ago his revealed preference analysis opened a fertile field of research that went beyond the scope of consumer theory, thus creating a bridge that leads to reconciling economic theory with other social sciences.La fecunda obra del recientemente fallecido Paul A. Samuelson contiene aportaciones significativas en muy diversas áreas de la teoría económica. Premio Nobel de Economía en 1970 por contribuir activamente a elevar el nivel de análisis de la ciencia económica, es también conocida su labor divulgativa como autor de varios manuales que figuran entre los libros de texto universitarios más vendidos de la historia. Aunque no es fácil destacar una de sus contribuciones por encima de las demás, su teoría de la preferencia revelada abrió hace más de setenta años un fértil campo de investigación que ha sobrepasado el ámbito de la teoría del consumidor, estableciendo un puente que conduce a la reconciliación de la teoría económica con otras ciencias sociales
Meron T. Gebreananye, Logan Williams, and Francis Watson, eds, Beyond Canon: Early Christianity and the Ethiopic Textual Tradition
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On the sensitivity of Von Neuman and Morgenstern abstract stable sets : the stable and the individual stable bargaining set
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