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Multi-Country Evidenceon the Effects of Macroeconomic, Financial and Trade Policieson Efficiency of Resource Utilization in the Developing Countries

By Mathew O. Odedokun

July 1, 1992

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Mathew O. Odedokun Multi-Country Evidenceon the Effects of Macroeconomic, Financial and Trade Policieson Efficiency of Resource Utilization in the Developing Countries, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1992) accessed November 23, 2024
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Summary

This study examines the effects of selected policies on economic efficiency in 81 developing countries by pooling cross-country data over various subperiods between 1961-90. An incremental output-capital ratio is the measure of economic efficiency, while the policy variables include: export orientation, size of the public sector, directed credit program through development bank lendings, financial depth, inflation rate, real interest rate, and real exchange rate distortion. The export-orientation, financial depth, and real interest rate are found to promote economic efficiency, while other policy variables are found to hinder it.

Subject: Commercial banks, Economic sectors, Exchange rates, Exports, Financial services, Foreign exchange, International trade, Multilateral development institutions, Public sector, Real exchange rates, Real interest rates

Keywords: Asia and Pacific, Banking system, Equation estimate, Exchange rates, Exports, GDP ratio, Investment ratio, Investment ratio equation, Middle East, North Africa, Public sector, Real exchange rates, Real interest rates, Real rate of interest, Real value, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Hemisphere, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    36

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 1992/053

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA0531992

  • ISBN:

    9781451847307

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

Notes

Examines the effects of selected policies on economic efficiency in 81 developing countries by pooling cross-country data over various subperiods between 1961-90.

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