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Global Economic Uncertainties and Exchange Rate Shocks - Transmission Channels to the South African Economy (Hardcover, 1st ed.... Global Economic Uncertainties and Exchange Rate Shocks - Transmission Channels to the South African Economy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Eliphas Ndou, Nombulelo Gumata, Mthuli Ncube
R2,944 Discovery Miles 29 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines the macroeconomic and regulatory impact of domestic and international shocks on the South African economy resulting from the 2009 financial crisis. It also assesses the impact of the US economy's eventual recovery from the crisis and the prospect of higher US interest rates in future. Told in three parts, the book explores associations between economic growth, policy uncertainty and the key domestic and international transmission channels, and transmission effects, of global financial regulatory and domestic macro-economic uncertainties on subdued and volatile economic recovery, financial channels, lending rate margins, and credit growth. The book concludes by extending its focus to the role of US monetary policy, capital flows and rand/US dollar volatility on the South African economy.

Global Growth and Financial Spillovers and the South African Macro-economy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015): Mthuli Ncube, Eliphas... Global Growth and Financial Spillovers and the South African Macro-economy (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
Mthuli Ncube, Eliphas Ndou, Nombulelo Gumata
R3,455 Discovery Miles 34 550 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

To what extent is South Africa affected by G8 economies and BRIC growth shocks? This book identifies channels that amplify these shock effects, the relevance of third country transmission effects and the effects of the first and second rounds of US quantitative easing. The changing reactions of South African variables over time to financial shocks emanating from the US and selected countries in the Euro area, is presented. The book quantifies the effects of capital flow shocks, determines the counterfactuals of asset prices and economic growth variables, and compares the contribution of capital flows and domestic macro factors on asset prices. The effects of the exchange rate depreciation are contrasted to the decline in investment as key drivers of the trade balance. Stock market interdependence is determined amongst South African, Indian and Brazilian equities. The contributions of stock price returns and volatility on South African economic growth are contrasted. The authors construct a financial stress index for South Africa and determine how it amplifies shocks.

The Secular Decline of the South African Manufacturing Sector - Policy Interventions, Missing Links and Gaps in Discussions... The Secular Decline of the South African Manufacturing Sector - Policy Interventions, Missing Links and Gaps in Discussions (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)
Nombulelo Gumata, Eliphas Ndou
R2,912 Discovery Miles 29 120 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines the global and domestic factors that have influenced the decline of South African manufacturing. Quantitative and econometric techniques are used to analyse the macroeconomic conditions that derive improved performance within the manufacturing sector. Empirical evidence is used to set out policy recommendations that would allow the South African National Development Plan to meet its objectives. This books aims to bring together analysis of industrial policy, competition policy, and merger remedies to produce a framework on how to preserve a competitive environment and support output, investment, and employment growth. It is relevant to those interested in African, development, and labour economics.

Achieving Price, Financial and Macro-Economic Stability in South Africa - The Role of the Central Bank Balance Sheet,... Achieving Price, Financial and Macro-Economic Stability in South Africa - The Role of the Central Bank Balance Sheet, Macro-Prudential Tools, Financial Regulations and Analysis (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2021)
Nombulelo Gumata, Eliphas Ndou
R3,453 Discovery Miles 34 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explores the macro-financial effects of central bank balance sheets, macro-prudential tools, and financial regulation in South Africa. How employment can be maximised while keeping inflation low and stable is examined in relation to the structural changes required to alter the composition of South African bank balance sheets. Quantitative methods and approaches are utilised to highlight the impact of suggested policies. This book aims to outline strategies and policy interventions that can help achieve the National Development Plan in South Africa. It will be of interest to researchers and policymakers working within development economics, African economics, development finance, and financial policy.

Bank Credit Extension and Real Economic Activity in South Africa - The Impact of Capital Flow Dynamics, Bank Regulation and... Bank Credit Extension and Real Economic Activity in South Africa - The Impact of Capital Flow Dynamics, Bank Regulation and Selected Macro-prudential Tools (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Nombulelo Gumata, Eliphas Ndou
R4,443 R3,874 Discovery Miles 38 740 Save R569 (13%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book presents empirical evidence that supports and facilitates a practical, integrated approach to how bank regulatory and selected macro-prudential tools interact with monetary policy to achieve price and financial stability. The empirical results contained in various chapters accompany in-depth historical analysis and counterfactual scenarios that enable proper policy evaluation and the interaction of bank regulatory, macro-prudential and monetary policy tools in South Africa. The presented evidence also identifies financial asset boom and bust episodes and the associated costly output losses. In addition, the authors explore the amplification of credit dynamics by commodity prices and sector credit re-allocation due to capital inflows shocks. The book's empirical analysis uses a wide range of statistical and econometric approaches on granular data and economic variables to derive policy implications and recommendations. This in-depth quantitative analysis includes determining inverse transmission of global liquidity, as well as the effects of capital flows, lending-rate margins, financial regulatory uncertainty, the National Credit Act, bank capital-adequacy ratios, bank loan loss provisions, loan-to-value ratios and repayment-to-income ratios on the macro-economy.

Labour Market and Fiscal Policy Adjustments to Shocks - The Role and Implications for Price and Financial Stability in South... Labour Market and Fiscal Policy Adjustments to Shocks - The Role and Implications for Price and Financial Stability in South Africa (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Nombulelo Gumata, Eliphas Ndou
R4,696 Discovery Miles 46 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book focuses on the implications of the South African labour market dynamics including labour market reforms and fiscal policy for monetary policy and financial stability. Evidence suggests there are benefits in adopting an approach that coordinates labour market policies and reforms, fiscal policy, price and financial stability. In particular, the benefits of coordinating policies present policymakers with policy options in cases where they are confronted by binding policy trade-offs and dilemmas, such as in cases when there is divergence in price and financial and economic growth outcomes. The empirical insights and policy recommendations are based on different techniques that include the counterfactual and endogenous-exogenous approaches, non-linearities introduced by thresholds and the impact of persistent and transitory shock effects. Themes covered in the book include various aspects of labour market conditions and reforms and their link to inflation and inflation expectations, the impact of the national minimum wage, the interaction between public and private sector wage inflation, economic policy uncertainty and employment, government debt thresholds, sovereign yields and debt ratings downgrades, labour productivity, the impact of inflation regimes on expansionary fiscal and monetary policy multipliers, the increase in government cost of funding on price and financial stability and the link between fiscal policy and credit dynamics.

Fiscal Policy Shocks and Macroeconomic Growth in South Africa - Missing Links and Policy Gaps (1st ed. 2023): Eliphas Ndou,... Fiscal Policy Shocks and Macroeconomic Growth in South Africa - Missing Links and Policy Gaps (1st ed. 2023)
Eliphas Ndou, Nombulelo Gumata
R3,353 Discovery Miles 33 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explores the disconnect between fiscal policy and macroeconomic development in South Africa. It analyses the factors that have contributed to the lack of economic growth in the country over recent decades and outlines an improved fiscal policy framework that increases investment and employment. Particular attention is given to the impact of government debt and its relationship with GDP, the connection between budget deficits and interest rates, and how economic policy uncertainty affects employment dynamics and inflation. This book provides practical fiscal policy suggestions to increase economic growth in South Africa and Africa more generally. It will be relevant to researchers and policymakers interested in African economics and economic policy.

Capital Flows, Credit Markets and Growth in South Africa - The Role of Global Economic Growth, Policy Shifts and Uncertainties... Capital Flows, Credit Markets and Growth in South Africa - The Role of Global Economic Growth, Policy Shifts and Uncertainties (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Nombulelo Gumata, Eliphas Ndou
R2,919 Discovery Miles 29 190 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines the dynamics in capital flows, credit markets and growth in South Africa. The authors explore the role of global economic growth, policy shifts and various economic policy uncertainties. Central banks in advanced economies are engaged in unconventional monetary policy tools such as balance sheet policies, negative interest rates and extended forward guidance to assist them to meet their price, financial and macro-economic stability objectives. This book determines whether BRICS GDP growth is a source of shocks or an amplifier of global growth shocks. The authors find that global economic growth and policy uncertainty reinforce each other via capital flows, credit conditions and business confidence on the domestic economy. Furthermore, they demonstrate that there is momentum in the changes in the spread between the repo rate and federal funds rate. In addition, global real policy rates impact domestic GDP growth and labor market conditions. The authors examine the economic costs of capital flow surges, sudden stops and elevated portfolio volatility shocks and their interaction with GDP growth and credit. They show that equity and debt inflows matter in the attainment of the price stability mandate. Moreover, business confidence transmits sovereign credit ratings upgrades and downgrades shocks to the real economy via GDP growth, the cost of government debt and borrowing to impact credit growth. High GDP growth increases the likelihood of sovereign credit ratings upgrades, hence policymakers should implement pro-growth policies. Inflation regimes impact the transmission of positive nominal demand shocks to the price level. Low and stable inflation (inflation below 4.5 per cent) reduces the pass-through of positive nominal demand shocks to inflation.

Inflation Dynamics in South Africa - The Role of Thresholds, Exchange Rate Pass-through and Inflation Expectations on Policy... Inflation Dynamics in South Africa - The Role of Thresholds, Exchange Rate Pass-through and Inflation Expectations on Policy Trade-offs (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
Eliphas Ndou, Nombulelo Gumata
R5,188 Discovery Miles 51 880 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book offers a comprehensive empirical analysis of South African inflation dynamics, using a variety of techniques including counterfactual analysis. The authors elaborate the roles in inflation of thresholds, nonlinearities and asymmetries introduced by economic conditions such as the size of exchange rate changes and volatility, GDP growth, inflation, output gap, credit growth, sovereign spreads and fiscal policy, providing new policy evidence on the impact of these. Ndou and Gumata apply techniques to determine the prevalence of updating inflation expectations, and reconsider the propagation effects of a number of inflation risk factors. Asking to what extent the evidence points to a need to enforce price stability and the anchoring of inflation expectation, the book fills existing gaps in South African Policy, and maintains a clear argument that price stability is consistent with the 3 to 6 per cent inflation target range, and that threshold application should form an important aspect of policy analysis in periods of macroeconomic uncertainty. As such, the book serves as an excellent reference text for academic and policy discussions alike.

Exchange Rate, Second Round Effects and Inflation Processes - Evidence From South Africa (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019): Eliphas... Exchange Rate, Second Round Effects and Inflation Processes - Evidence From South Africa (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Eliphas Ndou, Nombulelo Gumata, Mthokozisi Mncedisi Tshuma
R2,676 Discovery Miles 26 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book focuses on the exchange rate pass-through (ERPT), second round effects and the inflation process in South Africa. The authors demonstrate that magnitudes of the second round effects of the exchange rate depreciation and oil price shocks depend on inflation regimes. The impact of positive oil price shocks on inflation is weakened by monetary policy credibility. Evidence shows the influence of oil price on unit labour costs and correlation between exchange rate changes and inflation has weakened. In addition, ERPT is reduced by low business and consumer confidence, high trade openness, low inflation and high exchange rate volatility which weaken real economic activity. Both monetary and fiscal policy credibility lowers the sizes of ERPT to inflation and inflation expectations. Fiscal policy via fuel levies, administered prices and public transport inflation channel impacts the responses of monetary policy to inflation shocks. The authors show that second round effects contribute very little to wage inflation following an exchange rate depreciation shock. Both lending rate and household consumption responds asymmetrical to repo rate changes. This book will appeal to policymakers, students, academics and analysts.

Inequality, Output-Inflation Trade-Off and Economic Policy Uncertainty - Evidence From South Africa (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019):... Inequality, Output-Inflation Trade-Off and Economic Policy Uncertainty - Evidence From South Africa (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Eliphas Ndou, Thabo Mokoena
R2,987 Discovery Miles 29 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book focuses on income inequality, output-inflation trade-off and economic policy uncertainty in South Africa. Tight monetary and macroprudential policies raise income inequality. Income inequality transmits monetary policy and macroprudential policy shocks to real economic activity. Economic policy uncertainty influences the dynamics in the lending rate margins, inflation expectations, credit, pass-through of the repo rate to bank lending rates and companies' cash holdings. The trade-off between output and inflation and output growth persistence vary with inflation regimes. Stimulatory demand policy shocks are less effective in high inflation regime. High income inequality raises consumption inequality, which raises demand for credit, but price stability matters in this link. Increased bank concentration raises income inequality, lowers economic growth and employment rate. Elevated economic policy uncertainty lowers output growth, lowers capital formation, reduces credit and raises companies' cash holdings. Increased companies' cash holdings reduce capital formation and impact the transmission of expansionary monetary policy shocks to real economic activity. This book shows there is an inflation level within the target band below it which lowers income inequality, while raising GDP growth and employment. Thus price stability, economic policy uncertainty and income inequality matter for the efficient transmission of policy shocks.

Achieving Price, Financial and Macro-Economic Stability in South Africa - The Role of the Central Bank Balance Sheet,... Achieving Price, Financial and Macro-Economic Stability in South Africa - The Role of the Central Bank Balance Sheet, Macro-Prudential Tools, Financial Regulations and Analysis (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
Nombulelo Gumata, Eliphas Ndou
R3,428 Discovery Miles 34 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book explores the macro-financial effects of central bank balance sheets, macro-prudential tools, and financial regulation in South Africa. How employment can be maximised while keeping inflation low and stable is examined in relation to the structural changes required to alter the composition of South African bank balance sheets. Quantitative methods and approaches are utilised to highlight the impact of suggested policies. This book aims to outline strategies and policy interventions that can help achieve the National Development Plan in South Africa. It will be of interest to researchers and policymakers working within development economics, African economics, development finance, and financial policy.

The Secular Decline of the South African Manufacturing Sector - Policy Interventions, Missing Links and Gaps in Discussions... The Secular Decline of the South African Manufacturing Sector - Policy Interventions, Missing Links and Gaps in Discussions (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Nombulelo Gumata, Eliphas Ndou
R2,889 Discovery Miles 28 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines the global and domestic factors that have influenced the decline of South African manufacturing. Quantitative and econometric techniques are used to analyse the macroeconomic conditions that derive improved performance within the manufacturing sector. Empirical evidence is used to set out policy recommendations that would allow the South African National Development Plan to meet its objectives. This books aims to bring together analysis of industrial policy, competition policy, and merger remedies to produce a framework on how to preserve a competitive environment and support output, investment, and employment growth. It is relevant to those interested in African, development, and labour economics.

Global Economic Uncertainties and Exchange Rate Shocks - Transmission Channels to the South African Economy (Paperback,... Global Economic Uncertainties and Exchange Rate Shocks - Transmission Channels to the South African Economy (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)
Eliphas Ndou, Nombulelo Gumata, Mthuli Ncube
R2,181 Discovery Miles 21 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines the macroeconomic and regulatory impact of domestic and international shocks on the South African economy resulting from the 2009 financial crisis. It also assesses the impact of the US economy's eventual recovery from the crisis and the prospect of higher US interest rates in future. Told in three parts, the book explores associations between economic growth, policy uncertainty and the key domestic and international transmission channels, and transmission effects, of global financial regulatory and domestic macro-economic uncertainties on subdued and volatile economic recovery, financial channels, lending rate margins, and credit growth. The book concludes by extending its focus to the role of US monetary policy, capital flows and rand/US dollar volatility on the South African economy.

Bank Credit Extension and Real Economic Activity in South Africa - The Impact of Capital Flow Dynamics, Bank Regulation and... Bank Credit Extension and Real Economic Activity in South Africa - The Impact of Capital Flow Dynamics, Bank Regulation and Selected Macro-prudential Tools (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)
Nombulelo Gumata, Eliphas Ndou
R2,944 Discovery Miles 29 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book presents empirical evidence that supports and facilitates a practical, integrated approach to how bank regulatory and selected macro-prudential tools interact with monetary policy to achieve price and financial stability. The empirical results contained in various chapters accompany in-depth historical analysis and counterfactual scenarios that enable proper policy evaluation and the interaction of bank regulatory, macro-prudential and monetary policy tools in South Africa. The presented evidence also identifies financial asset boom and bust episodes and the associated costly output losses. In addition, the authors explore the amplification of credit dynamics by commodity prices and sector credit re-allocation due to capital inflows shocks. The book's empirical analysis uses a wide range of statistical and econometric approaches on granular data and economic variables to derive policy implications and recommendations. This in-depth quantitative analysis includes determining inverse transmission of global liquidity, as well as the effects of capital flows, lending-rate margins, financial regulatory uncertainty, the National Credit Act, bank capital-adequacy ratios, bank loan loss provisions, loan-to-value ratios and repayment-to-income ratios on the macro-economy.

Inflation Dynamics in South Africa - The Role of Thresholds, Exchange Rate Pass-through and Inflation Expectations on Policy... Inflation Dynamics in South Africa - The Role of Thresholds, Exchange Rate Pass-through and Inflation Expectations on Policy Trade-offs (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)
Eliphas Ndou, Nombulelo Gumata
R4,404 Discovery Miles 44 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book offers a comprehensive empirical analysis of South African inflation dynamics, using a variety of techniques including counterfactual analysis. The authors elaborate the roles in inflation of thresholds, nonlinearities and asymmetries introduced by economic conditions such as the size of exchange rate changes and volatility, GDP growth, inflation, output gap, credit growth, sovereign spreads and fiscal policy, providing new policy evidence on the impact of these. Ndou and Gumata apply techniques to determine the prevalence of updating inflation expectations, and reconsider the propagation effects of a number of inflation risk factors. Asking to what extent the evidence points to a need to enforce price stability and the anchoring of inflation expectation, the book fills existing gaps in South African Policy, and maintains a clear argument that price stability is consistent with the 3 to 6 per cent inflation target range, and that threshold application should form an important aspect of policy analysis in periods of macroeconomic uncertainty. As such, the book serves as an excellent reference text for academic and policy discussions alike.

Accelerated Land Reform, Mining, Growth, Unemployment and Inequality in South Africa - A Case for Bold Supply Side Policy... Accelerated Land Reform, Mining, Growth, Unemployment and Inequality in South Africa - A Case for Bold Supply Side Policy Interventions (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)
Nombulelo Gumata, Eliphas Ndou
R1,618 Discovery Miles 16 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The overarching goal of South Africa's National Development Plan (NDP) is to eliminate poverty, reduce inequality, lower unemployment and increase the labour participation.This book contributes to academic and policy efforts to achieve these NDP goals. We establish that the coal, metal ores and the platinum group commodity sectors will underpin the mining as a "sunrise" industry. The export-led growth strategy is necessary for intensive employment creation but must be complemented by other micro, macroeconomic and industrial policies. A strategy of minerals beneficiation is important for intensive employment creation. Accelerated land reform is a supply side or structural reform policy intervention tool aimed at increasing potential output, changing ownership patterns in the economy, increasing entrepreneurship, labour absorption, economic inclusion and lowering income inequality. Evidence shows that the balance sheet channel, commodity price booms and busts are intricately linked with the exchange rate dynamics, policy uncertainty, confidence and the effects of droughts (also symptoms of climate change). Productivity and investment growth shocks matter for output, employment and price stability. Evidence indicates that nominal GDP growth above 10 percent and keeping inflation within the target band leads to significant increase in employment and decline in unemployment, without inflationary pressures, especially when inflation is below 4.5 percent. To operationalise the NDP targets, align and co-ordinate policies, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) mandate can be expanded to include maximum employment. This must be complemented by lowering the inflation target band, adjusting the financial regulatory, macro-prudential and monetary policy frameworks. This will enhance the conduct and credibility of monetary and financial stability policies to achieve the set objectives. These objectives make policy co-ordination pertinent and binding.

Accelerated Land Reform, Mining, Growth, Unemployment and Inequality in South Africa - A Case for Bold Supply Side Policy... Accelerated Land Reform, Mining, Growth, Unemployment and Inequality in South Africa - A Case for Bold Supply Side Policy Interventions (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)
Nombulelo Gumata, Eliphas Ndou
R1,610 Discovery Miles 16 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The overarching goal of South Africa's National Development Plan (NDP) is to eliminate poverty, reduce inequality, lower unemployment and increase the labour participation.This book contributes to academic and policy efforts to achieve these NDP goals. We establish that the coal, metal ores and the platinum group commodity sectors will underpin the mining as a "sunrise" industry. The export-led growth strategy is necessary for intensive employment creation but must be complemented by other micro, macroeconomic and industrial policies. A strategy of minerals beneficiation is important for intensive employment creation. Accelerated land reform is a supply side or structural reform policy intervention tool aimed at increasing potential output, changing ownership patterns in the economy, increasing entrepreneurship, labour absorption, economic inclusion and lowering income inequality. Evidence shows that the balance sheet channel, commodity price booms and busts are intricately linked with the exchange rate dynamics, policy uncertainty, confidence and the effects of droughts (also symptoms of climate change). Productivity and investment growth shocks matter for output, employment and price stability. Evidence indicates that nominal GDP growth above 10 percent and keeping inflation within the target band leads to significant increase in employment and decline in unemployment, without inflationary pressures, especially when inflation is below 4.5 percent. To operationalise the NDP targets, align and co-ordinate policies, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) mandate can be expanded to include maximum employment. This must be complemented by lowering the inflation target band, adjusting the financial regulatory, macro-prudential and monetary policy frameworks. This will enhance the conduct and credibility of monetary and financial stability policies to achieve the set objectives. These objectives make policy co-ordination pertinent and binding.

Capital Flows, Credit Markets and Growth in South Africa - The Role of Global Economic Growth, Policy Shifts and Uncertainties... Capital Flows, Credit Markets and Growth in South Africa - The Role of Global Economic Growth, Policy Shifts and Uncertainties (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)
Nombulelo Gumata, Eliphas Ndou
R2,157 Discovery Miles 21 570 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines the dynamics in capital flows, credit markets and growth in South Africa. The authors explore the role of global economic growth, policy shifts and various economic policy uncertainties. Central banks in advanced economies are engaged in unconventional monetary policy tools such as balance sheet policies, negative interest rates and extended forward guidance to assist them to meet their price, financial and macro-economic stability objectives. This book determines whether BRICS GDP growth is a source of shocks or an amplifier of global growth shocks. The authors find that global economic growth and policy uncertainty reinforce each other via capital flows, credit conditions and business confidence on the domestic economy. Furthermore, they demonstrate that there is momentum in the changes in the spread between the repo rate and federal funds rate. In addition, global real policy rates impact domestic GDP growth and labor market conditions. The authors examine the economic costs of capital flow surges, sudden stops and elevated portfolio volatility shocks and their interaction with GDP growth and credit. They show that equity and debt inflows matter in the attainment of the price stability mandate. Moreover, business confidence transmits sovereign credit ratings upgrades and downgrades shocks to the real economy via GDP growth, the cost of government debt and borrowing to impact credit growth. High GDP growth increases the likelihood of sovereign credit ratings upgrades, hence policymakers should implement pro-growth policies. Inflation regimes impact the transmission of positive nominal demand shocks to the price level. Low and stable inflation (inflation below 4.5 per cent) reduces the pass-through of positive nominal demand shocks to inflation.

Inequality, Output-Inflation Trade-Off and Economic Policy Uncertainty - Evidence From South Africa (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019):... Inequality, Output-Inflation Trade-Off and Economic Policy Uncertainty - Evidence From South Africa (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)
Eliphas Ndou, Thabo Mokoena
R2,186 Discovery Miles 21 860 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book focuses on income inequality, output-inflation trade-off and economic policy uncertainty in South Africa. Tight monetary and macroprudential policies raise income inequality. Income inequality transmits monetary policy and macroprudential policy shocks to real economic activity. Economic policy uncertainty influences the dynamics in the lending rate margins, inflation expectations, credit, pass-through of the repo rate to bank lending rates and companies' cash holdings. The trade-off between output and inflation and output growth persistence vary with inflation regimes. Stimulatory demand policy shocks are less effective in high inflation regime. High income inequality raises consumption inequality, which raises demand for credit, but price stability matters in this link. Increased bank concentration raises income inequality, lowers economic growth and employment rate. Elevated economic policy uncertainty lowers output growth, lowers capital formation, reduces credit and raises companies' cash holdings. Increased companies' cash holdings reduce capital formation and impact the transmission of expansionary monetary policy shocks to real economic activity. This book shows there is an inflation level within the target band below it which lowers income inequality, while raising GDP growth and employment. Thus price stability, economic policy uncertainty and income inequality matter for the efficient transmission of policy shocks.

Labour Market and Fiscal Policy Adjustments to Shocks - The Role and Implications for Price and Financial Stability in South... Labour Market and Fiscal Policy Adjustments to Shocks - The Role and Implications for Price and Financial Stability in South Africa (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017)
Nombulelo Gumata, Eliphas Ndou
R4,670 Discovery Miles 46 700 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book focuses on the implications of the South African labour market dynamics including labour market reforms and fiscal policy for monetary policy and financial stability. Evidence suggests there are benefits in adopting an approach that coordinates labour market policies and reforms, fiscal policy, price and financial stability. In particular, the benefits of coordinating policies present policymakers with policy options in cases where they are confronted by binding policy trade-offs and dilemmas, such as in cases when there is divergence in price and financial and economic growth outcomes. The empirical insights and policy recommendations are based on different techniques that include the counterfactual and endogenous-exogenous approaches, non-linearities introduced by thresholds and the impact of persistent and transitory shock effects. Themes covered in the book include various aspects of labour market conditions and reforms and their link to inflation and inflation expectations, the impact of the national minimum wage, the interaction between public and private sector wage inflation, economic policy uncertainty and employment, government debt thresholds, sovereign yields and debt ratings downgrades, labour productivity, the impact of inflation regimes on expansionary fiscal and monetary policy multipliers, the increase in government cost of funding on price and financial stability and the link between fiscal policy and credit dynamics.

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