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Macroeconomic Policy in the Canadian Economy /

Macroeconomic Policy in the Canadian Economy investigates developments in Canada over the last forty years, using recent advances in the field of applied econometrics. In particular, the book analyzes the theoretical foundations of public sector activities and evaluates the several theories of gover...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Afxentiou, Panos
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Serletis, Apostolos
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2002.
Subjects:
Economics.
Development economics.
Econometrics.
Macroeconomics.
Economics > Methodology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part 1: Long Run Growth. 1. Canadian Economic Development
  • Part 2: Fiscal Policy. 2. Government Functions and Policies. 3. Testing Wagner's Law
  • Part 3: Convergence. 4. Convergence in GDP. 5. Convergence in Government Spending
  • Part 4: Policy in the Open Economy. 6. The Role of Exports. 7. Saving, Investment, and Capitol Flows
  • Part 5: Monetary Policy. 8. Monetary Aggregates and Monetary Policy. 9. Common and Codependent Cycles
  • Part 6: Elections and Policy Cycles. 10. Electoral and Partisan Cycle Regularities-. Conclusions and Epilogue
  • References
  • Author Index
  • Topic
  • Index.