1st Edition

Development Macroeconomics Essays in Memory of Anita Ghatak

Edited By Subrata Ghatak, Paul Levine Copyright 2009
336 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

336 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

336 Pages 31 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This brings together relevant papers on macro-, monetary and development economics from many eminent economists from all over the world who are closely associated with the works of Late Professor Anita Ghatak of Greenwich University, UK who was an expert in the field of macroeconomics and econometrics. It comprises a variety of articles which are highly significant in the analysis of... Read more

Part 1: Growth, Economic Development and Poverty  1. On the Convergence and
Divergence of Economies  2. Analysing the Growth and Transformation of the Economies of China and India  3. On Measuring Economic Development  4. The Asian Crisis and Macroeconomic Development: The Impact of Ambiguity  5. A Macroeconomic Approach to Poverty Reduction  Part 2: Stabilization, Remittances and Consumption  6. Estimating the International Transmission of Shocks using GDP Forecasts: India and its Trading Partners  7. Money Demand in China: Evidence from a Bounds Testing Cointegration Approach  8. Monetary Policy Rules and the Impact of Ambiguity in Transition Economies  9. Public Debt in Developing Countries  10. Labour Market and Investment Effects of Remittances  11. International  Consumption Patterns: Evidence from the 1996 International Comparison Project

Biography

Subrata Ghatak is Professor of Economics at Kingston University, UK. His successful textbook, Introduction to Development Economics, is also published by Routledge.

Professor Paul Levine is a Foundation Research Professor at Surrey University, UK