DSGE policy tool adapted by Bangko Sentral yields biased insights 340.0
DSGE is the newest type of policy analysis tool adapted by the Bangko Sentral(BSP). It complements the existing set of econometric models it uses as aids in policy making, particularly inflation targeting. Its quite-a-mouthful and technical long name is Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium. As with the Corden and Neary framework that BSP analysts used in [...]
Dutch disease raised real exchange rate and caused deindustrialization 339.0
Our leading policy technocrats are near the leading edge in taking up innovative policy analysis tools for the economy – to analyze for possible Dutch disease and for a small model that accounts for the Lucas critique. I discovered two gems from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) policy group while researching for my previous [...]