Macroeconomic Interactions between North and South

This volume contains the proceedings of a September 1987 conference organised by the Centre for Economic Policy Research and the International Economics Study Group. The contributors in this volume explore the North–South macroeconomic interactions. The volume will interest those involved in policy debates concerning international debt, the global consequences of macroeconomic policy choices in the North, commodity markets and the economic policies of the less developed countries. It will also form a valuable addition to undergraduate and postgraduate reading lists in trade, finance, international macroeconomics and the economics of developing countries.

List of figures; List of tables; Preface; List of conference participants; 1. Introduction David Currie, Anton Muscatelli and David Vines; 2. An econometric investigation of North–South interdependence Michael Beenstock; Discussion Michael P. Dooley; 3. North–South interactions: a general-equilibrium framework for the study of strategic issues David Currie, David Vines, Thomas Moutos, Anton Muscatelli and Nic Vidalis; Discussion Paul Armington; 4. Commodities, debt and North–South cooperation: a cautionary tale from the structuralist camp Andrew Hughes Hallett; Discussion Ralph C. Bryant; 5. The use of commodity contracts for the management of developing country commodity risks Andrew Powell and Christopher Gilbert; Discussion Jorge Braga De Macedo; 6. An empirical study of disequilibrium in North–South trade S. Hossein Samiei; Discussion Youngil Lim; 7. Global savings, investment and adjustment: on micro- and macroeconomic foundations of North–South financial interdependence Rob Vos; Discussion Alasdair I. MacBean; 8. Brazil's growth prospects: domestic savings, external finance and OECD performance interactions Winston Fritsch; Discussion Adrian Wood; Index.

This volume contains the proceedings of a September 1987 conference organised by the Centre for Economic Policy Research and the International Economics Study Group. The contributors in this volume delve into the North-South macroeconomic interactions. This book will be of interest to students and anyone who works in trade, finance, international macroeconomics and the economics of developing countries.