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The Role of Financial Programming in Macroeconomic Policy Management

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  • Bolnick, B.R.

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Most African governments have made considerable progress in pursuing macroeconomic stabilization, usually under the tutelage of the International Monetary Fund. Policy targets for the IMF-supported programs are universally derived from some variation of the standard financial programming methodology. Yet most governments in the region remain dependent on the Fund for the technical analysis. This technical dependency often engenders a lack of ownership of program targets, and the targets themselves are often unrealistic, on the side of austerity. This paper makes the case that African governments must now develop their own financial programming models and system, to take command of the technical analysis, negotiate with the Fund in more pro-active terms, and establish the foundation for a deeper commitment to prudent macroeconomic policy management. Every country has economists who have been trained in financial programming. This is a start, but a concerted effort is needed to develop practical, customized applications, with supporting systems to implement, maintain and refine the models.

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  • Bolnick, B.R., 1999. "The Role of Financial Programming in Macroeconomic Policy Management," Papers 720, Harvard - Institute for International Development.
    • Handle: RePEc:fth:harvid:720
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    1. Miladin Kovačević & Stojan Stamenković, 2010. "Methodological Basis for Macroeconomic Projections in Countries Exposed to Pressures and Shocks: Example of Serbia," Panoeconomicus, Savez ekonomista Vojvodine, Novi Sad, Serbia, vol. 57(2), pages 225-243, June.
    2. Thilak Ranaweera, 2004. "Ghost of the financing gap: an overlooked aspect of the aid debate," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 16(4), pages 637-652.
    3. Gachet, Ivan & Girjalva, Diego & Rivadeneira, Ana & Uribe, Carlos, 2007. "Un Marco de Consistencia Macroeconómica para la Economía Ecuatoriana: Un Regreso a los Fundamentos [Macroeconomic Consistency Framework for the Ecuadorian Economy: Getting Back to Fundamentals]," MPRA Paper 16799, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    4. Bogt, H.J. ter, 2000. "Politicians, output-budgets and performance evaluation : case research in three Dutch municipalities," Research Report 00A11, University of Groningen, Research Institute SOM (Systems, Organisations and Management).

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    Keywords

    MACROECONOMICS ; MONETARY POLICY ; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT;
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    JEL classification:

    • E10 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - General
    • E50 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - General
    • E60 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - General
    • O10 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - General
    • O20 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - General

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