This work employs a dynamic general equilibrium model to evaluate the causes and implications of bank insolvencies. The model is applied to stylized data from several South Asian countries. It derives conclusions about policy instruments designed to alleviate the impact of insolvencies. Firms...

This chapter represents a preliminary attempt to introduce monetary phenomena in a general equilibrium model of an open economy. In the formulation, the government sector issues a combination of bonds and money to finance acquisition of public goods. The government may run a budget deficit,...

We construct a general equilibrium model of an open economy and develop a computational technique for deriving a market-clearing solution to the model. The model allows for disaggregated commodities, taxes, and tariffs. It includes a government that is an active participant in the economy as a...

We estimate a measure of the repression of the Chinese price level by developing a simple analytical model which derives a 'true' rate of inflation on the basis of the different rates of change of the stock of money in circulation and the nominal value of retail sales. This true rate of...