by Theodore Mariolis
Department of Public Administration, Panteion University, Athens, Greece
E-mail: mariolis@hotmail.gr
Introduction:
It has repeatedly been stated that a Greek exit from the Eurozone will lead to a vicious circle of drachma devaluation, inflation, lack of capital inflows, monetary financing of deficits, and recession. Thus, the application of internal devaluation policies, such as reduction in government expenditures and cuts in unit labour costs in the private sector, seems to be the only available solution to the so-called Greek crisis.
In a recent paper, using simple dynamic input-output price models and data from the most recent (2005) Symmetric Input-Output Table of the Greek economy, it has been estimated that the short-run elasticity of the gross value of domestic production with respect to the nominal exchange rate is no greater than 0.186. Thus, a drachma devaluation of, say, 50% does not imply great inflationary „pressures‟, as is commonly believed; rather it could increase the competitiveness of the economy (as measured by the real exchange rate) by about 37% and decrease the deficit of the balance of goods and services by about 89% (Katsinos and Mariolis, 2012).
1 The purpose of the present paper is to estimate the short-run relationships between currency devaluation, external finance and growth for the Greek economy. In this effort, the basic price model of the aforementioned paper is combined with Thirlwall‟s extended model of balance of payments constrained growth (which includes both capital inflows and interest payments on external debt).2
The remainder of the paper is structured as follows. Section 2 presents the combined model. Section 3 applies the model using the available data of the Greek economy. Section 4 concludes.
In a recent paper, using simple dynamic input-output price models and data from the most recent (2005) Symmetric Input-Output Table of the Greek economy, it has been estimated that the short-run elasticity of the gross value of domestic production with respect to the nominal exchange rate is no greater than 0.186. Thus, a drachma devaluation of, say, 50% does not imply great inflationary „pressures‟, as is commonly believed; rather it could increase the competitiveness of the economy (as measured by the real exchange rate) by about 37% and decrease the deficit of the balance of goods and services by about 89% (Katsinos and Mariolis, 2012).
1 The purpose of the present paper is to estimate the short-run relationships between currency devaluation, external finance and growth for the Greek economy. In this effort, the basic price model of the aforementioned paper is combined with Thirlwall‟s extended model of balance of payments constrained growth (which includes both capital inflows and interest payments on external debt).2
The remainder of the paper is structured as follows. Section 2 presents the combined model. Section 3 applies the model using the available data of the Greek economy. Section 4 concludes.
Introducción:
Ha sido reiteradamente dicho que una salida griega de la
zona euro dará lugar a un círculo vicioso de devaluación del dracma, inflación,
falta de ingresos de capital, financiamiento monetario del déficit y recesión. Entonces,
la aplicación de las políticas de devaluación interna, tales como reducción del
gasto público y los recortes en los costes laborales unitarios en el sector
privado, parece ser la única solución a la llamada crisis griega.
En un artículo reciente, usando simples modelos dinámicos de precios y datos input-output desde la más reciente (2005) tabla Simétrica input-output de la economía griega, se estima que la elasticidad a corto plazo del valor bruto de productos nacionales producción con respecto a la tasa de cambio nominal no es mayor que 0,186. Por lo tanto, una devaluación dracma de, por ejemplo, el 50% no implica grandes "presiones" inflacionarias, como es comúnmente se cree, sino que podría aumentar la competitividad de la economía (medida por la tasa de cambio real) en aproximadamente 37% y disminuir el déficit de la balanza de bienes y servicios por aproximadamente el 89% (Katsinos y Mariolis, 2012).
1 El propósito de este trabajo es
estimar las relaciones de corto plazo entre la devaluación de la moneda, la
financiación externa y el crecimiento para la economía griega. En este esfuerzo, el modelo de precios básicos del documento
mencionado se combina con el "modelo extendido de crecimiento con restricción
de balanza de pagos de Thirlwall (que incluye
tanto los flujos de capital y los pagos de intereses de la deuda externa).
El resto del trabajo se
estructura como sigue. La sección 2
presenta el modelo combinado. La sección
3 se aplica el modelo con los datos disponibles de la economía griega. Sección 4 conclusión.
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