scholarly journals Labor exports from Palestine to Israel: a boon or bane for the West Bank economy?

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanes Agbahey ◽  
Khalid Siddig ◽  
Harald Grethe ◽  
Scott McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Computable General Equilibrium ◽  
West Bank ◽  
Computable General Equilibrium Model ◽  
Dutch Disease ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
National Authority ◽  
The West ◽  
Labor Migrations ◽  
Household Incomes

AbstractThis article analyzes the effects on the West Bank economy of temporary Palestinian employment in Israel, using a new database and a computable general equilibrium model. The results show that Palestinian employment in Israel increases household incomes but distorts the operation of the West Bank labor market and increases domestic wages. Employment in Israel increases the real exchange rate of the West Bank leading to “Dutch disease” effects that inhibit the development of the West Bank economy. A decrease in the number of Palestinian workers in Israel reduces household welfare, and constraints on the West Bank economy restrict domestic absorption of the extra labor. Hence, the Palestinian National Authority may seek more labor exports to Israel. This article contributes to the broader discussion on the effects of migration policies on labor-sending economies by demonstrating the nontrivial benefits from labor migrations, but that these benefits come with costs. This article explores policy options for offsetting those costs.

scholarly journals Impacts of Changes in Exchange Rate and International Prices on Agriculture and Economy of the Sudan: Computable General Equilibrium Analysis

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Omer Elgaili Elsheikh ◽  
Azharia Abdelbagi Elbushra ◽  
Ali A. A. Salih
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
General Equilibrium ◽  
Computable General Equilibrium ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Computable General Equilibrium Model ◽  
Food Prices ◽  
Equilibrium Analysis ◽  
Food Grains ◽  
International Prices

<p>Changes in exchange rate and international prices greatly affect food availability, the agricultural sector, and Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This study quantifies the effects of change in exchange rate and world prices on Sudan’s agricultural production, imports, exports, and GDP. Special emphasis has been placed on sorghum and wheat, the main food grains. A Standard Computable General Equilibrium model has been developed and used for the analysis. The main objective is to contribute to policy-making process for enhancing food security and social welfare in the Sudan<strong>.</strong></p> <p>Currency depreciation would reduce wheat imports and increase its domestic production, increase sorghum export, increase domestic output and export of sesame and cotton, and improves GDP; and vice versa for appreciation. Appreciation favors urban (wheat) consumers, whereas depreciation favors rural (sorghum) consumers.</p> <p>Increasing world price of wheat would decrease its imports, whereas that of sorghum would encourage its production and export, and increase domestic food prices. GDP decreases due to investment reduction<strong>. </strong></p> <p>It is recommended that wheat import should be conditioned on hard currency availability and food gap, while maintaining stable exchange rate that strike a balance between encouraging sorghum exports and wheat imports. It is also recommended to encourage innovation of fast food from traditional grains to curb the shift to wheat consumption.</p>

scholarly journals Effects of ups and downs of the Mongolian mining sector

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 527-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsolmon Baatarzorig ◽  
Ragchaasuren Galindev ◽  
Hélène Maisonnave
Keyword(s):  
Computable General Equilibrium ◽  
Computable General Equilibrium Model ◽  
Dutch Disease ◽  
Fiscal Rules ◽  
Market Condition ◽  
Mining Sector ◽  
Export Shares ◽  
The Government ◽  
Stable Growth ◽  
Disease Effect

AbstractThe economy of Mongolia, a country rich in natural resources, is increasingly dependent upon the mining sector. International prices of mining commodities have been highly volatile in recent years. This paper uses a computable general equilibrium model to examine the short-term effects on the Mongolian economy of two scenarios: (1) a moderate boom in the coal market; and (2) a drop in the world price of metal ores. It is found that the Dutch disease effect generated by the shocks is insignificant given the structure of the economy (e.g., small export shares and low export intensity of manufacturing and agriculture commodities) and a labor market condition with high unemployment. Since the economy is largely dependent upon on the mining sector, the impacts of the shocks are jarring, implying that the government must abide by its fiscal rules for stable growth and prosperity.

Devaluation and Output Growth in Palestine: Evidence from a CGE model

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hakeem Abdel Ahmad Eltalla
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Computable General Equilibrium ◽  
Computable General Equilibrium Model ◽  
Output Growth ◽  
Base Line ◽  
Cge Modeling ◽  
Palestinian Economy ◽  
Import And Export ◽  
The Exchange Rate ◽  
Open Question

Whether exchange rate devaluation supports economic growth or not is an open question empirically. This paper analyzes the impacts of the devaluation on the Palestinian economy using a computable general equilibrium model. We investigate the effect of a 15% devaluation of the exchange rate on output growth of Palestine. By using latest data (a 2012 social accounting matrix for Palestine) and CGE modeling, this paper finds that devaluation is contractionary in Palestine. A 15% devaluation of the exchange rate results on lower real gross domestic product, the simulation results show that GDP will decrease by 1.99 %. Import and export will decline by 20.61% and 52.67% respectably. Also, a 15 percent devaluation will reduce the level of private consumption by 6.31 % and inflation (CPI) will increase by 4.7 from the base line.

scholarly journals To Whom Should We Grant a Power Plant? Economic Effects of Investment in Nuclear Energy in Poland

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 2687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Zawalińska ◽  
Jouko Kinnunen ◽  
Piotr Gradziuk ◽  
Dorota Celińska-Janowicz
Keyword(s):  
Computable General Equilibrium ◽  
Nuclear Power ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Nuclear Power Plants ◽  
Computable General Equilibrium Model ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Economic Effects ◽  
Dutch Disease ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
Technical Parameters

Poland is the most coal-dependent economy and one of the biggest polluters in the EU. In order to alleviate this problem, meet CO2 emission requirements set by EU, and improve the country’s energy security, Poland decided to introduce nuclear power to its energy mix. So far, several potential locations for nuclear power plants have been officially proposed, mainly based on technical parameters, but no comparisons of the economic impact of such locations have been considered. Consequently, the main goal of this paper is to compare the national and regional economic effects of investments in nuclear power plants—for both the construction and exploitation phases—in the four most probable locations, which are similarly beneficial from a technical point of view. In order to simulate these effects, the spatial recursive dynamic Computable General Equilibrium model was calibrated until 2050 including agglomeration effects and featuring the regional economies of all Polish regions. The results show that although the construction phase is beneficial for economic development in all four regions, the exploitation phase is good for only one. The economies of the other regions suffer, to a greater or lesser extent, from the Dutch disease. The paper argues that the regional economic effects of such an investment differ significantly, due to differences in the regions’ economic structures; hence, they should always be taken into account in the final decisions on the power plants’ locations.

Infrastructure development after Oslo B in the West Bank governates of the Palestinian National Authority

2000 ◽  
Vol 42 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 161-166
Author(s):  
M. Ja'as
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
West Bank ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
National Authority ◽  
The West ◽  
Water Supplies ◽  
The Status ◽  
Wastewater Infrastructure ◽  
Water And Wastewater ◽  
Interim Period

Water and wastewater infrastructure was either nonexistent or in a state of deterioration at the time of the establishment of the Palestinian Water Authority. Despite the lack of sufficient water supplies, the Palestinian Water Authority has been working to deliver new water supplies to unserved areas and at the same time is pushing a program of rehabilitation in order to reduce the quantities of either lost or unmetered water. A presentation will be made of the immediate needs of the Palestinian Water Authority for Palestinians in the West Bank districts. A summary will be made of the unserved towns and villages, of the ongoing rehabilitation projects, and a brief outline of the larger packaged projects that should be completed in the next couple of years. As a conclusion, a review will be made ofArticle 40 of Oslo B illustrating the status of the delivery of “allocated” water quantities during this “interim period” before the final status negotiations, where the rights of the Palestinians in the water resources of the region will be detailed.

scholarly journals REDUCING POVERTY THROUGH SUBSIDIES: SIMULATION OF FUEL SUBSIDY DIVERSION TO NON-FOOD CROPS

2012 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-388
Author(s):  
Indra Maipita ◽  
Wawan Hermawan ◽  
Fitrawaty Fitrawaty
Keyword(s):  
General Equilibrium ◽  
Computable General Equilibrium ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Computable General Equilibrium Model ◽  
Food Crops ◽  
Head Count ◽  
Household Incomes ◽  
The Impact

This paper analyzes the impact of fuel subsidy diversion to Non-Food Crops sector on income levels, using AGEFIS; a Computable General Equilibrium model. Then we proceed to apply the Foster-Greer-Thorbecke (FGT) index to measure the indicators of poverty (head count index, poverty gap index and poverty severity index). The simulation result shows the fuel subsidy diversion to Non-Food Crops sector provides a positive impact on increasing household incomes and poverty reduction. Furthermore, the fuel subsidy diversion to Non-Food Crops sector reduces the poverty of rural household, larger than the urban households.Keywords: Subsidy, poverty, computable general equilibrium, AGEFIS.JEL Classification: C68, E62, I32

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