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On Its Narrowest Sense
On Its Narrowest Sense
On its narrowest sense, GEM models are sizable numerical models that combine
economic theory with actual economic data to calculate the effects of economic policies
or shocks. GEM models attempt to capture the structure of the economy and the
behavior of agents by fitting economic data to a set of equations (firms, households,
government). This offers a framework for modeling policy changes and tracking their
effects on significant economic factors, such as income and expenditure flow.
The closed economy models indicated on the power point presentation all
assume costless conversion and thus linear pricing, which by design reduces the
quantitative importance of looser collateral constraints on house prices. In contrast,
open economy is a type of economy where not only domestic factors but also entities in
other countries engage in trade of products (goods and services). Trade can take the
form of managerial exchange, technology transfers, and all kinds of goods and services.
Internal balance involves the government’s efforts to attain growth, full employment, and
price stability to avoid inflationary pressure, internal balance is achieved through the use
of government spending, taxation, interest rates, and money supply. External balance
involves achieving a favorable balance of payment where a country aims at achieving
high levels of exports; the balance of payment depends on the terms of trade where
these terms of trade depend on the prices of goods and services and also the exchange
rates.