ON MOLDOVA’S INCREMENTAL CAPITAL-OUTPUT RATIO AND THE DESIGN OF ECONOMIC POLICY

Apostolos Papaphilippou ()
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Apostolos Papaphilippou: PhD, Four Assist Development Consulting Limited

Economy and Sociology, 2021, issue 1, 6-15

Abstract: The paper analyses the notion of an economy’s Incremental Capital-Output Ratio and proceeds to provide estimates of the Incremental Capital-Output Ratio for the Moldovan economy utilising National Accounts data. The purpose of the study is to calculate estimates of the Incremental Capital- Output Ratio for the Moldovan economy’s transition period to date, utilise the derived estimates to analyse aspects of economic growth in Moldova over its transition period and use the average value of the Incremental Capital-Output Ratio over the recent period for simulation and forecasting purposes. On the whole the reported empirical estimates of the Incremental Capital-Output Ratio for the Moldovan economy lie within the range of values reported in the economic literature. Furthermore, the evolution of the Incremental Capital-Output Ratio in the first few years of sustainable growth in Moldova reflects the wide availability of unemployed or underemployed resources in the economy at the time thus allowing the achievement significant economic growth which was associated with low values of the Incremental Capital-Output Ratio over the period. The paper proceeds to utilise the recent Incremental Capital-Output Ratio estimates for the Moldovan economy over the period 2015 to 2019 inclusive to calculate an average estimate of the Incremental Capital-Output Ratio and use this average estimate to generate estimates of the Gross Fixed Capital Formation ratios as a share of GDP required to reach a number of indicative growth paths in the medium to long term. It is notable that the growth path which is attainable given current conditions in the economy is close to the latest medium term forecasts by International Financial Institutions and the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure. The paper concludes by discussing the design of economic policy and development planning in Moldova and suggesting areas for further work.

Keywords: Gross Fixed Capital Formation; Gross Domestic Product; Incremental Capital-Output Ratio; economic policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.36004/nier.es.2021.1-01

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