The Macroeconomic, Industrial, Distributional and Regional Effects of Government Spending Programs in South Africa

J. Mark Horridge, Brian R. Parmenter, Martin Cameron, Riaan Joubert, Areef Suleman and Dawie de Jongh

No 266369, Center of Policy Studies (COPS) Impact Project Papers from Monash University Center of Policy Studies

Abstract: A computable general equilibrium model of the South African economy (IDC-GEM) is outlined. The model is used to analyse the effects on the economy of increases in government spending such as are at the core of the new government's Reconstruction and Development Program. The analysis concentrates on the implications of alternative methods of finance for the program. Results are reported for macroeconomic variables, for the prospects of industries and regions, and for income distribution.

Keywords: Financial Economics; International Development; Public Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 43
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.266369

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