How Useful Is The Genuine Savings Rate As A Macroeconomic Sustainability Indicator For Countries And Regions? Australia And Queensland Compared

Assoc Prof Richard Brown (), John Asafu-Adjaye, M. Draca and A. Straton
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A. Straton: School of Economics, The University of Queensland, https://economics.uq.edu.au/

No 331, Discussion Papers Series from University of Queensland, School of Economics

Abstract: This paper demonstrates how macroeconomic indicators of sustainable development can be applied to the Queensland economy. We derive a Genuine Savings Rate (GSR) for Queensland for the period 1989 to 1999, which is then compared with the World Bank estimate of Australia's GSR for the same period. Specifically, we examine how well a single "headline" indicator based on the World Bank's GSR performs as a measure of overall sustainability. In doing so, we review criticisms of the GSR and compare its potential policy directives with those emerging from the use of net state savings and then the GSR as part of a suite of indicators.

Date: 2003
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