Brian Kahn
Biographic Data
| ID | 3923054 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian Kahn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian |
| FAMILY NAME | Kahn |
| SIGNATURE | KAHN B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Cape Town |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
An Assessment of Inflation Targeting and Its Application in South Africa
This paper assesses South Africa's experience with inflation targeting in the light of recent academic debates. The evidence suggests that while inflation has declined during the 2000s, output has not been constrained. On the contrary, the average output growth rate has been higher with lower inflation and lower real interest rates. The volatility of these variables has also declined. These developments have been achieved despite the significant …
Holocaust Education in the Heartland
This article provides a profile of Holocaust teaching practices in Illinois public schools. Interviews with middle-level teachers asked them to speak about state and local support for Holocaust curriculum, educational rationale, classroom practice and student reactions. Overall, the data gathered from these interviews yielded both positive and troubling results. Many of the teachers who were interviewed put great effort into designing their own c…
Exchange controls and exchange rate policy in the South African economy
Because South Africa's balance of payments are vulnerable to changes in the gold price and to political crises, foreign exchange control and exchange rate policy is of crucial importance. The first section of this paper analyses the structure of the balance ofpayments and outlines the adjustments that are required to overcome shocks to both the current and capital accounts. The second section analyses recent exchange rate policy and argues that t…
An Assessment of Inflation Targeting and Its Application in South Africa
This paper assesses South Africa's experience with inflation targeting in the light of recent academic debates. The evidence suggests that while inflation has declined during the 2000s, output has not been constrained. On the contrary, the average output growth rate has been higher with lower inflation and lower real interest rates. The volatility of these variables has also declined. These developments have been achieved despite the significant …
Exchange controls and exchange rate policy in the South African economy
Because South Africa's balance of payments are vulnerable to changes in the gold price and to political crises, foreign exchange control and exchange rate policy is of crucial importance. The first section of this paper analyses the structure of the balance ofpayments and outlines the adjustments that are required to overcome shocks to both the current and capital accounts. The second section analyses recent exchange rate policy and argues that t…
Holocaust Education in the Heartland
This article provides a profile of Holocaust teaching practices in Illinois public schools. Interviews with middle-level teachers asked them to speak about state and local support for Holocaust curriculum, educational rationale, classroom practice and student reactions. Overall, the data gathered from these interviews yielded both positive and troubling results. Many of the teachers who were interviewed put great effort into designing their own c…
An Assessment of Inflation Targeting and Its Application in South Africa
This paper assesses South Africa's experience with inflation targeting in the light of recent academic debates. The evidence suggests that while inflation has declined during the 2000s, output has not been constrained. On the contrary, the average output growth rate has been higher with lower inflation and lower real interest rates. The volatility of these variables has also declined. These developments have been achieved despite the significant …
Economics (2 works) · Monetary economics (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Balance of payments (1 work) · Capital account (1 work) · Capital control (1 work) · Capital flows (1 work) · Current account (1 work) · Curriculum (1 work) · Econometrics (1 work)