Jacob Musila
Biographic Data
| ID | 9614231 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jacob Musila |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jacob |
| FAMILY NAME | Musila |
| SIGNATURE | MUSILA J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Centre for Social Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2703-2040 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Trade openness and growth in a small economy
Economists often debate whether a country should pursue a discriminatory regional trade or the broader multilateral trade expansion. This paper contributes to the discourse by presenting empirical evidence on the impacts of regional and multilateral trade openness on economic growth of expansion in Malawi. Using the ARDL‐EC model and data spanning the period 1995–2020, the estimates show that the impact of multilateral trade openness on the long‐…
Exchange Rate Changes and Trade Balance Adjustments in Malawi
This paper analyzes how trade balance responds to changes in exchange rates for Malawi. A trade balance model involving the demand for Malawi exports and imports is estimated using time-series data from 1968 to 1998. The estimated results show that devaluation will worsen the trade balance in the short run and improve it only slightly in the long run. This suggests that perhaps aggregate-demand management should complement exchange-rate policy fo…
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Exchange Rate Changes and Trade Balance Adjustments in Malawi
This paper analyzes how trade balance responds to changes in exchange rates for Malawi. A trade balance model involving the demand for Malawi exports and imports is estimated using time-series data from 1968 to 1998. The estimated results show that devaluation will worsen the trade balance in the short run and improve it only slightly in the long run. This suggests that perhaps aggregate-demand management should complement exchange-rate policy fo…
Trade openness and growth in a small economy
Economists often debate whether a country should pursue a discriminatory regional trade or the broader multilateral trade expansion. This paper contributes to the discourse by presenting empirical evidence on the impacts of regional and multilateral trade openness on economic growth of expansion in Malawi. Using the ARDL‐EC model and data spanning the period 1995–2020, the estimates show that the impact of multilateral trade openness on the long‐…
Economic Growth and Productivity (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Global trade and economics (2 works) · International economics (2 works) · Balance (ability (1 work) · Balance of trade (1 work) · Devaluation (1 work) · Exchange rate (1 work) · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (1 work) · International trade (1 work)