Macroeconomic Outcomes and the Relative Position of Argentina's Economy, 1875-2000

Bibliographic Data

ID3379387
AuthorsIsabel Sanz Villarroya (Universidad de Zaragoza, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume41
Issue2
Pages309-346
Publication date2009-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Latin American Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-216X • E-ISSN: 1469-767X
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0022216x09005586
OpenAlexW2227957667
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited20

This paper attempts to investigate the main factors behind Argentina's relative economic decline by comparing its evolution with that of Australia and Canada. For this purpose a 'reduced index of economic freedom' has been constructed in order to capture and summarise the principal macroeconomic trends in Argentina compared with the other regions of recent settlement during the period between 1875 and 2000. The results, obtained using cointegration and causality techniques, show how the macroeconomic policies that were implemented are able to explain the relative evolution of Argentina's economy, in terms of GDP per capita, over the long term. The results revise some of the interpretations prevalent in Argentine historiography

Causality (physics) · Cointegration · Econometrics · Economics · Economy · Index (typography) · Order (exchange) · Per capita · Position (finance) · Principal (computer security) · Settlement (finance) · Demography · Economic Theory and Policy · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Monetary Policy and Economic Impact

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