Modeling Optimal Debt and Expenditure in Malawi: A Dynamic Optimization Approach
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Date
2017
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Asian Journal of Economic Modelling
Abstract
This study models optimal debt and spending in Malawi using Dynamic Optimization
Approaches. The study found that the economy of Malawi is not free from debt crisis,
despite the benefits of Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) that was extended to
Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) in 2005. The optimal trends show that the
country has been and remains vulnerable to debt and fiscal crises despite the various
palliative measures that were introduced by International Monetary Funds (IMF),
especially the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) offered the country in 2008, during the
global financial crises.
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Malawi debt, Fiscal crisis in Malawi, Optimal debt, HIPC, Malawi expenditure, Malawi fiscal system
Citation
Moses, O. (2017). Modeling Optimal Debt and Expenditure in Malawi: A Dynamic Optimization Approach. Asian Journal of Economic Modelling, 5(4), 402-412.