Trade-Based Solutions for Revitalizing Post-Conflict Economies

Solutions for Developed Economies

The negative effects of a high level of government debt are now generally acknowledged. The extensive borrowing of past years has enlarged the share of interest payments in government spending, thus restricting the scope for future fiscal policy action. There is very little prospect of being able to initiate economic recovery by way of expansive fiscal policy. High deficits and rising debt rati...

Solutions for Developed Economies

Providing the solution to the debt and deficit problems of developed economies is too big a task. I doubt it is possible to offer general recipes that can apply to all industrial countries, despite the surprisingly common origins of the deficit problems documented by the Mussa and Masson paper in this conference. For example, while in most countries accumulated social security liabilities repre...

Solutions for Developed Economies

In structuring this conference, the organizers have made the sensible decision to devote separate sessions to the problems of developing and developed countries. When attempting to confront unsustainable fiscal policies, developed economies are relieved of many of the economic constraints with which developing countries must deal. With greater wealth, more stable and credible governments, and m...

Mobilising Diaspora to Promote Homeland Investment: the Progress of Policy in Post-conflict Economies

This paper examines the development of policies which seek to mobilise and maximise the potential of diaspora investment in their home countries. While a great deal of migrant entrepreneurship literature which focuses on impacts in the host country, less is known about the impacts of diasporans on home countries. The paper focuses on the three post-conflict Balkan economies of Bosnia and Herzeg...

Trade / Transport Chains in Restructuring Economies