Transcript Macro Chapter 16

Macro Chapter 17
Institutions, Policies, and CrossCountry Differences in Income
and Growth
2 Learning Goals
1) Explain how economic freedom and
growth are related
2) Identify the benefits of economic freedom
How Large Are the
Income Differences
across Countries?
How Do Growth Rates
Vary across Countries?
Why?
2 major reasons:
1) Institutions (see Chapter 16)
2) Economic Freedom
Economic Freedom as a
Measure of Sound
Institutions
Institutions, Policies, and
Economic Performance
Economic Freedom
Method of organizing economy with the
following characteristics:
1) Personal choice
2) Market-based voluntary exchange
3) Competitive entry into markets
4) Private property
Main point: the government’s policies and
involvement in the economy are important,
but too much government intervention can
harm growth
Q17.1 Economic theory indicates that the size of
government will be
1. unrelated to economic growth.
2. negatively related to economic growth at all
possible sizes of government.
3. positively related to economic growth at all
possible sizes of government.
4. positively related to economic growth at small
levels of government but is negatively related
to economic growth at large levels of
government.
Major Conclusion:
The more free the economy is, the higher
the growth rate will be
The 2011 EFW report reveals the US is now
in 10th place with a rating of 7.60
“The world’s largest economy, the United States,
has suffered one of the largest declines in economic
freedom over the last 10 years, pushing it into tenth
place. Much of this decline is a result of higher
government spending and borrowing and lower
scores for the legal structure and property rights
components. Over the longer term, the summary
chainlinked ratings of Venezuela, Zimbabwe, United
States, and Malaysia fell by eight-tenths of a point
or more between 1990 and 2009, causing their
rankings to slip.”
Economic Freedom of the World
Please see www.freetheworld.com for the
official report
Watch video: Koch Foundation-Economic
freedom
Economic Freedom and Income
2007 GDP Per Capita, PPP
(in constant 2005 dollars)
$32,443
$14,513
$6,783
$3,802
Least-Free
Quartile
Third
Quartile
Second
Quartile
Most-Free
Quartile
• Income per person in the freest quartile of
countries was about eight times the figure for
the least free.
Economic Freedom and Growth
Growth of GDP Per Capita 1990-2007
(Annual %)
2.3%
2.4%
2.1%
0.9%
Least-Free
Quartile
Third
Quartile
Second
Quartile
Most-Free
Quartile
• Countries in the most free quartile grew at an
annual rate of 2.4% compared to the 0.9%
growth for the least-free quartile.
Economic Freedom and Life Expectancy
Years of Life Expectancy
(at birth) 2007
59.4
Least-Free
Quartile
66.7
Third
Quartile
71.6
Second
Quartile
79.1
Most-Free
Quartile
• People in the most economically free countries
had almost 20 additional years of life compared
to those in the least free economies of the world.
Economic Freedom
and Infant Mortality Rate
Infant Mortality Rate
(per 1000 live births) 2007
62.0
39.1
20.9
5.8
Least-Free
Quartile
Third
Quartile
Second
Quartile
Most-Free
Quartile
• The infant mortality rate in the least economically
free countries was nearly 12 times greater than
that of the most free economies.
Economic Freedom
and Access to Sanitary Water
Share of Population with Access
to Improved Water Source, 2006
89.5%
99.2%
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74.2%
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Least-Free
Quartile
Third
Quartile
Second
Quartile
Most-Free
Quartile
• Access to sanitary water increased with economic
freedom.
Economic Freedom
and Environmental Quality
Environmental Performance Index
(2007/2008)
84.8
76.5
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71.6
64.
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5
Least-Free
Quartile
Third
Quartile
Second
Quartile
Most-Free
Quartile
• Studies have shown that the quality of the
environment is strongly linked to income.
Economic Freedom Income of Lowest
10% of Earners
Average Income of Poorest 10%, 2007
$9,105
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$3,269
$896
Least-Free
Quartile
$1,744
Third
Quartile
Second
Quartile
Most-Free
Quartile
• In the nations of the top quartile, the average
income of the poorest 10% was more than eight
times that of the poorest 10% from countries in
the bottom quartile.
Economic Freedom
and Political Corruption
Corruption Perceptions Index, 2007
7.5
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2.6
3.
2
Least-Free
Quartile
Third
Quartile
Second
Quartile
Most-Free
Quartile
• The incidence of political corruption was lower in
the more free economies of the world.
• These numbers are a reflection of the higher
quality legal systems of the freer economies.
With few exceptions, when an economy
is more free the country will achieve:
A higher growth rate
A more equal distribution of income
Better environmental quality
Better health outcomes
Higher standards of living
Q17.2 On average, countries that have a larger
degree of economic freedom tend to have
1.
2.
3.
4.
higher per capita income levels but slower rates of
economic growth than countries with less economic
freedom.
lower per capita income levels but more rapid rates of
economic growth than countries with less economic
freedom.
both higher per capita income levels and more rapid growth
rates than countries with less economic freedom.
both lower income levels and slower growth rates than
countries with less economic freedom.
Question Answers:
17.1 = 4
17.2 = 3