Potential Growth of Australia and New Zealand in the Aftermath of the Global Crisis

Download or read book Potential Growth of Australia and New Zealand in the Aftermath of the Global Crisis written by Mr.Yan Sun and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a production function method, this paper assesses the impact of the global crisis on the potential growth of Australia and New Zealand. The two countries have not been hit hard by the global crisis, but have large net external liabilities. The paper finds that the main negative impact of the global crisis is likely to come through higher costs of capital, offset partly by a higher return to capital from strong demand for commodities by emerging Asia. It estimates medium-term potential growth of about 3 percent for Australia and 2. percent for New Zealand, higher than that of many other advanced economies.