Policy, Planning, and Research WORKING PAPERS I Macroeconomic Adjustment and Growth Country Economics Department The World Bank June 1989 WPS 234 A Consistency Framework for Macroeconomic Analysis William Easterly Illustrating with data for Colombia and Zimbabwe, Easterly presents a consistency framework useful for checking projec- tions or constructing macroeconomic models, reconciling sepa- rate accounts for the government, monetary system, nonfinan- cial private sector, balance of payments, and national accounts. The Policy, I'lanning, and Rescarch Cormplcx diinsbutes I'PR %'orking Paperc in disseymnaic the finding, of s ork in progrc,ss and to cncouragc he exchangc of ideas among 1ank staff and all oLhers nn:crcstcd in decs c:pm.cnt isses lhics papers carry thc namcs of the authors, rcflex only thcir vicws, and should hc uscd and cited acc,rdingiK 'Ihef nd:ngs. tnterpretaUo ns. and conclusions are the authors nson. Tcy should no bc atxnhutcd in thc %''ir:d H3ank, iLs H0ard of l):rcctors, iLs nanagemeni. or ant yof its ma,ner countnes Policy, Planning, and Research HN.1 "N i1 .14 1m Macroeconomic Adjustment and Growth Consistency is a hobgoblin (to borrow a phrase invaluable in defining the structure of the model. from Emerson) that macroeconomists cannot The consistency framework is not itself a model, avoid. Macroeconomic consistency is the which can be used to do projections. It is a requirement that budget constraints be observed. generic check on any projection done by an Budget constraints do not uniquely determine a explicit or implicit behavioial model. particular economic outcome, but they do allow Easterly's consistency framework for analysts to rule out many outcomes when they macroeconomic analysis includes five accounts, have some notion of "reasonable" behavior. in current prices: government, monetary system Often this is enough to evaluate whether a nionfinancial private sector, balance of payments parLicular adjustment scenario is feasible. What and national accounts. Easterly presents these at seems at first to be a reasonable projection may individual accounts, then integrates them be revealed as highly unlikely when aiialyzed in through a matrix of income, expenditures, a full consistency framework. savings, and accumulated assets and liabilities. Even where a fully specified behavioral Examples of estimation of the framework model is desired, the consistency relations are are presented for Colombia and Zimbabwe. This paper is a product of the Macroeconomic Adjustment and Growth Division, Country Economics Department. Copies are available free from the World Bank, 1818 H Street NW,Washington DC 20433. Please contact Raquel Luz, room Nil- 057, extension 61760 (39 pages with tables). _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ m The PPR Working Paper Series disscminates the findings of work undcr way in the Bank's Policy. Planning, and Research Complex. An objective of the seT;Cs is to get thcse findings out quickly, even if presentations are less than fully polished. The findins, interpretations, and conclusions in these papers do not neecssarily represent official policy of the Bank. Produced at the PPR Dissemination Center A Consistency Framework for Macroeconumic AnLlysis by William Easterly Table of Contents Introduction: why do we need consistency? 1 A hypothetical example of consistency problems 2 A consistency framework for macroeconomic analysis 4 1. Individual accounts 4 2 Matrix presentation 8 Problems of estimation 12 Country examples 13 '. Colombia 14 2. Zimbabwe 18 Conclusion 19 Bibliography 25 Appendix: country applications 26 Tnis paper has benefited from the collaboration of Klaus Schmidt-Heb)'el and Ali Khadr, the guidance of John Holsen and Vittorio Corbo, and the research assistance of Susan Hume and Perla Aizenman. Comments of other CECMG staff and Bela Balassa have also been very useful. Introduction: wh; do we need consistency? Is consistency *the hobgoblin of little minds," as Emerson once said? Since consistency is often tedious to enforce, it is important to remember for what purpose it is required in macroeconomics. Consistency is simply the requirement that budget constraints be observed for all participants in the economy. Budget constraints appear at the economy-wide level in the form of four familiar macroeconomic identities. The national accounts identity tells us that tocal income from domestic production (value added) equals total expenditure on domestic production (total consumption, total investment, and net exports). This can be rearranged to give the identity that total saving (including foreign saving) must equal total investment. The fiscal identity equates the excess of public sector expenditure over income with total public sector borrowing and money creation. The balance of Payments identity similarly equates the excess of foreign exchange expenditure over earnings with foreign borrowing and reserve changes. The monetary identity tells us thaL the increase in the money supply corresponds to the increase in domestic credit and foreign reserves. These identities imply as a residual the private sector budget constraint, but this is seldom included explicitly in macroeconomic analysis. A basic consistency framework should require that all of these identities -- as well as the private sector budget constraintl -- be simultaneously satisfied. If oae or more of the identities is left out of an 1 The private sector budget constraint would be analogous to the other identIcies -- that private income minus expenditure equal private net ';inancAal asset accumulation. economic projection, the implicit values for the components of the missing identity may take unrealistic values. Since the private sector is often the residual, there may be unrealistic projections for private saving or money demand. Even if all the identities are included, they may be satisfied in an inconsistent way. For example, one estimate of government foreign borrowing might be used for the balance of payments while a different one might be used for the fiscal accounts. However, a consistency framework is not in itself a model, such as could be used to do projections. It is a generic check on any projection done by an explicit or implicit behavioral model. It also could be used as the foundation for construction of a macroeconomic model. A hypothetical example of consistency problems A hypothetical example may help illustrate the consistency problems that are likely to arise when a complete fremework is not used. Suppose that an economic report projects an increase in growth in country X from its present (1988) anemic rate of 2.4 percent to 4.8 percent by the year 2000. To support this increase in growth, the rate of investment is projected to double from 12 percent of GNP to 24 percent of GNP. At the same time, it is projected that the current worrisome fiscal deficit of 6 percent of GNP is gradually reduced to zero by the year 2000, financed entirely by increases in taxes. Public investment and consumption stay constarnt at 6 percent and 10 percent of GNP respectively. Inflation is projected to remain constant at 10 percent per year. Finally, it is projected that the current account deficit will remain stable at 3 percent of GNP. Is this projection consistent? Yes, but only at very unrealistic values for private sector investment, saving, and financial behavior. The private investment ratio increases by a factor of three, from 6 percent of GNP -3 to 18 percent of GNP, since total investment is doubling while public investment is constant. To finance the higher investment with a given current account deficit, private saving will have to increase from 9 percent of GNP to 15 percent of GNP, while public saving increases from 0 to 6 percent of GNP. However, the higher public saving is financed by increased taxes, which decrease private disposable income. Thus, private saving as a percent of disposable income will have to increase even more, from 10 percent to 18 percent.2 It is difficult to conceive of policy measures that would induce such a strong response in saving and investment. These values of saving and investment also have implausible implications for financial aggregates. Let us assume for this example that 60 percent of saving goes into financial asset accumulation, with the other 40 percent going directly into self-financed investment. Let us also assume that the initial ratio of financial assets to GNP is 48 percent, which is the steady state value consistent with the initial saving rate and growth rate. Then the increase in saving rate would imply an increase in the ratio of financial assets to GNP in the economy from 48 percent to 59 percent by the year 2000. The long run effect is even greater, since the new steady state ratio of financial assets to GNP will be 68 percent. Since the public deficit is being reduced, the implications for private sector credit would be even stronger. Real private sector credit would be growing at around 14 percent per year for most of the period. In the long run, the ratio of private credit to GNP will be 90 percent, an astonishing increase over the initial value of 27 percent. The public sector would be a net creditor to the banking system in the amount of 22 percent of GNP in the long run. 2 This implies an even greater marginal propensity to save. Such an outcome is not mathematically impossible. but it is very unlikely that the policy actions, the private sector response, and external conditions would all be sufficiently strong to generate these results in any given country. What initially seemed like a reasonably feasible projection becomes highly unlikely when it is analyzed in a full consistency framework. A consistency framework for macroeconomic analysis This paper presents the elements of a macroeconomic accounting framework in current prices.3 The framework is based on five accounts, corresponding roughly to the macro identities enumerated above: 1) government, 2) monetary system, 3) nonfinancial private sector, 4) balance of payments, and 5) national accounts. These would be the minimum elements of a consistency framework; we will also indicate where further disaggregation might be useful in some cases. The accounts will be presented in two ways. We will present first the individual accounts, and then integrate them through a matrix of income, expenditure, saving, and asset and liability accumulation. 1. Individual accounts Account 1 is for the government, defined in the budgetary sense. If non-budgetary public sector operations exist, then whatever is left out of the public sector accounts will implicitly be included in the private sector. The breakdown of public sector income and expenditure is limited to the main national accounts and BOP categories. Value added income received directly by 3 An extension of the framework to constant prices is contained in Khadr and Schmidt-Hebbel (1989a). Host-Madsen (1979) provides a good general discussion of issues in macroeconomic accounting. -5- the public sector is the net operating surplus plus depreciation of publ'c entities engaged in production, calculated before the payment of interest and taxes. In the government accounts, this item is sometimes presented as nontax revenue." The second half of Account 1 sb ws the asset and liability accumulation of the government. Investriert represents the accumulation of physical capital, including inventories. Capital goods can be either domestic or imported. Net lending refers to loans made directly by the public sector to the private sector. The asset accumulation can be financed through public sector saving and borrowing from the monetary system, private sector, and foreigners. In cases where there is detailed data on non-budgetary public entities, it would be useful to create a separate non-budgetary public sector account. This would require an accounting of flows between the budgetary and non-budgetary components, a_ well as their interaction with other sectors. Account 2 shows the asset and liability changes for the monetary system. The breadth of coverage will depend on the availability of data and what financial aggregates are used in the policy dialogue. It will usually refer to the central bank and commercial banking system. We presume that the monetary system has no current income or expenditure. The interest income that it would receive on its loans to the government is assigned to the private sector, while interest flows to and from the private sector will net out. Interest expenditure on foreign debt of the financial system is also assigned to the private sector. Any value added in the financial sector is also implicitly included in the private sector (or possibly in the fiscal accounts in the case of public financial institutions). The exclusion of current flows on the monetary system is necessary because sufficient data is usually lacking to reconstruct these flows. The monetary system will accumulate credit to the public and private sectors as well as short-term foreign assets (international reserves). The monetary system has liabilities in the form of currency, demand and quasi- money deposits from the private sector, and medium and long-term foreign debt. The change in net other liabilities is a residual item that will capture any profit or loss experienced by the monetary system (excluding revaluation due to exchange rate changes) -- this item will be treated as an asset of the private sector. In many cases, it may be useful to disaggregate the monetary system into the ceitral bank and the rest of the monetary system. This would provide insight into the management of monetary policy in countries where independent monetary management is feasible. We see explicitly the role of reserves held against banking deposits, and central bank credits to the government, banking system, and private sector. In both of the country examples that are provided in the Appendix, this disaggregation is performed. Account 3 shows the nonfinancial private sector. The private sector receives value added income from production (wages plus profits) as well as transfers and interest income from the government, and transfers from abroad. They use their income to consume imported and domestic goods, to pay taxes, and to pay interest on the private foreign debt. The balancing item is private saving, defined as disposable income less current expenditures. The capital account of the private sector includes accumulation of physical capital (domestic or imported), as well as of government bonds, currency, deposits and other assets in the monetary system, and foreign assets. They finance this accumulation with their own saving, borrowing from the monetary system and abroad, and net lending from the government. Account 4 shows the income and expenditure of the external sector. Presentation of this account can be confusing, since we can look at it either -7- from the point of view of the rest of the world (ROW) or of nationals. To be consistent with the other accounts, it is presented here from the point of view of ROW, which means that imports are treated as income (of ROW) and exports are treated as expenditure (of ROW). Similarly, external borrowing is viewed as asset accumulation by ROW. Foreign exchange outlays in the current account (income of ROW) are divided into interest on public ana private foreign debt and imports. Interest on public debt could be defined in net terms by subtracting interest earned on foreign exchange reserves from interest paid on public foreign debt.4 It may be useful to break down imports into consumption imports (public and private), investment imports (public and private), and intermediate imports. However. it may not be possible in many cases to disaggregate imports in which case only total imports will be estimated. Foreign exchange receipts (expenditure of ROW) are broken down into exports and transfers (public and private). It may be desirable in some cases to disaggregate exports further into, for example, traditional and nontraditional categories. In some countries, nonfinancial factor income (such as wage remittances) may also need to be included. The balancing item in the current account is foreign saving, which is equivalent to the current account deficit. The financing of the current account deficit is given in the capital account part of Account 4. The public sector, monetary system, and private sector all borrow abroad. The monetary system accumulates foreign assets in the form of international reserves. The international reserves should be defined in a way consistent with the standard definition used in the policy 4 This would be appropriate if interest on reserves are passed from the central bank to the budget. In other cases, this interest would have to be treated as private sector income. dialogue. The private sector accumulation of assets could also be estimated when capital flight data is available. This can be estimated on the basis of the *errors and omissions" and "capital NEI* lines of the BOP in some cases. Accumulation of foreign assets by the government could be accomodated by defining their debt in net terms. The change in foreign debt and assets should exclude revaluation changes resulting from devaluation of the domestic currency or cross-currency rate changes. While this paper excludes capital gains and losses, an extension of the framework to include them is presented in Khadr and Schmidt-Hebbel (1989a). The foreign currency figures of the balance of payments should be converted into domestic currency with the average official exchange rate for each period. In countries with multiple or parallel exchange rates, more complicated adjustments may be necessary. The national accounts follow from the previous accounts. GDP is broken down on the income side into private sector value added, public sector value added (retained profits by state enterprises), indirect taxes, and subsidies (entering with a negative sigrn. On the expenditure side, GDP is disaggregated into consumption (public and private), investment (public and private), and net exports (exports minus imports). Tb-e capital account counterpart is the saving-investment identity, where the sum of public and private investment must equate to the sum of public, private, and foreign saving. 2. Matrix presentation Although the individual accounts give a comprehensive presentation of the flows in the consistency framework, it is helpful to integrate the accounts so that they are mutually consistent. For this, a useful device is a matrix of sources and uses for the four sectors plus the national accounts. -9- The matrix can be seen as a combination of the flow-of-funds (FOF) and social accounting matrix (SAM) approaches to macroeconomic accounting. The FOF methodology emphasizes the equality of sources and uses of funds. distinguished between current and capital accounts. The version of the kOF methodology underlying this framework is that presented in Holsen (1989). The SAM approach presents the standard macroeconomic identities (savings-investment, income-expenditure) in a form that shows the participatiot of each economic agent in the economy. The SAM has traditionally been used for ana'.7sis of the real economy, as in general equilibrium models, and thus covered only real variables. However, it has recently been extended to cover real-financial interactions as well (Easterly (forthcoming), Taylor and Rosensweig (forthcoming)). The matrix has the advantage that it captures the strong points of both the SAM and FOF approaches. The matrix presentation has the appealing feature that the row sums must equate to the sums of the corresponding columns. This allows us to verify at a glance that the accounts are consistent. Like the SAM, it also presents the main macroeconomic identities in a transparent way. Thus the first row is the conventional GDP identity from the expenditure side, while the first column is the GDP identity from the income side. The last row and column give the identity of saving and investment. As in the FOP approach, the matrix stresses the identity of sources and uses, distinguished between current and capital accounts. The upper left hand 5 x 5 corner of the matrix presents the current part of each of the five accounts (although the current account of the monetary system is left empty as explained earlier). The remainder of the matrix records the capital account transactions for each sector. The connecting link between the two is the saving of each - 10 - sector, shown as a diagonal matrix in the lower left-hand part of the matrix. Thus, the first part of the matrix records the identity of current sources and uses, where the latter includes saving. The second half of the matrix--the lower half and the right half and their intersection--show the financing identity for each sector, with their borrowing shown across the row and their asset accumulation down the column. This is the identity of capital sources and uses, with saving again as the balancing item. The matrix first presents the income and expenditure flows which correspond to GDP, in the first row and column. The next rows and columns give the income and expenditure of each a3ent, where the balancing item is saving. Finally the last rows and columns give the asset and liability accumulation of each agent in the capital account, where investment is included as accumulation of a physical asset. Saving is again the balancing item, presented now as a source of funds. Saving is equivalent to the change in net worth (abstracting from capital gains considerations), where net worth will include both physical capital and net financial assets. Alternatively, we can think of the matrix as distinguishing "above the line" and "below the line" flows. This conforms to the conventional manner of presenting the public sector and balance of payments accounts. The lower right-hand 5 x 5 matrix represents the financial "below the line" flows, while the remainder represents "above the line" flows. The sum of each capital account column will give the gross asset accumulation of that sector, including both physical capital and financial asset accumulation. The sum of each capital accourit row gives the sum of saving and gross borrowing by each sector (recall that for the monetary system, there is no saving). Since row sums must equal column sums in this matrix, this implies that investment plus financial asset accumulation must equal saving plus financial liability accumulation. This is another form of - 11 - the familiar identity that saving minus investment equals net financial asset accumulation for each sector. For the monetary system, which has neither saving nor investment, this identity requires that the change in its net financial position is zero. This necessitates a residual item, called here "net other liabilities", which often appears explicitly in the primary data source. The example of the public sector may be helpful in clarifying the use of the matrix. Reading across the row for public income (current sources), we get public value added and indirect taxes minus subsidies and direct taxes from the private sector. (Direct taxes are in turn an expenditure (or use) for the private sector.) Reading down the column for the public sector we get current expenditures such as government consumption, transfers, and interest payments. The balancing item that ensures the sum of the column entries will be equal to the sum of the row entries is government saving. By definition, saving plus current expenditure must equal current income. The second part of the matrix will give the capital account of the public sector. Reading down the capital acceant column fo: the public sector, we see asset accumulation in the form of purchases of capital goods (investment) plus net lending to the private sector. This asset accumulation will be financed by public sector saving (which could be negative), and borrowing from the monetary system, private sector, and foreigners. Thus, total capital sources (including saving) will equal total capital uses. To put it another way, the public deficit -- public saving minus public investment -- will be equivalent to net borrowing from other sectors. It may also be helpful to explain the national accounts row of the table in more detail. The first row gives the expenditure components of GDP. The aggregate consumption and investment expenditures (government and private) includes spending on both imported and domestic goods. Therefore, we have to - 12 - subtract imported goods expenditure from exports to obtain net foreign exchange earnings, which will give us GDP when summed with total consumption and investment. The imports are added back in further down the external sector column, in the external sector row. Th'.s insures that that the external sector column sum will be total current foreign exchange receipts, while the external sector row sum will be total current foreign exchange payments. Problems of estimation It is important to recognize some of the practical problems involved in estimating the consistent framework described above with historical data. The historical numbers themselves are usually not consistent. This is because the different sets of accounts -- national accounts, fiscal account., balance of payments accounts, and monetary accounts -- use different accounting methodologies. For example, the balance of payments and national accounts are estimated on an accrual basis, while the fiscal accounts are on a cash basis. The monetary accounts are often inconsistent with fiscal and balance of payments accounts so that we get different estimates of surpluses or deficits from "above the line* or "below the line". To construct the accounts, we will thus often have to choose between competing estimates of the same concept. For example, either the balance of payments or national accounts could be used to estimate exports and imports of goods and nonfactor services. In the estimation examples below we used the BOP estimates, since these accounts are more readily available on a timely basis. Private consumption then must be adjusted to preserve the national accounting idertity. Other items in the accounts can be estimated residually to preserve accounting consistency. For example, in the Colombia estimates, the net lending of the public sector to the private sector was estimated residually to - 13 - reconcile below the line financing with the estimated public sector deficit. Similarly, private foreign asset accumulation was estimated residually to reconcile foreign debt flows with the estimated current account deficit. These residuals will absorb the measurement errors and methodological inconsistencies in the accounts, and so should not be interpreted too literally. Where such residuals are excessively large, further work is needed to identify the source of the inconsistency. Even substantial inconsistencies in the historical data do not necessarily render invalid the consistency exercise, whose purpose is to provide a framework for projections or analysis of policy tradeoffs. If we presume that the size of the inconsistency will remain within a limited range over time, then it will still be possible to use the framework for analysis of the future. The principle of enforcing budget constraints holds even if the historical data do not precisely fit these constraints. Measurement errors in accounting identities are analogous to stochastic error terms in behavioral equations -- in both cases the model remains useful even though it does not fit the data exactly. Country examples The appendix contains applications of this consistency framework to historical data for Colombia and Zimbabwe. It may provide additional insight to analyze what these applications tell us, and to indicate how implicit or explicit behavioral relations would be added. The analysis of historical data is purely for illustrative purposes -- usually this kind of a framework would be used as a basis for a projection or for a counter-factual simulation. - 14 - 1. Colombia The appendix shows the matrix of 1986 flows for Colombia as a percentage of GDP. We see that the public sector had a high rate of saving in 1986 (6.86S of GDP), which actually exceeded total public investment (5.33 + 1.34 - 6.67 2 of GDP).5 Despite this small public sector surplus, the government borrowed abroad in significant amounts (2.03 Z of GDP). This foreign borrowing was used to reduce government debt at the central bank in an amount equal to 2.51 2 of GDP. The rest of the foreign borrowing, together with modest borrowing from the financial system and directly from the private sector, was used to finance net lending (i.e. development credits) to the private sector in the amount of 0.58 2 of GDP. The central bank had substantial inflows of foreign reserves to accomodate in 1986, equal to 3.45 2 of GDP, because of the current account surplus and substantial foreign borrowing. In this task, it would have been helped by the repayment of debt owed to it by the government, except this was mostly offset by credit expansion to the financial system (0.97Z percent of GDP) and to the private sector (1.55Z of GDP). The latter is calculated as a residual. In total, ti,e liabilities of the central bank expanded by an amount equal to 3.46Z of GDP. However, as shown in account 2, only 1.74 t of GDP of this amount corresponded to expansion of the monetary base. The remainder was accounted for by nonmonetary liabilities sold to banks and the nonfinancial public sector, and by foreign borrowing. The issuing of the nonmonetary liabilities was a sort of open-market operation that allowed the central bank to sterilize a substantial portion of the reserve increase. 5 Two decimal points are given to assist the reader in matching figures in the text to those in the table. It is unlikely that the quality of the data justifies such precision. - 15 _ The financial system was only a minor source of finance to the government (0.46Z of GDP), despite the large increase in quasi-money deposits by the private sector (7.812 of GDP). Most of this was returned to the private sector as loans (6.97Z of GDP), with the remainder tied up in the central bank in the form of reserves (1.01Z of GDP) or non-monetary assets (0.99 Z of GDP). The private sector also had a higher rate of saving (12.43Z of GDP) than invest.-ent (9.01+2.27 - 11.28Z of GDP), so its net financial accumulation was positive. Even so, it had substantial borrowing from the public sector and the central bank (development loans), the financial system, and abroad. Most of the private saving went into currency, central bank bonds, or deposits in the banking systenm, although a small amount (0.25 2 of GDP) also went into accumulation of foreign assets. However, the estimate of foreign asset accumulation is derived as a residual, and so should be viewed with caution. The resource surpluses of the public and private sectors imply an overall current account surplus, which shows up in the matrix as negative foreign saving (-1.34Z of GDP). This outcome is partly expiained by the high coffee prices during 1986. Despite the current account surplus, there was a substantial flow of foreign financing (2.362 of GDP), only slightly offset by the private foreign asset accumulation. This is what resulted in the large reserve accumulation at the central bank (3.45Z of GDP). It is useful to compare these results to the 1987 flows for Colombia, also shown in the appendix. In 1987 public sector saving was much lower (4.21Z of GDP), reflecting the end of the coffee boom of the previous year. The overall public sector balance -- saving less investment -- thus reverted to a deficit of 1.59Z of GDP. Net public foreign borrowing was actually negative in 1987 (-0.61Z of GDP), and net lending to the private sector was slightly higher (0.792 of GDP), so there was much greater reliance on - 16 - financing from the central bank (1.38? of GDP) and financial system (1.3? of GDP). The central bank financed its credit to the government with sizeable increases in its liabilities to the banking system (1.1 of GDP) and private sector (1.32 of GDP). Foreign borrowing at the central bank was close to zero in 1987. while international reserves declined. Most of the increase in domestic central bank liabilities was accounted for by expansion of high- powered money (1.9? of GDP). The private sector showed a significant increase in saving over 1986 (to 16.4? of GDP). Together with borrowing from the government, financial system, and abroad, this was used to finance a considerable expansion in investment (to 13.5? of GDP), while the flow of deposits in the financial system also rose slightly (7.93Z of GDP). The residual item -- accumulation of foreign assets -- is also larger in 1987 (1.24Z of GDP). It is instructive to compare the size of the residuals obtained in the exercise with independent estimates of these variables. The flow of net other assets of the central bank in the consistency calculation is 1.55 and 1.05 percent of GDP in 1986 and 1987, respectively. By contrast, the flow of net other assets plus lending to the private sector of the central bank calculated directly is -0.13 and -.05 percent of GDP in 1986 and 1987. This indicates an inconsistency in the numbers that could reflect, among other things, an operating loss at the central bank when capital gains on international reserves are excluded. Similarly, the residual item for the public sector is net lending to the private sector, which is 0.58 and 0.79 percent of GDP in 1986 and 1987. A comparable direct estimate of this item would be the residual calculated by the IMF between the "above the line' deficit and the "below the line" financing, which is -0.4 and 0.2 percent of GDP in 1986 and 1987. - 17 - Finally, the residual for the balance of payments is foreign asset accumulation by the private sector, in the amount of 0.25 and 1.24 percent of GDP in 1986 and 1987. There is no direct estimate of this concept available, but a comparable item would be the errors and omissions line of the balance of payments. This shows 0.37 and 0.01 percent of GDP in 1986 and 1987. These numbers should induce caution in interpreting any of the residual estimates too literally. It is inevitable that there be some discrepancy in attempting to reconcile the different accounts, as explained earlier. How much discrepancy is tolerable will vary from one country to another depending on the quality of the data available. The numbers are also of limited relevance without introducing an implicit or explicit behavioral model to analyze them, such as would be done in a projection or a study of policy alternatives. For example, a portfolio model of private sector demands for financial assets might be specified. We then could ask what effect the shift towards domestic financing of the public sector deficit during 1987 had on inflation (through a money demand equation) and on interest rates (through an equation for portfolio demand for interest- bearing financial assets). In a projection, the question might be posed as to what interest rates and inflation would be necessary for the government to obtain a particular level and composition of domestic financing. Similarly, in a projection the consistency of foreign debt inflows and the current account deficit with export and import performance -- based on the real exchange rate, terms of trade, trade policy, etc. -- would need to be explicitly modelled. This could be used to ask what real exchange rate would be necessary to support a particular outcome. - 18 - 2. Zimbabwe This example is based on a more detailed presentation contained in Khadr and Schmidt-Hebbel (1989b). Their presentation also contains an extension to constant prices. The matrix of 1987 flo'ds for Zimbabwe (see Table 1) shows that public dissaving was significant (3.82 of GDP). The overall public sector borrowing requirement amounted to some 102 of GDP. Foreign borrowing and credit from the financial system were both relatively modest (1.62 and 1.92 of GDP, respectively). The bulk (6.82 of GDP) came from borrowing from the private sector. Aside from public investment (3.62 of GDP) and public dissaving, the remainder of government borrowing (2.92 of GDP) was used mainly to provide capital transfers to parastatals, which are subsumed in the private sector. For the central bank, foreign reserve inflows were significant in 1987 (2.32 of GDP). Total domestic credit expansion was negligible, but there was a slight increase in credit to the government (0.72 of GDP) at the expense of a contraction in credit to the private sector (which includes local government and parastatals). There was also a minor entry for repayment of foreign loans. The liabilities of the central bank therefore increased by some 2.52 of GDP, predominantly in the form of commercial bank reserves. The banking sector was a modest source of finance to the government (1.22 of GDP) and the private sector (0.92 of GDP) in 1987. More important was the increase in reserves with the central bank (2.72 of GDP). The corresponding increase in the liabilities of the banking system (5.02 of GDP) took the form of an increase in demand deposits (0.92) and time deposits (4.12). The savings of the private sector (23? of GDP) significantly exceeded its investment (152 of GDP) in 1987. This aside, capital flows to the private sector included capital transfers from the government (mainly to parastatals) - 19 - (2.9? of GDP), loans from the banking system (0.92 of GDP) and foreign borrowing (0.2Z of GDP). Uses in the private sector's capital account covered lending to the government (ie. acquisition of bonds and Treasury bills) (6.8? of GDP), an increase in holdings of currency and demand deposits (0.9Z of GDP). an increase in quasi-money (4.1? of GDP), repayments to the central bank (0.5? of GDP) and _isinvestment by foreign multinationals (0.42 of GDP). Finally, the large excess of private saving over investment in 1987 allowed a modest current account surplus in the balance of payments (0.82 of GDP) to coexist with the sizeable public deficit. The surplus is the result mainly of tight restrictions on imports. The inflow of foreign borrowing (2? of GDP) largely financed foreign reserve accumulation by the central bank (2.3Z of GDP). As with the Colombia example, the Zimbabwe consistency framework would have to be used together with a behavioral model to deepen the analysis. We could ask what the heavy reliance of the government on domestic bonds sold to the private sector means for crowding out of private investment. In a projection, we could look at the government's future debt service requirements based on the existing stock of government debt and discuss what the tradeoffs were among alternative fiscal adjustment strategies. Conclusion To answer Emerson's question posed at the beginning, consistency is a hobgoblin that cannot be avoided by macroeconomists.6 Even though measurement errors may prevent us from observing exactly the budget constraints, we at least know the equations that must be approximated. This is an improvement 6 No doubt Emerson would have responded that this confirms that macroeconomists have "little minds". - 20 - over the situation often encountered in economic analysis where both the form of thc equation and the data are uncertain. While budget constraints do not uniquely determine a particular economic outcome, they do allow us to rule out a great many outcomes when we have some notion of 'reasonable' behavior. In many cases this is enough to evaluate whether a particular adjustment scenario is feasible. Even where a fully-specified behavioral model is desired, the consistency relations are invaluable in defining the structure of the model. A good grasp of consistency is a necessary addition to the macroeconomist's toolkit. CONSISTENCY ACCOUNTING MATRIX 13-Apr Curront, account of: Capital account of: National Budgetary Monetary Nonfinancial Euternal Budgetary Monetary Nonfinancial External Total TOTAL Sources (across) and Accounts Public System Private Public System Private Invostment Uses (down) Sector Sector Sector Sector National I Ioverneant I I Private IExportsamUSi ICoverneentI I Privateo I Total I Accounts I Consumptionl IConsumptionl mainus I 1Znve,st~ment I linveatmeot I Ilnve,tmeot I I ~ ~~I I I 11sportsGNsI I I I I IIGD Budgotary IIndir TaMes I I I Pr'ivate I Transfers v Gross Public Seoctor I-Subsidios I II Direct I E to C IIIIII Govsrnment (Govermsent) (G) 1. Not Gov't I Ij Taes. I I III Icome 10per. Surplusli I I I I I I Monetary IIIIII System (MS) IIIIII Non-Finoncial I Private T7reanfrer I I Transfers II III I Gross Privete Sector I Wages .I.In1toreatl E toPR IIIIIII Private (PR) I Profits a Gto? I II Income External I Interest I I Interest Il.portaGNFSI III I I Gross Sector I I Gto EI I PR to E II I I I I For Exchang. (E) IIIIIII Pyet Saving ond borrowing of: Budgoetry I GVovrnamet I I I I id US Credit Id PR Creditld For Debt I I Borrowing Public Sector I SavingII I I I I to Govt I to GovtI of Govt I I*Soviog of I Monetary I I I I I I I I d Broadid Fore"tlI d US System I I I I I II I Ilonoy (112)-I of US I ILiabilitios I ~ ~~I I I I I I I id NotOtberl I I I I I. I I I I I Iliab. of MS I I … I … I … I … I … I … II……------I------I-------I------…-------II------…I------I …------ ------… I------I …----- Mon-Financial I I Primste I I iNst LeWiningid MS Credit I Id For Debt I IBorreming # Private Sector e I I SavingI I I to PR I to PR I I of PR ISovisglof Pi … I … I … I … I … I … II … I … I…---I------I-------I------…-------II------… I------…I------I …----- I------ ------ External I I I I Foreign I I I d Internat d For.. I d Int') SectorIIII Saving II Reservee Assets of I Reserves I I I I ~~~~~~~~~~~(-CA bet.) I I of MS I PRI I It CA defici' … I … I … I … I…----------------- ------ ------I-----------…I…--------------- ----- -…---------- ----- Saving--total (sum I Government I Private I ForeignIIIII I I Tota of previous 4 rowe)I I SavingI I Saving I SavingII I I I Saving … I ……-- - - -- - - - - - -- - - -I …-- -- - -I-- - -- - - -- -…- - -I-- - -- - -I I …-- -- - --- - -- - -I …--- - -I …--- - -…--- - -I …--- - - TOTAL CDGP iTot Currentl ITot Currewtit Total FX I IAsset Accuml d MS Asset Accuml d Tot ForI Total I ~~~I Govt Uses I I PR Uses I Receipts I I of GovtI Assets I of PR I Debt linvestamatI -- - -I …- -- - -I- - - -- - -II- - -- - -I- - - -- - …-- - - -- -I -- - - -- I …-- - - -- -I -- - - -- -I -- - - -- I- -- - - --I - -- - - -I …--- - - - 22 - 1. GOVERNMENT (G) ------------------------------------- ______________.________--- ------- ICurrent Revenue: iCurrent Expenditures: I…-- - - - - - - - - .I------------------------------------- IDirect Taxes JGovernment Consumption |lndirect Taxes IDomestic Transfers I I INet Operating Surplus llnterest Payment: I I on Domestic Debt held by PR jTransfers from Abroad I on Foreign Debt ILess: Subsidies IGov't Saving IChange in Assets: IChange in Liabilities: I-------------------------------------…I…------------------------------------ iGovernment Investment lGovernment Saving INet Lending to PR IChange in MS Credit to Gov't I I I IChange in PR Credit to Gov't I I I IChange in Foreign Credit to Gov't Gov't Saving - Direct taxes + Indirect Taxes + Net Operating Surplus + Transfers from Abroad - Subsidies - Consumption - Dom. Transfers - Interest on Dom. Debt held by PR - Interest on For. Debt Investment + Net Lending to PR - Saving + dMS Credit to Gov't + dPR Credit to Gov't + dForeign Credit to Gov't 2. MONETARY SYSTEM (MS) I------------------------ ------------…---------- ------------------------ IChange in Assets: IChange in Liabilities: I-------------------------------------…I…------------------------------------ iChange in MS credit to Government IChange in Broad Money (M2) I i! IChange in MS credit to PR IChange in MLT Foreign Debt of MS IChange in Foreign Reserves of MS IChange in Net Other Liab. to PR I I dCredit to Gov't + dCredit to PR = dM2 + dMLT For. Debt * dForeign Reserves + dNet Other Liab. to PR MLT: medium- and long-term d: change in a financial stock within period - 23 - 3. NON-FINANCIAL PRIVATE SECTOR (PR) I----------------------------I-----.-------------------------------- jCurrent Revenue: ICurrent Expenditures: I-------------------------------------I…------------------------------ IValue Added Income (wages + profits) IConsumption: I I Domestic PR Consumption IDomestic Transfers from Gov't j Private Consumer Imports lInterest Payment on Domestic Debt IDirect Taxes I held by PR I I llnterest Paid on Private For. Debt ITransfers from Abroad IPR Saving -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - -I-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - IChange in Assets: iChange in Liabilitiess I---------------------..I _ -------------I------------------------------------- IPrivate Investment IPR Saving IChange in PR Credit to Government IChange in MS Credit to PR I I IChange in Broad Money (M2) IChange in Foreign Debt of PR I I IChange in Foreign Assets of PR INet Lending from Government I I IChange in Net Other Liabilities of MSI I I I-------------------------------------I…-------------------------------- Private Saving - Value Added Income + Domestic Tranfers from Gov't + Interest on Dom. Debt + Transfers from Abroad - Consumption - Direct Taxes - Interest on Private Foreign Debt Investment + dCredit to Gov't - Saving + dMS Credit to PR + dM2 + DForeign Assets + dForeign Debt + dNet Other Lib. of MS + Net Lending from Gov't - 24 - 4. EXTERNAL ACCOUNTS (E) ---------- -------------------------- I--- ---------------------------------- ICurrent Revenue (of ROW): ICurrent Expenditures (of ROW): …-------------------------------------I…------------------------------------ lInterest: lExports (GNFS) i Received from Gov't I I Received from PR ICurrent Transfers to Government lImports (GNFS) ICurrent Transfers to PR IForeign Saving (- CA Deficit) I I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I IChange in Assets (of ROW): IChange in Liabilities (of ROW): I I-------------------------------------…I------------------------------------- IChange in Net Foreign Debt of Gov't IForeign Saving (- CA deficit) I I I iChange in MLT Foreign Debt of MS IChange in Foreign Reserves of MS IChange in Foreign Debt of PR IChange in Foreign Assets of PR I …… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~I… * ROW - Rest of World CA Deficit - Interest from Gov't + Interest from PR + Imports - Exports - Current Transfers to Gov't - Current Transfers to PR dNet Foreign Debt of Gov't - CA Deficit + dMLT Foreign Debt of MS + dForeign Reserves of MS + dForeign Debt of PR + dForeign Assets of PR CA Deficit: Current Account Deficit- - 25 - BIBLIOGRAPHY Easterly, W. "Portfolio Effects in a CGE Model: Devaluation in a Dollarized Economy" in L. Taylor, ed. Structuralist Computable General Equilibrium Models, [forthcoming]. Holsen, J. "An Illustration of RMSM-X (Revised Minimum Standard Model- -Extended]," [1989]. Host-Madsen, P. Macroeconomic Accounts: An Overview. International Monetary Fund, Pamphlet Series No. 29, Washington, D.C., (1979], Khadr, A. and K. Schmidt-Hebbel. "A Framework for Macroeconomic Consistency in Current and Constant Prices," CECMG, [1989a]. _ WA Macroeconomic Consistency Framework with an Application to Zimbabwe," CECMG, [1989b]. Rosensweig, J. and L. Taylor "Devaluation, Capital Flows, and Crowding-Out: A CGE Model with Portfolio Choice for Thailand" in Taylor, ed. Op.cit. (forthcoming]. - 26 - APPENDIX I: COUNTRY APPLICATIONS I ~~~~~~~COLUMBIA (EONISTF,ICV ACCOLINFINC oAlfifN 3Q66 C....r.n PI-COD (a. a I of CDP) 14-Apr C"'frat a.Cco t of Cap.tal acccOnt of N.c..'-6 P.bI,c Central F.. P'.e.. E.t*,nal P.bl.. Central F-na-cal P-,nt.e Eatermel Total TOTAL Sou.ee (Ocroe.) and *~.. s SeCt. a..h sye.to s..to, Sector Bookt Spots. santo. Sector Inneauten a..o (down) fea&CotI) Nsi.oe.l I lCont Cnone" 11IIPi.st. Coines. ICWeS 19.031 5 Coant lea. I Frri eto low. I 57.5.1 Ine I I Accouste I 1Dooeat,c 6.09 1 M onaestic 63.71 ilnt. N -5.1? I jIoaseetoc 5 33 1 I Domestic 9.01 I jomemtic 34 34 I 1100.00 I Mom-Fineaciel (G) gNCOS 95 se I IT*.es 2.041II SIII A.blic Sectw Ife.e, 12 44 1 )[alit 0.14 I I .53I 5S.ba -0555 I I I Central (Call I I I II SenFt Ici (R)Il . O. I I I Il% 0 I I III F.aanse$c ter (P5) I 'l ITr re GWI I I lIf SI.2 I I W.ItI I Spel I ~~~Aded I I I I I II IIIII I I E.te-FlesIcIaIn%.)2Fr2ate lin. 0.5 lIes 00 I I IT l P*trie. etsVI. 85 I TrC(e. fre losn 0 "I..0 6.55 I II.. es 2.111 1 In. .71in." 3 II 0.01 I I I ed 5 I I IWS . " II I I I I I I I se. ntam oeol s f I lIt. .2 I Int 1.0I I I I I I I IToIal Seor * Imcia ICon. INI0.1I I ICo.N 09 )t .7 ICIne Nd 1.34c1 , amw. to 2.2 ,. Debt I NI6 I000 ftblic ocib1 Ism 5a I I Sw 665 I I I l c - tIoa 0 IPR04 a a 2 031 72 Seieeet.ra.u.f I I I I I I I I Iftee .1IC ,n, 07 I 4.Le. I I 1. Book I ia I5owtI I I I I I IC rei IN" cLeitbO. INK Ldeb to Flot . 0.21 I .4 -- b - -- ---- ---- ---- --- -- -- -- I- -- -- -- -- - -- -- I-- - - - - - - -I-- - - - - - -I I-- - - - - - - -I---- ----- ----I--- ---- ---- I--- --- --- --- 2-- - -- - - -I- - - -- - - - I--- .--- I CentreSl IIII I I I I ICIc.i Ift re .14iCarreac 0.7 IFo,. LieS. I I I Spates 5 I -I I I I I Ito FS 0 975 5NDLimb. 1.21 lot FS -0 571 II 9.43I Non-Finanicial I I I IPrinate I I INst Lendi.n Ic 5C8 cr .t 5FS cred.t I 5Cradit -0 25 I I Priest. Sector I I I 5S.a.ng 12 43 5 I It. PR 0 0 Se to PR I SS Ito PR 6 97 I 5CF1 0 97 I 5 22.22 I E.tornal I I I IFor,.sn I I IF., R.e.,r.as IFor. Aeeta I I I5I Sector.. I I I. I i.eqn -1 345 bdlo C 3 451 lotfPR 0.2551 I I 2.2551 Sawing--total I 50~~joc5 I IFr-ate IFDoei.qf I5 I (s.a of pro.eciu S -o.)I ISa.c.n 6.8" I I 5San-n 12 43 155m6i. -1 34 I 1 79 … 5…-- -- - - - - -- -I - -- - - - -I-- - - - - - - -I-- -- I- -- -I-- - - -- - - - I- - - -- - - -II…--- - - -- - -- - - -- - -I-- - - - - - -I-- - - -- - - -- - - -- - - -- - -- - - -- - …- - - 5 .5I I I SI I I I I5 TOTAL I 1u0 00 5 23 63 I I 07.16 I 20 00 I 5 7.25 I 3 46 5 9.43 5 21.22 1 2 36 51? 95 5 … 5…-- -- - - - - - -I - -- - - - -I-- - - - - - - -I-- -- I- -- -I-- - - - - - - -I-- - - - - - -I I-- -- - -- -- - - -- - -- -- -I-- - - - -- -…-- - -- - - - - - - - - - -I-- - -- - - --…-- - - Sac.sae - Inoasteont 0 19 1.15 -1 34 Verisbl* lbmes: MMS: Net Co.'t Oparatnag S.rpl.o Trfar Transfers Sets Sebm.dia. Nll L. b Oln-ooane,ar L,ebil,t,oa la% . Interest NO La.b Nat 055cr t.sb,.it.oa WF S.. Naon-facto, Se. .can Qa.0. N Does. 1NO,e int N: ilrat Ieeorta OFI Ore.ct Foreson In....two.t Inn . In-et-et I.aortn F.r L.ab F.ra.gn t,&b,i,t,ea Cons Con.Acot..o Incc t Ef Enpo-ts of G-ood and N-n facto, Sar,c.o COLOMBIA u"itSTEaCI ACCaDNffC Eat ARiLa 34.7 C-rren Price. (ae. S of CDP) la-Se. C.rs-et accout of: C.p.tal acco,nt Of. Netunal rgblic Central Pin. Ps-swat. Estasrnel Public Central FPsamoceal Ps-swat. t.tasrnal 1045i TOTAL S~rcae (acroee) end A,.o.W.. butOBsiS Sastoo sector Sector Ba&. Syss., Sector Secto, ia.aetmmant i.e.. (doSs) (mhtotLo) … I … .......... -------I …------- …-…-------I …--------S …-------A-----… ---S …-------I …-------I--------I…-----… --I…--------A …---I Matlases 50o.c Cons... I 5Ptis-at. Cone... gaGES la 94 5 IGa.,#. In.. I I Ps-maste is.. I ntSie la.. I Accent. I l0ceaac.c 7.51 I I 100ceastiC 63.39 11nt N -5.32 A jDaeetmic 46 5 I Ihammetic 20.63 I Joease tic 15.48 I 00 00 I … I…-----------I…-------I--…------I …-- --- …--------I …-------5 …--------- --------I …----------…------ -----…----------- …--- 2ba-P.asac,al (C) 5fGC05 7 3.1 5 IIS.S.. I 2)65IS I I I 5. Psshic Sector 51.... 12 44 5 1 lint. 0.21 5 I 2 OISI3.66 I lube -QISS I S I I IISII …------------I …-------I …------- …-------… - -----… ---I …-------I ----…----I …----------…----I …S…------I…-----------------…-- Castr-al (CS) II I III Saab SII I III … I … I … I… I… I … I…- ------- ----------------------- --------II…--------I …----------…----I …---------- …-----I…-------I …--- Piesascial (FS) III I III Slate I - ---------- tLi---------I- ---------I----- I---- --------I-- ------II-- -------I-- …------I--- …-- -l---I --------I-------- ----------I--- --I Na-Pbaascial (PR) IPs-suete inat GAB9 I I I lint. 0.051ISI I I I Pr-ivoet Sectr lValue 60 72 iTre*sa 5.03 I I Airefare 2-fl IIIA I 0604651 lAddad I I I I I Al I III … I … I … I… I… I … A … IA…------I---------…----I---I---------… A-------…---------I----------------…-----------------I…-------I…--- Eatersal f lnt 2.60 1 I Alaes. 0.545 5555 litelO I I Sector A Cone H 0.13 1 I Ica"e. N 1.22 llnt. N 5.32 I Ala.. II 1iii f in.. N 2.6? 5 52ev. N 3.62 1 30 42 5 5 5 5 5WSr. 6605. II I A AMF I,I G1 5- … I … I … A… A… A … A … Al …A … A…--I …A-------…A…A-I---…----------I--------I --------- -------- --------I--------- -------- ----- So.iagend borrs oinagofl I A AIA A A A A I ----------- I--------- ---------I---I------------I--A----A-A--- I -------------Al--I------- ---------I-----A- - AA -A - I------ -- -----J Hmt-Fiesbcial A C*.'t A A A A A A I Scre isadt IFS credit Shade to APor. Cast I Pu.blclco - I Saun I a.8 42215 A A IA 1 to t.aSWItoGa 1.30AMP 0.32lot0 -0.625 5 3595I …-------------I … A … … A… …A…----------I--- 5I--- …----------I----A---… … --------l-I--------A--------…I------A--…------… -5…A------- ---- Casual I A I A A A A A 5 lflaaes-vae 0.14 lCerrascg 1.25 jPor. L.ub. A A 5I 074 Itrecy 116 Ior.Lieb I Sash A I - A A A A Al~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I 5aM,Liabo .3955. Limb. 0.13Alof CS 0.04, I 1 24651 … S …A-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - -- - - - - -I -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - A… … A … A ……- ------ --- --- --I--- -- ---A…--I …A…A…-- --I - -- - - -- - -- - - Pisascial AI A A A A 55O 5C6radstL AbasHi of 93 orCDebt I Slate AI I A II ItoPFS 0. Go INDLeb. 1i43 lofPFS -0.435 A 9 52 … s … S … … I… …I… A … … 5 … …A----- -------------- --- -------- ;I---------II---------… A--------II -------A-----I----I-A------I------------- taPim inanasal I 5 A `IPri1at I I SWat Leadsal ACS Cs-edit IFS credit I ACs-edst -0 09 I Sewealctor I I A Shn, 16 4451 A Ato M OTBAtoM lOSAtoM2. P 7.095 IViD 0.43 1 A25.7125 … S…-----------I … A… A…--A … A … Al…-------------------- -------- --------- I---…A …--I--------I-- …------I- …------I- …------S ---- E.a stna 5 forasast I A IPor Raaar.aa I iPor Aesate I I Sector I 5 I 5 iSa.inq -2.34 5 A lof CB -GM5 I lof Fe 1.24 5 5 -06 5 … I … I … A … A … 5…~--- - - -- - - -- - - - -- - -- - -I- - - -- - - -- - - -I …-- - - - - -I I - - -- - - -- -I -- - - -- - -I- - - -- - - -I-- - - -A-- -…I- - -- - - - AI - - -- - - - - …- - - e.-issg -- toteI A-- lco.t I I lPrlvate lforign 55I I A A I ("aeofpravioiie 5roma) I ISeOg- 4225 5 laSeusn 16 44 55e.isg -2 34 55 5 5AIt5 1305 … A … I … 5… I… 5 … S … Al …I … A…I---------I…A…----…--- '5 5 6.59:~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------------- :-------- 246------ ---------- ---------------- ------- --- Seuhaga - Inwesatoent -t 59 2.93 -1.34 Variabe "eMa- NM;S Aant Co. t Oparating Wc-I res-a Tranafear ".a : Sisbaidee* L4.eb Nts-eanatsry Li.b,lit'.e Ist Interste NOI L.ab Nat OLbas- Liabslitsme NF Sr.. anon-factor Se.ce a.S N Qua.. Money 1st. N: Znt. iedsat lmgs-rtz OPi' U.s-act Poreign lnveateent n. N Ineteent laoLs-t For Link Pore.as- L.sbilit.ea Cone Coneiagtson. Sas.c.s. tCdP 1 E.pos-ta of COoda and Non-faCLs- 6as-nCaa - 29 - COLOMBIA As! As % 1. Non-Financial Public Sector (Government) 1986 of GDP 1987 of GDP - -----------------------------------------------------------------------__----__------------------- Current Revenue (millions of current pesos) 1683884 23.63 1813635 20.86 Direct Taxes (Private (total)) 136636 2.04 102069 1.16 Indirect Taxes 833804 12.44 1092431 12.44 Int. Rec'd. from No-Fin. Priv. Soctor 9200 0.14 18800 0.21 Not Current Transfers from Abroad Not Operating Surplus (nontax revonues) 640700 9.6G 648100 7.38 Not Subsidies -36636 -0.65 -47866 -0.55 Current Expenditures (millions of current pesos) 1123864 16.77 1444136 16.45 Interest 201800 3.01 331400 3.77 to Non-Financial Private Sector 50200 0.76 77800 0.89 to External Sector 161600 2.26 263600 2.89 Current Tronafers (not) 372264 6.66 441736 5.03 Consumption Expenditures 649800 8.20 671000 7.64 Domestic 642187 8.09 669610 7.51 Imported 7613 0.11 11490 0.13 Govornment Savings 460000 6.86 369400 4.21 Assot Accumulation 4E-774 7.25 678439 8.S9 Net Capital Transf. and Gov't Lend 38674 0.68 69439 0.79 Fixod capital formation 47200 6.67 609000 5.80 domestic goods 357295 6.33 408366 4.66 imported goods 89906 1.34 100646 1.15 Financing 26774 0.38 209039 2.38 Net Central Bank Lending -168462 -2.61 120964 1.38 Net Banking System Lending 30967 0.46. 113714 1.30 Bonds to private sector 27299 0.41 27868 0.32 Net Foreign Debt 135960 2.03 -63487 -0.61 Memo: Gov't net financing requirement 12800 0.19 -139600 -1.59 - 30 - a. COLOMBIA As As % 2. Central Bank (C8) 1986 of GOP 1987 of CDP Change in Asnetu 231805 3.46 216871 2.46 Net Foreign Reserves Central Sank 231073 3.46 -48692 -0.55 Not Central Bank Lending to Gov't -168462 -2.61 120964 1.38 Domestic Credit to Private Sector -23722 -0.43 -2688 , -0.03 Credit to Banking System 65189 0.97 61346 0.58 Net other assets (priv sector) 132718 1.98 94952 1.08 Change in Liabilities 231805 3.48 215871 2.46 Change in High Powered Monoy: 110429 1.74 166458 1.90 Currency 48376 0.73 101112 1.15 Bank Reserves 67653 1.01 65346 0.74 Change in Non-Monetary Liab;lities: 101482 1.61 46788 0.52 Banks 66112 0.99 34286 0.39 Non-Financial Privato Sector 36360 0.53 11502 0.13 Change in Foreign Liabilities 13914 0.21 3625 0.04 Aso As % 3. Financial System (FS) 1988 of CDP 1987 of CDP Change In Assets 631826 9.43 836C88 9.52 Net Credit to Covernment 30967 0.46 113714 1.30 Not Credit to Privato Sector 467194 6.97 622342 7.09 Central Sank Reserves 67653 1.01 65346 0.74 International Reserves (net) 0 0.00 0 0.00 Non-Monetary Credit to CB 68112 0.99 3428C 0.39 Change in Liabilities 631826 9.43 835688 9.52 cross Credit from CS 65189 0.97 51346 0.58 Quasi-Money 623682 7.81 696487 7.93 Not Long-Term Foreign Borrowing -38023 -0.67 -37757 -0.43 Change in Net Other Liabilitioes to PR (residual) 81078 1.21 125613 1.43 - 31 - COL04IIA As X As X 4. Private Sector (PR) 1986 ot COP 1987 of GOP Incoe 5340687 87.16 7853763 89.48 Non-Financial Private Sector Value Added 5268897 78.54 7006766 80.72 Interest 62531 0.78 , 81924 0.93 Int. Rocolved from Government 50200 0.76 77800 0.89 Int. on Foroign Assets 2331 0.03 4124 0.06 Current Transfer Receipts 524759 7.83 686071 7.80 From Government 372264 6.C5 441736 5.03 from Abroad (not) 162495 2.20 243336 2.77 Expenditures 5840087 87.16 7663763 89.46 Direct Taxes 136636 2.04 102069 1.16 Interest 89936 1.34 66034 0.75 Int. Paid to Public Sector 9200 *0.14 18800 0.21 Int. Paid to Rest of the World 80736 1.20 47234 0.54 Private Consumption 4791341 71.35 6242714 71.11 Domestic 4269600 63.71 5684965 63.39 Imported 611841 7.64 677759 7.72 Private Savings 832774 12.43 1442936 16.44 Capital Account Financing 1488936 22.22 2267065 25.71 Privut. Savings 832774 12.43 1442936 18.44 Cov't. Capital Transfors & Net Lending 38674 0.68 69439 0.79 Credit from CS (plus not other *ssets of CB) 103996 1.65 92264 1.06 Credit froe Banking System 467194 6.97 622342 7.09 Credit from Abroad -18611 -0.28 -7629 -0.09 Direct Foreign Investment 64909 0.97 37702 0.43 Asset Accumulation 1488936 22.22 2257055 25.71 Privat. Investmwnt 765682 11.28 1185429 13.50 domestic goods 603876 9.01 961032 10-.83 imported goods 161960 2.27 234396 2.67 Doestic Government DObt 27299 0.41 27858 0.32 Money A Quasi Money 672468 8.64 797699 9.08 Currency 48876 0.73 101112 1.15 Quasi Money 623682 7.81 696487 7.93 Non-Monetary Assets at CB 35360 0.53 11602 0.13 Non-Fin. Private Sector Foreign Assets 16926 0.26 109064 1.24 Net Othor Liabilities of FS 81078 1.21 125613 1.43 - 32 - COLOMBIA As i As% 5. Balance of Payments (in local currency) 1986 of GOP 1987 of GDP Resource Bsalance Exports (G#NFS) 1276129 19.03 1662693 18.94 Imports (GCNFS) 1107870 16.63 1491311 16.99 Intermediate Imports 346662 6.17 467020 5.32 Consumer Imports 619464 7.76 689249 7.85 Goods 73819 1.10 118393 1.36 Public Sector 7613 0.11 11490 0.13 Private Sector 66206 0.99 106902 1.22 Non-factor Services 446636 6.66 670867 6.so Investment Imports 241866 3.61 336042 3.82 Public Sector 89900 1.34 100646 1.15 Private Sector 151960 2.27 234396 2.67 Factor payments 256463 3.81 339409 3.87 Int. Payment by Gov't on For. Debt 174717 2.61 292176 3.33 Int. Paid on Private For. Oebt 80736 1.20 47234 0.54 Factor Income 26448 0.38 42699 0.49 Int. on Private For. issets 2331 0.03 4124 0.05 Int. Received on public foreign assets 23117 0.34 38675 0.44 Not Transfers 162496 2.28 243336 2.77 Net Cur. Trans. R*ecd from Abroad by Cov't 0 0.00 0 0.00 Net Cur. Trans. R*ecd from Abroad by Priv. Secto 162496 2.28 243336 2.77 Aggregate Fo!-ign Exchange Earnings 1463072 21.68 1948627 22.20 Aggregate Foreign Exchange Payments 1363324 20.34 1830720 20.86 Current Account Deficit -89749 -1.34 -117907 -1.34 Net L-T Extornal Borrowing 158260 2.36 -57646 -0.66 Not Gov't Foreign Borrowing 136960 2.03 -53487 -0.81 Net Private Foreign Borrowing -18611 -0.28 -7629 -0.09 Net CB Foreign Borrowing 13914 0.21 3626 0.04 Not Banking System Foreign Borrowing -38023 -0.67 -37767 -0.43 Direct Foreign Investment 64909 0.97 37702 0.43 Short-term foreign assets 247909 3.70 60382 0.69 CB Foreign Reserves 231073 3.46 -48692 -0.5S Nonfin private sector foreign assets 16926 0.26 109054 1.24 - 33 - COLOMBIA As As% 8. National Accounts 1986 of GOP 1987 of GOP ------------------------------_--------------_-----------------------____----__-__---__--_-------- Total Value Added Income (GOP) 6701426 100.00 8779424 100.00 ----------------------------------_--------------- Non-Financial Priv. Sector Income 6263397 78 64 7086758 80.72 Noet Operating Surplus of Government 840700 9.66 648100 7.38 Indirect Taxes 833864 12.44 1092431 12.44 Lost Subsidies -38636 -0.66 -47886 -0.56 ---------------------------------------------_---- Government dometic consumption 542187 8.09 669610 7.51 Private Domstic consumption 4269600 63.71 6654966 63.39 Govt invostment (domestic) 367295 6.33 408365 4.85 Privato investment (domostic) 803876 9.01 961032 10.83 Exports GNFS - Interediste imports 928668 13.86 1196672 13.82 Total Expenditures (GDP) 6701426 100.00 6779424 100.00 Consumption 6331141 79.55 6913714 78.75 Gov't Consumption 649800 8.20 671000 7.64 Private Consumption 4781341 71.36 6242714 71.11 Investment 1203026 17.96 1694429 19.30 Gov't Investment 447200 6.67 509000 5.80 Private Investment 76t825 11.28 1186429 13.50 Exports of Goods and Nonfactor Services 1275129 19.03 1682693 18.94 Imports of Goods and Nonfactor Services 1107870 16.63 1491311 16.99 Gov't Consumption Imports 7613 0.11 11490 0.13 Private Consumption Imports 66206 0.99 108902 1.22 Intermediate Imports 346562 5.17 467020 5.32 Governmnt Invostment Imports 89905 1.34 100645 1.15 Private Investment Imports 161960 2.27 234396 2.67 Nonfactor serviceos 445635 6.66 570867 6.50 GDP 6701426 100.00 8779424 100.00 - - - - a - - - - - - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~a a -~~". - -" -- .- .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. . .. .. .0. .. ..3. .. . .. . .... ......s........ e ..... . .. . .. . .. . .....e.. .aq .... .... ..... . .. .. . .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .........aq. - I~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~0 w o0 l sIV O. 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T-Tablo for the Non Financial Public Sector (Govornment) Millions of Zimbabwe dollars, and as U of GOP Sou rce Uses C u r r * n t A c c o u n t 1m6? 1907 1937 1967 U X Governmnt Value Added CFY 435.00 4.4? Government Consumption Cg 2031.00 20.S9 Indir et Taxes TI 1 O71.00 14.10 tnterost Payments to PR 1 O9o 852.00 9.62 Direct Taxes from PR TDpr 1507.00 15.50 Govt. Transfer* to PR GIR 750.00 7.71 Interest reccd. from PR 16.lO Th 0.00 0.00 tnterest Paymento to ROW 1 E PE g 226.00 2.32 Transfors to Govt. fr. Abr. E.NTRQO 115.00 1.13 Government Saving S -U69.00 -8.79 Subsidies 4 3.00 4.50 Total CA Gov. Sourceo 8423.00 85.25 Total CA Gow. Use 8423.00 36.26 C a p i t a l A a c o u n t 1997 190? 1"7 1"7? U S Government Savin So -869.00 -8.79 tnvostment of Govt. Ig 851.00 8.61 Borrowing from dDCg 66.00 0.63 0 nc.In direct lending to PR dCKTR 235.00 2.98 Borrowlng from SI dCBSg 120.00 1.28 Borrowln9 from PR dB 661.00 6.30 Borrowing from Ro E.dBFg 156.00 1.62 Total Gov. Sources 686.00 6.54 Total Gov. Use 686.00 6.54 Note: Lower case d denotes a first difference. (1) SgomFY+TI-GSUB+TDpr.E.NTRGO-Cg-1. 8g-OTR-Ei .BFg (1') tq*dOlC(TRSg.dOCg.dCBSq.dBg.E .Bg - 36 - Table 3 ZIMBABWE T-Table for Control Sank Millions of Zimbsbwe dollars, and as X of CDP SourcesUses C a p i t a l A c c o u n t 1967 1967 1987 1987 Increase in vault cash dHbc -7.00 -0.07 Lending to Govt. dDCg 66.00 0.68 Increase in BS deposits dDBOScb 269.00 2.77 Lending to BS dDCbc 0.00 0.00 Increase In Currency dHpr 4.00 0.04 Lending to PR dDCpr -49.00 -0.60 Increase In iR deposits dDSPRcb 0.00 0.00 Accumulation of net reserves E.dRcb 223.00 2.29 Foreign borrowing E.dNFScb -20.00 -0.27 Total CB Sources 240.00 2.47 Total CS Uses 240.00 2.47 (2') dDCg.dDCbsdDCpr+E .dRcb a dNibs.dSISScb+dHpr *dDBPRcbE .dNFNcb - 37 - Table 4 Y-T.ble fre Blaking System Millions of Zimtbl e dollars, and as I of w Soureso Uses 1W? 199? 199? 197 Sorrowing freo CB dDCb. 0.00 0.00 Lending to Govt. dCBSS 120.00 1.23 Incresse In Demand Deposits OEPpr 3t.00 0.97 Aceculoti.e of Vault Cash dHMe -7.00 -0.07 'Increase In quasi-Money dM I90 00* 4.07 Accumulation of doolits at CB DSOMb 269.00 2.77 Berrowing froe NOW E.dIWbo 0.00 0.00 Lendlns te Private Sectr dCSpr 92.00 0.95 Acem. of nt foren r" *rves 1.dtbs 7.00 0.07 Total OS Sources 461.00 4W9 Total 05 Use 461.00 4.95 (3') dCBSI-Mbo.dDWScb*dCSprEdbSW a dDCbeDWEPpr *dQUWl*.dlUbs - 38 - Table 0 ZIMSAW3 T-Tabl- for The Rest of tho World (ROW) Millions of Zimbabwe dollars, end an t of 0 Sou rc- Uses C u r t A c e o u n t 111? lW? iosv igs7 X 3 Interost reo'd. from Govt. I.E.FG 226.00 2.82 PayssetO for Exporte E.XOWS 2601.00 27.57 pays. for GOt.Conoump.ASportt EMg 277.00 2.35 Net Transfeor to Govt. - E.NTRGO 115.00 1.16 Piofit re_ittncne r.E.OfY 90.00 1.01 Not tranof-rs to PR E.NATRI 0.00 0.00 tnterest roc'd. froe PR I.E.Opr J6.00 0.37 Workeor. remlttance E.REM -17.00 -0.33 Pays. for PR Conosmp. I port E.Mpr 760.00 7.32 tntoroat on net PR roerveo I.E.Rpr 16.00 0.19 Pays. for Intermtdiate Import E.MINT 666.00 6.67 Savings of RNW St -76.00 -0.78 Paym.for Govt. Invoetm.Tmports E.tgm 124.00 1.20 Pay .for PR tnvestmont Sorta E.Ipm 612.00 6.27 Total CA ROW Sourco 2701.00 27.79 Total CA ROW Us" 2701.00 27.78 C a p I t a l A c c o u n t 1967 1967 1937 1967 S I Savlng of ROW Si -76.00 -0.79 Inc. .n Govt. for.borrowing E.dOFq 156.00 1.62 Increase In CD net re rvos E.dRcb 223.00 2.29 tnc. In CS for. borrowing E.dNFBcb -26.00 -0.27 tncroae in US not resorves E.dRbe 7.00 0.07 Tne. In BS for. borrowing E.dNPDbe 0.00 0.00 tneresse In PR not resrves E.dRpr 0.00 0.00 tne. in PR for. r_esrveo E.dFpr 62.00 0.64 Direct Foreign tnveitment E.dDFS -40.00 -0.41 Total ROW Sources 154.00 1.56 Total ROW Use 154.00 1.56 (5) Sfsl.E.BFg.E.Mg.r.E.DFt.i.E.IFpr4E.Mpr4E.NINT-E.tg *E.Ip ,E.XOWNS-E.NTR7O-E.NTRPR-E.VEM-I .E.Rpr (5') E.dOFSE.dNFBcb.E.dNfPbs-E.dSFpr4E.dDFt a Sf#E.dRcb *E.dRb.E.dRpr - 39 - Table 7 ZIMSABWE T-Tablo for the National Accounts Millions of Zimbabwe dollars, and as I of CDP So u r ces Uses C u r r * n t A c c o u n t 1907 1987 1987 198? X s Contram Govt. Consumption Cg 2051.00 20.89 Government Value Added OFT 435.00 4.47 Prlvate Consumption Cpr 5656.00 57.16 PR Value Added PRFY 808t.00 86.95 Central Govt. Investment Ig 561.00 3.61 Indirect Taxes TI 1371.00 14.10 Private Investment Ipr 1444.00 14.86 Lose: Exports of CNFS E.XCNFS 2681.00 27.67 Subsidies GSUB 486.00 4.60 Loes: Central Oovt.Consumptlon E.Mg 277.00 2.96 Prlv. Consumption Iports E.Mpr 760.00 7.82 Central Govt.Invest. Iports E Zgm 124.00 1.20 Priv. Invostomnt I"ports E.Ipm 612.00 6.27 Intermediate goods Imports E.MINT 666.00 6.67 Total NA Sources 9724.00 100.00 Total NA Uses 9724.00 100.00 (7) GOP a Cg.CpraIg.Ipr.E.(XONFS-Mg-Upr-Igm-MtdT) (78) CDP a CFY.PRFY.TI-GSUB PPR Workint Paper Series Contact Title Author Date for paper WPS204 The Impact of Labor Costs on Manufactured Exports in Developing Countries. An Ecenometric Analysis Luis Riveros May 1989 R. Luz 61762 WPS205 What Determines National Saving? A Case Study of Korea and the Philippines Sang-Woo Nam May 1989 R. Luz 61762 WPS206 The Effects of Single-Sex Schooling on Student Achievement and Attitudes in Nigeria Valerie E. Lee May 1989 C Cristobal Marlaine E. Lockheed 33640 WPS207 Occupational Training Among Peruvian Men: Does It Make a Difference Ana-Maria Arriagda May 1989 C. Cristobal 33640 WPS208 Effective Primary Level Science Teaching in the Philippines Marlaine E. Lockheed May 1989 C. Cristobal Josefina Fonacier 33640 Leonard J. Bianchi WPS209 Can the Industrial Countries Return to Rapid Growth? Space Seminar International Economics Department and International Economic Analysis and Prospects Division WPS210 Notes on Cash-Flow Taxation Roger H. Gordon June 1989 A Bhalla 60359 WPS211 Coffee Pricing Policies in the Dominican Republic Panos Varangis May 1989 D. Gustafson 33714 WPS212 Beyond the Debt Crisis: Alternative Forms of Finar.cing Lessard WPS213 Conditionality and Debt Relief Stijn Claessens June 1989 S. King-Watson Ishac Diwan 33730 WPS214 Adjustment and the Labor Market Peter R. Fallon June 1989 R. Luz Luis A. Riveros 61762 WPS215 Adjustment and Income Distribution: A Counterfactual Analysis Francois Bourguignon William H. Branson Jaime de Melo May 1989 M. Ameal 61466 WPS216 Price and Quality Effects of Vers--Revisited: A Case Study of Korean Footwear Exports Jaime de Melo June 1989 M. Ameal L. Alan Winters 61466 WPS217 Public Dlbt, North and South Helmut Reisen PPR Working Paper Series Contact Title Author Date for paDer WPS218 Public Finance, Trade and Development Vittorio Corbo WPS219 Rura: Credit in Developing Countries Avishay Braverman June 1989 C. Spooner J. Luis Guasch 37570 WPS220 Capacity Building for Policy Analysis: Lessons of Experience S;amuel Paul !javid Steedman Francis X Sutton WPS221 How Does Uncertainty About the Real Exchange Rate Affect Exports? Ricardo J. Caballero June 1989 A. Oropesa Vittorio Corbo 61758 WPS222 Why Stabilisation Policies in Zambia Did Not Succeed Christopher Coiclough WPS223 Overvalued and Undervalued Exchange Rates in An Equilibrium Optimizing Model Jose Saul Lizondo WPS224 The Economics of the Government Budget Constraint Stanley Fischer May 1989 S. Fischer 33774 WPS225 Targeting Assistance to the Poor Using Household Survey Data Paul Glewwe June 1989 B. Rosa Oussama Kanaan 33751 WPS226 Inflation and the Costs of Stabilization: Historical Cases, Recent Experiences and Policy Lessons Andres Solimano WPS227 Institutional Reforms in Sector Adjustment Operations Samuel Paul WPS228 Economic Performance of Developing Countries in the 1980s Robert Lynn F. Desmond McCarthy WPS229 The Demographic Transition and Saving for Ufe-Cycle Motives in Developing Countries Steven B. Webb Heidi Zia WPS230 Unemployment, Migration and Wages in Turkey, 1962-1985 Bent Hansen WPS231 The World Bank Revised Minimum Standard Model Doug Addison May 1989 J. Onwuemene- Kocha WPS232 Kenya: Women and Food Security PHRWD WPS233 Public Enterprise Reform in Adjustment Lending John Neglis WPS234 A Consistency Framework Macroeconomic Analysis William Easterly June 1989 R. Luz 61760