Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/19852
Year of Publication: 
2006
Series/Report no.: 
Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Berlin 2006 No. 27
Publisher: 
Verein für Socialpolitik, Ausschuss für Entwicklungsländer, Hannover
Abstract: 
South Africa appears to share some of the characteristics (property price boom, easing of monetary policy, strong domestic demand growth) of asset price booms in industrial countries that were often followed by a period of weak growth. The international experience suggests that a number of practical obstacles need to be overcome before a more proactive role of monetary policy is warranted. However, a larger variety of available mortgage contracts, including longer-term fixed-rate contracts, should allow for a more efficient allocation of interest rate risks. Also, a more systematic nationwide collection of property price data, including data on commercial property price developments, would provide a more representative basis for analysis.
Subjects: 
Asset Prices
property prices
monetary policy
economic development
JEL: 
E44
E52
E58
Document Type: 
Conference Paper

Files in This Item:
File
Size
159.84 kB





Items in EconStor are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.