The effect of fiscal variables on economic growth in Asian economies: a dynamic panel data analysis
This paper investigates the effect of relationship between fiscal variables and economic growth in Asian economies using a generalized method of moments (GMM) method as a dynamic panel data analysis over the 1985 – 2001 periods. These data contain a number of time invariant and time varying variable...
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| description | This paper investigates the effect of relationship between fiscal variables and economic growth in Asian economies using a generalized method of moments (GMM) method as a dynamic panel data analysis over the 1985 – 2001 periods. These data contain a number of time invariant and time varying variables, where the time varying variables are averaged over four year It examines two different channels through which fiscal policy can affect long run economic growth in Asia. The first channel is when components and aggregate government expenditure affects the real per capita GDP and the second channel is when the components and aggregate of other fiscal variables affects the real per capita GDP. The dynamic panel data result especially GMM-SYS establishes a long run relationship between fiscal policy and economic growth. We find positive and statistically significant impact of health and education expenditure, aggregate of government expenditure and aggregate of other fiscal variables on real per capita GDP. Furthermore, we find that the defence expenditure, distortionary taxation and budget balance are significantly and negatively related to real per capita GDP. |
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| spelling | upm-171332016-02-12T07:50:56Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17133/ The effect of fiscal variables on economic growth in Asian economies: a dynamic panel data analysis Abdullah, Hussin Habibullah, Muzafar Shah Baharumshah, Ahmad Zubaidi This paper investigates the effect of relationship between fiscal variables and economic growth in Asian economies using a generalized method of moments (GMM) method as a dynamic panel data analysis over the 1985 – 2001 periods. These data contain a number of time invariant and time varying variables, where the time varying variables are averaged over four year It examines two different channels through which fiscal policy can affect long run economic growth in Asia. The first channel is when components and aggregate government expenditure affects the real per capita GDP and the second channel is when the components and aggregate of other fiscal variables affects the real per capita GDP. The dynamic panel data result especially GMM-SYS establishes a long run relationship between fiscal policy and economic growth. We find positive and statistically significant impact of health and education expenditure, aggregate of government expenditure and aggregate of other fiscal variables on real per capita GDP. Furthermore, we find that the defence expenditure, distortionary taxation and budget balance are significantly and negatively related to real per capita GDP. Canadian Center of Science and Education 2009-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17133/1/17133.pdf Abdullah, Hussin and Habibullah, Muzafar Shah and Baharumshah, Ahmad Zubaidi (2009) The effect of fiscal variables on economic growth in Asian economies: a dynamic panel data analysis. International Journal of Business and Management, 4 (1). pp. 56-69. ISSN 1833-3850; ESSN: 1833-8119 http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ijbm/article/view/565 10.5539/ijbm.v4n1p56 |
| spellingShingle | Abdullah, Hussin Habibullah, Muzafar Shah Baharumshah, Ahmad Zubaidi The effect of fiscal variables on economic growth in Asian economies: a dynamic panel data analysis |
| title | The effect of fiscal variables on economic growth in Asian economies: a dynamic panel data analysis |
| title_full | The effect of fiscal variables on economic growth in Asian economies: a dynamic panel data analysis |
| title_fullStr | The effect of fiscal variables on economic growth in Asian economies: a dynamic panel data analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of fiscal variables on economic growth in Asian economies: a dynamic panel data analysis |
| title_short | The effect of fiscal variables on economic growth in Asian economies: a dynamic panel data analysis |
| title_sort | effect of fiscal variables on economic growth in asian economies: a dynamic panel data analysis |
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