Determinants of External Debt in Thailand and the Philippines

Evan, Lau and Lee, Alvina Syn-Yee (2016) Determinants of External Debt in Thailand and the Philippines. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 6 (4). pp. 1973-1980. ISSN 2146-4138

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Abstract

External debt (ED) has been the major global concern not only heavily indebted poor countries but also developing nations in resultants of the 2008 global financial crisis. It has become a well-discussed subject and generally a concern of global finance and world of economy greatly. This paper analyses the role of some macroeconomic variables in determining the ED burden in Thailand and the Philippines from 1976 to 2013. The results indicate the existence of short-run linkages originated from inflation rate (Consumer Price Index [CPI]) and real interest rate [RIR] to ED in the case of Thailand. As for the Philippines, although there is no evidence of short-run linkages origin from gross domestic product (GDP), CPI, RIR and M2 to ED, but the burden of short-run adjustment appears to have fallen mostly on GDP and M2. Further, dynamic econometric analysis suggests that money and quasi money (M2) to total reserves ratio is the most exogenous variable beyond the 50-years horizon. The study concludes that a sound debt management could be implemented to control debt accumulation and to reduce dependence on debt relief in the form of foreign aid.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: External Debt Burden, Thailand, The Philippines, research, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, unimas, university, universiti, Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, Samarahan, ipta, education
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
Divisions: Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Economics and Business
Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Economics and Business
Depositing User: Karen Kornalius
Date Deposited: 07 Apr 2017 06:22
Last Modified: 04 Feb 2022 07:41
URI: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/15891

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