Mean Reversion Of The Fiscal Conduct In 24 Developing Countries

Ahmad Zubaidi, Baharumshah and Evan, Lau (2010) Mean Reversion Of The Fiscal Conduct In 24 Developing Countries. The Manchester School, 78 (4). pp. 302-325. ISSN 1467-9957

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Abstract

In this paper, we examine the mean reverting behaviour of fiscal deficit by analysing the fiscal position of 24 developing countries. Using annual data over the period 1970–2003 and the series-specific panel unit root test developed by Breuer et al. (Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 64 (2002), pp. 527–546), we found the budget process for most developing countries fails to satisfy the strong-form sustainability condition. Further investigation shows the budget process for a majority of the countries is on a sustainable path (weak form) when a one-time, structural break is allowed in the model. Therefore, our empirical results suggest that the budget process in most of the sample countries is in accordance with the intertemporal budget constraint.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: reverting behaviour, fiscal deficit, unimas, university, universiti, Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, Samarahan, ipta, education, research, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Economics and Business
Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Faculty of Economics and Business
Depositing User: Ab Rahim
Date Deposited: 10 Oct 2017 01:54
Last Modified: 14 Jun 2023 03:18
URI: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/17980

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