Lau, Evan and Lee, Alvina Syn-Yee (2018) Estimating Fiscal Reaction Functions in Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines. Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 57 (1). pp. 67-76. ISSN 1261962
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Abstract
As with most of the world economy, the 2008/09 global financial crisis has brought massive impacts on Southeast Asian economies. The debt/GDP ratios in most economies rose significantly, thus putting the spotlight again on fiscal sustainability. This article aims to distinguish the reaction of the primary balance/GDP to changes in the debt/GDP to assess the fiscal sustainability of Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines. In investigating how the respective governments react to the accumulation of debt, the article estimates the fiscal reaction function, initiated by Bohn (1998), using Ordinary Least Square (OLS) and Vector Autoregression (VAR). The empirical analysis reveals that, based on past behaviour, fiscal policy in Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines remains sustainable.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Fiscal reaction functions; fiscal sustainability; Malaysia; Thailand; Philippines, unimas, university, universiti, Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, Samarahan, ipta, education, research, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HG Finance |
| Divisions: | Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Faculty of Economics and Business |
| Depositing User: | Karen Kornalius |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jun 2019 08:23 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Jun 2022 02:13 |
| URI: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/25332 |
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