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Fiscal consolidation in developed and emerging economies

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Title Fiscal consolidation in developed and emerging economies
 
Creator Camuri, Paulo André
Jayme Jr., Frederico G.
Hermeto, Ana Maria
 
Subject E6; H62; H63.
austeridade fiscal; crescimento econômico; correlação; causalidade de Granger; painel não estacionário; regressões aparentemente não correlacionadas (SUR).
 
Description The debate regarding fiscal policy has given support to the formulation of an economic policy based on control of indebtedness and in persecution of public savings, acting as important support for the economic growth. This paper presents evidence that counter acts this theory of expansionary austerity. A set of panel data regressions is estimated – through Driscoll & Kraay’s, FGLS, panel corrected standard errors, and SUR estimators and the causality test approach proposed by Kónya (2006) – in search of robust inference related to the main determinants that encompasses the fiscal framework. Our conclusion is that the empirical evidence - using a set of 20 developed economies and other of 24 emerging economies - suggests that identical economic policies for different countries might conduce to results that are opposite to the desired outcome. Notwithstanding the adverse effects associated to explosive debt path, the search for “fiscal space” should be determined essentially by a pro-growth agenda. This is particularly important for the emerging economies facing the transition path challenges.
 
Publisher Nova Economia
Nova Economia
 
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Date 2016-12-30
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/novaeconomia/article/view/3550
 
Source Nova Economia; v. 25 (2015): Número Especial
Nova Economia; v. 25 (2015): Número Especial
0103-6351
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/novaeconomia/article/view/3550/1851
 
Rights Direitos autorais 2016 Nova Economia
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