Twin deficit in MENA countries: an empirical investigation
This paper tests the relationship between current account and budget deficits in eight MENA countries using time-series data for the period 1990-2012. The paper uses cointegration analysis, error correction modelling and Granger causality test under a vector autoregression framework. The...
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doaj-582080cb6d1046b19d44a7f727552ca62020-11-24T22:57:30ZengEditura ASE BucurestiRomanian Economic Journal1454-42962286-20562016-06-01XIX60123146Twin deficit in MENA countries: an empirical investigationSamia OMRANE BELGUITH 0Faculty of Economics and Management of Sfax, URED, Tunisia, email: samiaomran80@yahoo.frThis paper tests the relationship between current account and budget deficits in eight MENA countries using time-series data for the period 1990-2012. The paper uses cointegration analysis, error correction modelling and Granger causality test under a vector autoregression framework. The results show that the direction of causality for the MENA countries is mixed. The findings confirm that current account deficit causes budget deficit for Kuwait and Egypt, whereas the reverse causality is true for Saudi Arabia supporting the twin deficit hypothesis. The results show also that there is no relationship between two deficits for other countries supporting Ricadian equivalence hypothesis (REH).http://www.rejournal.eu/article/twin-deficit-mena-countries-empirical-investigationTwin deficitfiscal deficitcurrent account deficitGranger Causality |
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Twin deficit in MENA countries: an empirical investigation |
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Twin deficit in MENA countries: an empirical investigation |
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Editura ASE Bucuresti |
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Romanian Economic Journal |
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1454-4296 2286-2056 |
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This paper tests the relationship between current account and budget deficits in eight MENA countries using time-series data for the period 1990-2012. The paper uses cointegration analysis, error correction modelling and Granger causality test under a vector autoregression framework. The results show that the direction of causality for the MENA countries is mixed. The findings confirm that current account deficit causes budget deficit for Kuwait and Egypt, whereas the reverse causality is true for Saudi Arabia supporting the twin deficit hypothesis. The results show also that there is no relationship between two deficits for other countries supporting Ricadian equivalence hypothesis (REH). |
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Twin deficit fiscal deficit current account deficit Granger Causality |
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