Fiscal policy, private investment and economic growth: the case of Ghana

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera Ogeh Soli ◽  
Simon Kwadzogah Harvey ◽  
Edmond Hagan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Private Investment

scholarly journals Does Fiscal Policy stimulate Economic Growth in Ethiopia? An ARDL Approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Solomon Tilahun Mengistu
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Public Investment ◽  
Government Expenditure ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Tax Revenue ◽  
Annual Data ◽  
Distributed Lag ◽  
Long Run

Abstract Abstract In recent years, a vast literature has appeared on the relationship between fiscal policy and long-run economic growth. With the aim of give an overview of the recent discussion and establish a point of departure for future research, this study used time series techniques and used empirical model by Kneller et al (1999) and Bleaney et al (2000) to investigate the link between various components of fiscal policy on Ethiopia’s economic growth on annual data for the period 1985/86 – 2019. It employed the autoregressive distributed lag estimation technique. Results from the bound tests showed that there was a long-run relationship between the variables. Disaggregating government expenditure into productive and unproductive and tax revenue into distortionary and non-distortionary, this study found unproductive expenditure and non-distortionary tax revenue to be neutral to growth as predicted by economic theory. Moreover, productive expenditure has positive effect on growth while there was evidence of distortionary effects on growth of distortionary taxes. These results give right signal to policy makers in Ethiopia in formulating expenditure and tax policies to ensure unproductive expenditures are reduced while at the same time boosting public investment. Furthermore, there is need to encourage private investment in the country.

scholarly journals DEFISIT APBN DAN PEMULIHAN EKONOMI PASCA KRISIS

Media Ekonomi ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Haryo Kuncoro
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Government Expenditure ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
Demand System ◽  
Crowding Out ◽  
Almost Ideal Demand System ◽  
Private Expenditure ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

<p>Governments play an important role in an economy. The role is presented by both its revenue and expenditure. The net difference of the revenue and expenditure, therefore, determines the type of fiscal policy implementation. This research attempts to analyze the impact of deficit fiscal policy on the private expenditure in the case of Indonesia over the postcrisis 2000-09 periods. The analysis is based on the goods market equilibrium. The approach is designed to analyze whether the government expenditure crowds out the private expenditure. In order to reach the objective of the study, I used the Almost Ideal Demand System (AIDS) and compared to the Generalized Almost Ideal Demand System (GAIDS). The estimation result of quarterly data shows that the government expenditure did not crowd out the private expenditure. The crowding out only occurs partially especially on the private investment. However, the government expenditure totally remains stimulating the private expenditures. This, in turn, leads to increase the gross domestic product. Those results indicate that the expansionary fiscal policy effectively affects to the economic growth especially after economic crisis in 1997. Even, the income elasticity was much greated than that in the precrisis periods. Furthermore, to keep the moment of sustainable economic growth in the long term, the government should conduct discipline fiscal policy based on the prudent principles and coordination and consistency between fiscal and monetary controls.<br />Keywords: Deficit, consumption, investment, government expenditure, crowding out</p>

scholarly journals Fiscal Rule in Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-120
Author(s):  
Olatunji Abdul Shobande
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
Gdp Growth ◽  
Method Of Moment ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Public Investments ◽  
Private And Public

AbstractFiscal policy has recently been encouraged to increase competition, monitor Africa’s debt to GDP and improve its economic growth. Importantly, the present fiscal situation in most African countries will seem to have significant consequences for both public and private investments. This paper examines whether fiscal policy and investment matters for GDP growth in a panel of forty-eight (48) African countries for the period 1970-2017. The empirical evidence explored is based on the Fixed Effect (FE) and System Generalised Method of Moment (GMM) estimators. The results suggest that public and private investment among selected African countries has a positive impact on GDP growth. The findings further indicate that fiscal policies must play a more prominent role in sustaining potential private and public investments, especially as debt servicing among the African’ countries examined may have serious shortcomings on sustainable economic growth

Analysis of tax-spend nexus for Russian regional budgets

2020 ◽  
pp. 5-29
Author(s):  
Evsey T. Gurvich ◽  
Natalia A. Krasnopeeva
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Causal Relationship ◽  
National Economy ◽  
Federal Budget ◽  
Fiscal Rules ◽  
Fiscal Discipline ◽  
Federal Level ◽  
Regional Budgets ◽  
Econometric Technique

We study the tax-spend nexus for Russian regional budgets. Causal relationship running from taxing to spending is found, thus supporting the concept “tax and spend” suggested by M. Friedman. Next, elasticity of expenditure by revenue is estimated for a panel of 80 regional budgets basing on data for 2000—2017. Estimates are in the range of 0.72 to 0.78 (depending on the econometric technique), which exceeds elasticity for the federal budget more than twice. This evidences that fiscal policy at the sub-federal (as distinct from the federal) level has clear pro-cyclical nature. Besides, the largest sensitivity of expenditure to revenue shocks is found for the item “national economy”, implying marked adverse implications for economic growth. We suggest to mitigate this effect by modifying fiscal rules for sub-federal budgets. They are currently aimed primarily at enhancing fiscal discipline, with less emphasis on countercyclical policy, insulating economy from fiscal shocks.

Theorizing About Post-Keynesian Economics in Australasa

2013 ◽  
pp. 411-435
Author(s):  
Paul Dalziel ◽  
J. W. Nevile
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Monetary Policy ◽  
World War Ii ◽  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Aggregate Demand ◽  
World War ◽  
Keynesian Economics ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Monetary And Fiscal Policy

There was much in common in the development of post-Keynesian economics in Australia and New Zealand, but there were also many differences. Both countries shared a common heritage in higher education. In the first twenty-five years after World War II, both countries adopted broadly Keynesian policies and experienced very low levels of unemployment. Increasingly over these years more theorizing about macroeconomic policy had what now would be called a post-Keynesian content, but this label was not used till after the event. In both countries, apart from one important factor, the experience of actual monetary policy and theorizing about it were similar. Keynesian ideas were more rapidly adopted in Australia than in many other countries. Not surprisingly for a couple of decades after 1936, analysis of policy and its application was Keynesian rather than post-Keynesian, with fiscal policy playing the major role. The conduct of both monetary and fiscal policy depends on the theory of inflation. This chapter examines post-Keynesian economics in Australasia, focusing on aggregate demand, economic growth, and income distribution policy.

Private Investment and Fiscal Policy

1965 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter D. Fackler
Keyword(s):  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Private Investment

EUROPEAN FISCAL RULES AS A LIABILITY IN THE TRANSATLANTIC TRADE CONFLICT: LESSONS FROM NiGEM SIMULATIONS

2020 ◽  
Vol 254 ◽  
pp. R54-R66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Dullien ◽  
Sabine Stephan ◽  
Thomas Theobald
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
European Union ◽  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
Fiscal Rules ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Transatlantic Trade ◽  
The Us ◽  
Trump Administration

Under the Trump administration, a transatlantic trade conflict has been escalating step by step. First, it was about tariffs on steel and aluminium, then about retaliation for the French digital tax, which is suspended until the end of the year. Most recently, the US administration threatened the European Union with tariffs on cars and car parts because of Canadian seafood being subject to lower import duties. As simulations with NiGEM show, a further escalation of the transatlantic trade conflict has the potential to slow down economic growth significantly in the countries involved. This is a considerable risk given the fact that the countries have to cope with the enormous negative effects of the pandemic shock. Furthermore, the damage caused by the trade conflict depends on the extent to which the affected countries use fiscal policy to stabilise their economies.

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