scholarly journals Role of Structural Change in Economic Growth: An Empirical Evidence from a Panel of Asian Countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 345-360
Author(s):  
Umar Riaz ◽  
Babar Hussain ◽  
Arshad Ali Bhatti
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Structural Change ◽  
Aggregate Productivity ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
High Productivity ◽  
Generalized Methods Of Moments ◽  
Alternative Measures ◽  
Change Promotion ◽  
Methods Of Moments

Economic growth, although being a major quest of all the economies, is not an automatic phenomenon. Among its determinants, structural change in the form of reallocation of labour from low to high productivity sectors is of crucial importance. In view of the remarkable growth performance and unprecedented structural change of Asia in the last couple of decades, this paper empirically investigated the case of 20 selected Asian countries. By employing the data spanning from 1991 to 2018, the study shows three main results. First, by employing Shift Share Analysis framework, it reaffirms the findings of previous literature that structural change contributes to the aggregate productivity growth. Second, by utilizing Generalized Methods of Moments technique, the results find it to be an important booster of growth. Third, the results are reliable and consistent with alternative measures of structural change like Norm of Absolute Values and Modified Lilien Index. Taken together, these findings suggest that the governments in Asia (other regions like Africa and Latin America may alike) must chalk out policies for structural change promotion.

The nexus of economic growth, priority sector lending and non-performing assets: case of Indian banking sector

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dolly Gaur ◽  
Dipti Ranjan Mohapatra
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Dynamic Panel ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Generalized Methods Of Moments ◽  
Major Increase ◽  
Dynamic Panel Regression ◽  
Methods Of Moments ◽  
The Impact

PurposeIn recent years, the Indian banking sector is facing a major cause of concern in the form of Nonperforming Assets (NPA), and the priority sector lending (PSL) is generally recognized as the major factor contributing to it. Thus, the present study has been carried out with the objective of examining the relationship between priority sector lending and GDP growth. Thereafter, the role of PSL and certain other bank-specific, industry-specific and macroeconomic variables in determining NPA has been studied.Design/methodology/approachTaking a sample of 45 scheduled commercial banks, the study has been carried out for 14 years (2004–2018). Granger causality between PSL and GDP has been examined by applying the Dumitrescu-Hurlin test. For the purpose of investigating the impact of PSL and other determinants on NPA, both static and dynamic panel regression have been performed. Under the dynamic panel, system generalized methods of moments (S-GMM) approach has been followed.FindingsThe findings show that there exists a positive correlation and bidirectional causal relationship between PSL and GDP, which implies that PSL brings additional growth for the whole economy. In addition to it, PSL is found to be insignificant for the NPA ratio, and thus, it can be inferred that credit extended to government-specified sectors does not bring any major increase in the bad loan portfolio of banks.Practical implicationsThe policymakers and bank management can take a cue from the findings of this study to decrease the exposure to loan nonrepayment issue. The priority sectors are in need of formal credit for their growth, and since the rising population of the country can find employment in these sectors, banks should meet their credit needs while securing their position with regard to the NPA problem.Originality/valueThe issue of NPA determinants, and in particular, the contribution of priority sector lending in it has not been much explored for Indian banking sector. Also, the present study adds to the literature by using the causality approach for examining the importance of directed credit schemes for economic growth.

Structural Change and Economic Growth across Major States of India

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-182
Author(s):  
Monica Thind ◽  
Lakhwinder Singh
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Structural Change ◽  
Productivity Growth ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Labour Productivity ◽  
High Productivity ◽  
Labour Productivity Growth ◽  
Potential Source ◽  
The Relationship

The structural change in an economy is an important feature of the economic development process. Structural change becomes a potential source of growth in an economy as it induces reallocation of labour from low-productivity to high-productivity sectors, thus leading to fuller and better utilization of overall resources. This article studies the relationship between structural change and growth in 15 major states of India over the 30-year period from 1983–1984 to 2014–2015. The study aims at discovering whether structural changes have contributed to economic growth of these states or otherwise. This is achieved by decomposing the overall labour productivity growth of states into contribution by structural change and within sector change. The results show that in all the states under study structural changes have contributed positively to growth; however, contribution of within sector changes is found to be much more than structural change in all states except Maharashtra.

scholarly journals Export Earnings, Capital Instability and Economic Growth in South Asia

2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-89
Author(s):  
Muhammad Aslam Chaudhary ◽  
Amjad Naveed
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Foreign Capital ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Export Diversification ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

During the last two decades the role of international trade and flow of foreign capital have received considerable attention in the literature. Various studies have examined the impact of export instability and capital instability on economic growth in less developed countries.1 Empirical evidence supports the hypothesis of a deleterious impact of export instability on economic growth. However, some studies also indicated that the relationship was unstable but positive with economic growth.2 Yet there are no systematic empirical investigations into the implied links between export diversification and long-term economic growth, particularly in the case of South Asian countries. The major concern regarding export instability is that it retards economic growth.

scholarly journals DESENTRALISASI FISKAL DAN PERUBAHAN STRUKTUR EKONOMI: STUDI PERBANDINGAN KAWASAN SULAWESI DAN JAWA

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-451
Author(s):  
Muh. Amir Arham
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Structural Change ◽  
Public Goods ◽  
Fiscal Decentralization ◽  
Economic Structure ◽  
Panel Analysis ◽  
Primary Sector ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Negative Effect

Fiscal decentralization policies by giving greater authority to the regions to create efficiency and effectiveness to provide public goods, because the area is considered better understand the preferences of the community. Besides, fiscal decentralization policies can accelerate economic growth and changes in economic structure that has a devastating impact on the region is still considered backward. In general, backward areas still rely on primary sectors such districts/municipalities in Sulawesi, while the districts/municipalities in Java, relying on non-primary sector tends to be more advanced. Therefore, in general the economy is still underdeveloped Sulawesi compared to Java. The purpose of this research is to analyze the effect of fiscal decentralization on economic structural change districts/municipalities by comparing the two areas considered different economic structure,  Sulawesi and Java. By using a panel analysis of data from 2001-2010 results showed that the fiscal decentralization policies has no effect on changes in the economic structure in Sulawesi. Java, while in the region shows that the negative effect of fiscal decentralization, it means diminishing the role of the primary sector, which leads to changes in the economic structure.

scholarly journals Tourism Specialization, Absorptive Capacity, and Economic Growth

2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 423-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glauco De Vita ◽  
Khine S. Kyaw
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
System Development ◽  
Financial System ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Level Of Economic Development ◽  
Generalized Methods Of Moments ◽  
Methods Of Moments ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Positive Effect

This article investigates the relationship between tourism specialization and economic growth while accounting for the absorptive capacity of host (tourism destination) countries, defined in terms of financial system development. We use the system generalized methods-of-moments (SYS-GMM) estimation methodology to investigate this relationship for 129 countries over the period 1995–2011. The results support the hypothesis that the positive effect of tourism specialization on growth is contingent on the level of economic development as well as the financial system absorptive capacity of recipient economies. Consistent with the law of diminishing returns, we also find that for countries with a developed financial system, at exponential levels of tourism specialization, its effect on growth turns negative. Significant policy implications flow from these findings.

PERANAN ILMU PENGETAHUAN DAN INVESTASI SUMBER DAYA MANUSIA DALAM MEMACU PERTUMBUHAN EKONOMI

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Soegeng Wahyoedi
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Growth Theory ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Classic Theory ◽  
The World ◽  
World Economic ◽  
New Growth Theory

<p>Entering the year of 1990s, the world economic growth was marked by the economic growth of Eastern Asian Countries reaching 7 percent per year on the average. Despite the economic crisis at the end of 1990s, these countries managed to grow. In reference the Classic Theory, the growth factors included supply side (production) whereas the Neo Classic Theory as its the follower introduced the role of human capital as the trigger of the economic growth i.e. New Growth Theory. Furthermore, several Neo Classic followers added that research and development were also the trigger of the economic growth.</p><p>Kata Kunci: Pertumbuhan ekonomi, research and development, investasi sumber daya manusia.</p>

Technological Revolutions, Structural Change, and Catching up

2021 ◽  
pp. 131-155
Author(s):  
Jan Fagerberg ◽  
Bart Verspagen
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Structural Change ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Foreign Technology ◽  
Technological Revolution ◽  
The Past ◽  
Catching Up

This chapter interprets the transition to a more sustainable type of growth as a technological revolution in progress. The chapter opens with a general discussion of the role of technological revolutions and structural change and economic growth, with special emphasis on the acquisition of foreign technology, exports, and catching-up-based growth. It then goes on to examine whether the transition to renewable energy can be seen as a technological revolution in line with the great technological revolutions of the past. The answer to this question is in the affirmative. The final section discusses the implications of this for catching-up-based growth in China and other developing countries.

Effect of Aid for Trade on Financial Development: Exploring the Channel of Manufactured Exports

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
SENA KIMM GNANGNON
Keyword(s):  
Financial Development ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Productive Capacity ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Generalized Methods Of Moments ◽  
Aid For Trade ◽  
Manufactured Exports ◽  
Methods Of Moments ◽  
Export Product

Abstract Many studies have considered the macroeconomic effects of Aid for Trade (AfT) flows, that is, the part of official development assistance allocated for the development of the trade sector. The present paper aims to expand this literature by investigating the effect AfT flows on financial development notably through channel of manufactured exports. The analysis has covered a set of 120 countries over the period 2002–2017, and relied primarily on the two-step system Generalized Methods of Moments (GMM). Results show that total AfT flows, notably its components AfT for economic infrastructure and AfT for productive capacity promote financial development, and the magnitude of these positive effects rises as countries' share of manufactured exports increases. Additionally, total AfT flows influence positively financial development in countries that diversify their export product basket towards manufactured exports. These findings highlight the key role of AfT flows in promoting financial development in recipient-countries, and therefore call on donor-countries to scale up AfT flows in favour of developing countries, given the importance of financial development for economic development.

scholarly journals CATCH ME IF YOU LEARN: DEVELOPMENT-SPECIFIC EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 1652-1694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Cerina ◽  
Fabio Manca
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Returns To Scale ◽  
Growth Effect ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Poor Countries ◽  
Plausible Model ◽  
Generalized Methods Of Moments ◽  
Methods Of Moments ◽  
The Relationship

This paper presents a theoretical and empirical investigation of the relationship between human capital composition and economic growth. In the theoretical analysis, we allow for nonconstant returns to scale in technological activities. Differently from previous literature, our results show that, under broad and plausible model parameterizations, the marginal growth effect of skilled workers is increasing with the distance to the frontier for sufficiently poor countries while it is decreasing (in agreement with the existing literature) only for countries close to the technological frontier. Our empirical analysis provides robust evidence for this theoretical prediction by using a 10-year panel of 85 countries for the years in between 1960 and 2000, as well as by using the System Generalized Methods of Moments (GMM) technique to address the problem of endogeneity. Results are robust to different proxies of human capital and different specifications.

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