Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/107771 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Citation: 
[Journal:] Romanian Journal of Fiscal Policy (RJFP) [ISSN:] 2069-0983 [Volume:] 5 [Issue:] 2 [Publisher:] Editura ASE [Place:] Bucharest [Year:] 2014 [Pages:] 26-40
Publisher: 
Editura ASE, Bucharest
Abstract: 
This study examines the fiscal sustainability of SAARC and Asian Growth-Triangle countries using Fisher and IPS tests of panel unit root and Pedroni test of panel cointegration. The tests are applied to the relationships, in terms of GDP ratios, between, i) the debt and primary surplus, and ii) government expenditure and revenues. Both models show consistent results suggesting that fiscal policy for the low-income countries is sustainable whereas it may not be sustainable for the high-income countries. This also indicates that the fiscal policy can be sustainable (non-sustainable) even for the debt above (below) 60 percent of the GDP.
Subjects: 
Debt
Fiscal Policy
Sustainability
Panel Unit Root
Panel Cointegration
JEL: 
E62
H63
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Article
Document Version: 
Published Version

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