Government budget deficit and economic growth : evidence from Iraq 1980-2018
Joint Authors
Ahmad, Yunus Ali
Muhammad Khan, Twana N.
Sabr, Suud Ghali
Source
Arab Journal for Administration
Issue
Vol. 41, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2021), pp.389-404, 16 p.
Publisher
League of Arab States The Arab Administrative Development Organization
Publication Date
2021-03-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
16
Main Subjects
Topics
- Economic development
- State budget
- Developing countries
- Interest rates
- Regression analysis
- Budget deficits
Abstract EN
In the recent economic literature, there has been a great deal of discussion about the impact of budget deficits on economic growth in both developed and developing countries.
Many economists and other observers have viewed the budget deficits as harmful to the world economies.
The supposed harmful impacts include high real interest rates, low savings and low rates of economic growth.
This paper examines the real impact of budget deficits on economic growth in Iraq in the short and long term.
A time series analysis has been used as a sample in view of the period between 1980 and 2018.
The Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model has been used for the regression analysis.
The results show a weak positive impact from budget deficit on economic growth in the short term, but a strong negative impact from the accumulating budget deficit on economic growth in the long term.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sabr, Suud Ghali& Ahmad, Yunus Ali& Muhammad Khan, Twana N.. 2021. Government budget deficit and economic growth : evidence from Iraq 1980-2018. Arab Journal for Administration،Vol. 41, no. 1, pp.389-404.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1079132
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ahmad, Yunus Ali…[et al.]. Government budget deficit and economic growth : evidence from Iraq 1980-2018. Arab Journal for Administration Vol. 41, no. 1 (Mar. 2021), pp.389-404.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1079132
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sabr, Suud Ghali& Ahmad, Yunus Ali& Muhammad Khan, Twana N.. Government budget deficit and economic growth : evidence from Iraq 1980-2018. Arab Journal for Administration. 2021. Vol. 41, no. 1, pp.389-404.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1079132
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
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Record ID
BIM-1079132