The causal relationship between debt and growth in EMU countries

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作者
Gomez-Puig, Marta [1 ]
Sosvilla-Rivero, Simon [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Barcelona, Dept Econ Theory, Barcelona 08034, Spain
[2] Univ Complutense Madrid, Complutense Inst Int Studies, Madrid 28223, Spain
关键词
Public debt; Economic growth; Granger-causality; Peripheral EMU countries; Central EMU countries; OIL-PRICE SHOCK; UNIT-ROOT; GRANGER-CAUSALITY; GREAT CRASH; PUBLIC DEBT; INCOME; MODELS; TESTS; MONEY; TIME;
D O I
10.1016/j.jpolmod.2015.09.004
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
New evidence is presented on the possible existence of bi-directional causal relationships between public debt and economic growth in both central and peripheral countries of the European Economic and Monetary Union. We test for heterogeneity in the bi-directional Granger-causality across both time and space during the period between 1980 and 2013. The results suggest evidence of a "diabolic loop" between low economic growth and high public debt levels in Spain after 2009. For Belgium, Greece, Italy and the Netherlands debt has a negative effect over growth from an endogenously determined breakpoint and above a debt threshold ranging from 56% to 103% depending on the country. (C) 2015 Society for Policy Modeling. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:974 / 989
页数:16
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