Is Growth Exogenous? Evidence from the 1970s and 1980s
Applied Economics, Vol. 42, 2010
33 Pages Posted: 28 Oct 2019
Date Written: August 2006
Abstract
This article assesses the role of external and policy factors for growth variability. The mean group estimator is used to estimate a vector autoregressive system on a panel data set of eighteen developing economies from 1965 to 1992. The main findings are that (i) temporary external shocks are an important determinant of medium to long-run growth variability (ii) high inflation countries are more vulnerable to external shocks than others. This evidence is supportive of the conventional view that macro-economic stability is conducive to growth, and casts doubts on the idea that the growth process might be largely exogenous.
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