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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the possibility of asymmetries in the budgetary adjustment process. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses the TAR and MTAR models, set forth by Enders and Siklos, for the period 1957 to 2009. Findings – Short-run results indicate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010616639
Purpose – This study seeks to provide answers to the following questions: Is there a relationship between poverty and income inequality in the short run/long run? Is the relationship unidirectional from income inequality to poverty as the previous studies assume, or is it bidirectional?...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009143645
Purpose – This study seeks to provide answers to the following questions: Is there a relationship between poverty and income inequality in the short run/long run? Is the relationship unidirectional from income inequality to poverty as the previous studies assume, or is it bidirectional?...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863274
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the possibility of asymmetries in the budgetary adjustment process. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses the TAR and MTAR models, set forth by Enders and Siklos, for the period 1957 to 2009. Findings – Short‐run results indicate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863326
Purpose: This survey of the literature on the convergence of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions informs researchers on areas for future research by summarizing the countries examined, the types of convergence tested and the methodological approaches undertaken. Design/methodology/approach: This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012277746
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to extend the literature on the relationship between inflation and inflation uncertainty by examining three Caribbean countries: the Bahamas, Barbados, and Jamaica. Design/methodology/approach – ARMA-GARCH models are used to estimate inflation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005081190
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to survey the empirical literature on the causal relationship between energy consumption and economic growth. Design/methodology/approach – The four major hypotheses (growth, conservation, neutrality, and feedback) are briefly outlined with respect to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008675239
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to extend the literature on the relationship between inflation and inflation uncertainty by examining three Caribbean countries: the Bahamas, Barbados, and Jamaica. Design/methodology/approach – ARMA‐GARCH models are used to estimate inflation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863186
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to survey the empirical literature on the causal relationship between energy consumption and economic growth. Design/methodology/approach – The four major hypotheses (growth, conservation, neutrality, and feedback) are briefly outlined with respect to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014863234
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the link between corruption and government debt through a regime-based approach. Design/methodology/approach: The empirical analysis makes use of a panel of 120 countries, spanning the period 1999–2015. The study makes use of the Panel Smooth...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012186579