Whether Fiscal Stance or Monetary Policy is Effective for Economic Growth in Case of South Asian Countries?

Whether State Fiscal Policy Affects State Economic Growth

Theory predicts that fiscal policy can affect economic growth by adjusting incentives for investment and labor as well as by distorting after-tax returns across sectors. This paper examines the effect of fiscal policy on growth rates first graphically, and then through two models, one of which disaggregates fiscal policy variables. I find evidence that increased size of government is negatively...

Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, and Aggregate Economic Activity in Korea

Economic Growth of Selected South Asian Countries: Does Institution Matter?

In this paper we estimate the proximate determinants of economic growth in four major economies of South Asia with special emphasis on the role of institutions in conjunction with stock of physical capital, human capital and openness (measured as trade as percentage of GDP) as major predictor variables. World Governance indicators are available since 1996; therefore, we run a panel regression u...

Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth in Kenya

The question of whether or not fiscal policy stimulates growth has dominated theoretical and empirical debate for a long time. One viewpoint believes that government involvement in economic activity is vital for growth, but an opposing view holds that government operations are inherently bureaucratic and inefficient and therefore stifles rather than promotes growth. In the empirical literature,...

Investigating the Role of Monetary and Fiscal Policy Tools on Economic Growth Using Dynamic Simulation and Fuzzy Control Approach

In this study, a macro-economic model consisting of twelve behavioral equations and fourteen identity equations was estimated with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of monetary and fiscal policies set out in the fourth and fifth development plans. In the estimated model, the variables of development expenditures, current expenditures and tax revenues are used as fiscal policy tools and...