Monetary and fiscal policies in Fiji: a test of effectiveness
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Pacific Economic Bulletin Volume 21 Number 2 2006 © Asia Pacific Press Granger causality tests confirm the results from the bounds-testing approach of the long-run relationships between Fiji’s economic growth and fiscal and monetary policies and exports. Government expenditure, representing fiscal policy, is assessed to have a greater impact than monetary policy and exports on Fiji’s gross domestic product. In the short run, only fiscal policy and exports influenced growth. Jauhari Dahalan, Faculty of Economics, Universiti Utara Malaysia.
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