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The role of institutional quality on fiscal consolidation in developing countries

This paper examines the effect of institutional quality on the effort of fiscal consolidation in developing countries during 1980-2008. The panel generalized method of moments (GMM) results indicate that better quality of institutions tend to reduce the deficit budget accounts and the debt-to-GDP ra...

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Main Authors: Ng, Chee Hung, Law, Siong Hook
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2012
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51269/1/12-20.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.512692017-04-03T07:44:02Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51269/ The role of institutional quality on fiscal consolidation in developing countries Ng, Chee Hung Law, Siong Hook This paper examines the effect of institutional quality on the effort of fiscal consolidation in developing countries during 1980-2008. The panel generalized method of moments (GMM) results indicate that better quality of institutions tend to reduce the deficit budget accounts and the debt-to-GDP ratios in developing countries. The stronger institutions allow these countries to involve in more fiscal expansionary programs as well as to achieve a higher sustainable level of debts. Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51269/1/12-20.pdf Ng, Chee Hung and Law, Siong Hook (2012) The role of institutional quality on fiscal consolidation in developing countries. In: National Research & Innovation Conference for Graduate Students in Social Sciences (GS-NRIC 2012), 7-9 Dec. 2012, Mahkota Hotel, Melaka. (pp. 400-413).
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description This paper examines the effect of institutional quality on the effort of fiscal consolidation in developing countries during 1980-2008. The panel generalized method of moments (GMM) results indicate that better quality of institutions tend to reduce the deficit budget accounts and the debt-to-GDP ratios in developing countries. The stronger institutions allow these countries to involve in more fiscal expansionary programs as well as to achieve a higher sustainable level of debts.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Ng, Chee Hung
Law, Siong Hook
spellingShingle Ng, Chee Hung
Law, Siong Hook
The role of institutional quality on fiscal consolidation in developing countries
author_facet Ng, Chee Hung
Law, Siong Hook
author_sort Ng, Chee Hung
title The role of institutional quality on fiscal consolidation in developing countries
title_short The role of institutional quality on fiscal consolidation in developing countries
title_full The role of institutional quality on fiscal consolidation in developing countries
title_fullStr The role of institutional quality on fiscal consolidation in developing countries
title_full_unstemmed The role of institutional quality on fiscal consolidation in developing countries
title_sort role of institutional quality on fiscal consolidation in developing countries
publisher Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate 2012
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51269/1/12-20.pdf
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