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Comparative Macroeconomic Dynamics in the Arab World: A Panel Var Approach

By Alexei P Kireyev

March 1, 2000

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Alexei P Kireyev. Comparative Macroeconomic Dynamics in the Arab World: A Panel Var Approach, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2000) accessed November 21, 2024
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Summary

The paper presents a comparative analysis of macroeconomic dynamics of 18 Arab countries based on a panel vector autogression estimation. Comparing growth performance, fiscal and current account developments in these countries, the study concludes that (1) in the short run, external and country-specific factors play an almost equal role in explaining macroeconomic fluctuations, but in the long run external factors dominate; (2) on average, program countries are less vulnerable to adverse exogeneous shocks than nonprogram countries; (3) to mitigate the negative impact of an external shock, domestic policy response should be consistent with the size of the shock.

Subject: Balance of payments, Commodities, Current account, Current account balance, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Oil, Oil prices, Prices

Keywords: Arab countries, Arab country, Country-specific variable, Current account, Current account balance, Economic growth, Fiscal stance, Macroeconomic dynamics, Null hypothesis, Oil, Oil country, Oil prices, Oil-producing country, Panel data, Program countries group, Program country, Terms of trade, VAR, VAR model, WP

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    52

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 2000/054

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA0542000

  • ISBN:

    9781451847505

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941

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