Asymmetric generalized impulse responses and variance decompositions with an application

This paper introduces asymmetric impulse response functions and asymmetric variance decompositions. It is shown how the underlying variables can be transformed into cumulative positive and negative changes in order to estimate the impulses to an asymmetric innovation. An application is provided to demonstrate how the propagation mechanism of these asymmetric impulses and responses operates.VAR modelling, Asymmetric Impulses, Fiscal Policy

Energy Consumption and Economic Growth in Sweden: A Leveraged Bootstrap Approach, 1965-2000

The causal interaction between energy consumption, real activity and the prices in the Swedish economy is investigated over the period 1965-2000. The leveraged bootstrap simulation technique is used to generate more reliable critical values for tests of Granger causality between integrated variables. The estimation results reveal that energy consumption does not cause economic activity but rather it is caused by economic activity. Also we find that prices cause both economic activity and energy consumption without feedback causal relationship from these variables. The policy implications of these causal findings are explained.Energy Consumption, Economic Growth, Leveraged Bootstrap Technique, Sweden

FOREIGN AID AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: NEW EVIDENCE FROM PANEL COINTEGRATION

The relationship between foreign aid and economic growth is investigated for a panel of developing countries (Botswana, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Sri-Lanka, and Tanzania) over the period 1974-1996. The results reveal that the variables contain a panel unit root and they cointegrate in a panel perspective. The long-run elasticities (close to one for most countries) show that foreign aid has a positive and significant effect on economic activity for each country in the sample. A policy implication which may be drawn from the study is that foreign capital flows can have a favorable effect on real income by supplementing domestic savings.Foreign Aid, Economic Growth, Panel Unit Root Tests, Panel Cointegration, Africa, Asia