Fiscal deficit, trade deficit, and financial account deficit: triple deficits hypothesis with the U.S. experience

By extending the well-known twin deficits hypothesis, this study proposes a new testable hypothesis - “triple deficits hypothesis” from the general equilibrium perspective, which considers the third deficit of capital and financial account of balance of payment. An empirical l framework is conceptua...

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Main Author: Tang, T.C.
Format: Monograph
Language:English
Published: Department of Economics, Monash University, Australia 2014
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/17132/1/2014_Tang_Triple_deficits.pdf
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description By extending the well-known twin deficits hypothesis, this study proposes a new testable hypothesis - “triple deficits hypothesis” from the general equilibrium perspective, which considers the third deficit of capital and financial account of balance of payment. An empirical l framework is conceptually developed from income-expenditure approach for cointegration. Positive finding is confirmed by the U.S. data that fiscal balance, current account balance, and capital and financial account balance are moving together in the long-run, or to say that they are cointegrated. It is also interesting this study finds that current account does Granger-cause fiscal balance, as well as the U.S. financial account position. This study has relevant policy implications, in particularly the country is with twin deficits phenomenon. This seminal work is still preliminary, and a few of suggestions have been outlined for further study.
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spelling um.eprints-171322017-10-03T04:10:43Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/17132/ Fiscal deficit, trade deficit, and financial account deficit: triple deficits hypothesis with the U.S. experience Tang, T.C. H Social Sciences (General) Statistical data Methodology Consumption. Demand Foreign exchange. International finance. By extending the well-known twin deficits hypothesis, this study proposes a new testable hypothesis - “triple deficits hypothesis” from the general equilibrium perspective, which considers the third deficit of capital and financial account of balance of payment. An empirical l framework is conceptually developed from income-expenditure approach for cointegration. Positive finding is confirmed by the U.S. data that fiscal balance, current account balance, and capital and financial account balance are moving together in the long-run, or to say that they are cointegrated. It is also interesting this study finds that current account does Granger-cause fiscal balance, as well as the U.S. financial account position. This study has relevant policy implications, in particularly the country is with twin deficits phenomenon. This seminal work is still preliminary, and a few of suggestions have been outlined for further study. Department of Economics, Monash University, Australia 2014 Monograph NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/17132/1/2014_Tang_Triple_deficits.pdf Tang, T.C. (2014) Fiscal deficit, trade deficit, and financial account deficit: triple deficits hypothesis with the U.S. experience. Discussion Paper. Department of Economics, Monash University, Australia, Melbourne, Australia. http://business.monash.edu/economics/research/publications/2014/0614fiscaldeficittang.pdf
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
Statistical data
Methodology
Consumption. Demand
Foreign exchange. International finance.
Tang, T.C.
Fiscal deficit, trade deficit, and financial account deficit: triple deficits hypothesis with the U.S. experience
title Fiscal deficit, trade deficit, and financial account deficit: triple deficits hypothesis with the U.S. experience
title_full Fiscal deficit, trade deficit, and financial account deficit: triple deficits hypothesis with the U.S. experience
title_fullStr Fiscal deficit, trade deficit, and financial account deficit: triple deficits hypothesis with the U.S. experience
title_full_unstemmed Fiscal deficit, trade deficit, and financial account deficit: triple deficits hypothesis with the U.S. experience
title_short Fiscal deficit, trade deficit, and financial account deficit: triple deficits hypothesis with the U.S. experience
title_sort fiscal deficit trade deficit and financial account deficit triple deficits hypothesis with the u s experience
topic H Social Sciences (General)
Statistical data
Methodology
Consumption. Demand
Foreign exchange. International finance.
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