Growth in a Time of Austerity: Evidence From the UK

Juergen Amann and Paul Middleditch

Centre for Growth and Business Cycle Research Discussion Paper Series from Economics, The University of Manchester

Abstract: A recent recovery in the United Kingdom comes after a program of austerity measures announced by the incoming coalition government in 2010. Can the recent pick up in economic activity be attributed to this controversial fiscal policy? This paper uses an empirical approach to test the causal relationship between debt and growth for the case of the UK using monthly time series data between 1995 and 2013. This time series perspective makes use of Granger-causality and co-integration tests that allow for non-stationarity in macroeconomic time series data. We find that controlling for structural breaks in this way leads us to the finding of no empirical support for the hypothesis that fiscal discipline can restore economic activity after a recession.

Pages: 21 pages
Date: 2015
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