A revalidation of the savings–growth nexus in Pakistan
Chor Foon Tang and
Bee Wah Tan
Economic Modelling, 2014, vol. 36, issue C, 370-377
Abstract:
The aim of this study is to understand the relationship between savings and economic growth in Pakistan over the period 1971–2011. The cointegration and the Granger causality tests are adopted to examine the relationship between the variables. The results confirm the existence of long-run equilibrium among the variables of interest. Meanwhile, savings have positively affected economic growth in both the short run and long run. The Granger results also show that savings Granger-cause economic growth. Based upon these findings, we confirm that savings is a catalyst of growth for the Pakistani economy. Additionally, our results seem more likely to support the capital fundamentalists because the long run estimation as well as the Granger causality results also indicates that savings growth can effectively spur economic growth in Pakistan.
Keywords: Cointegration; Causality; Economic growth; Savings; Pakistan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2013.10.012
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