Fiscal multipliers in Low-income Sub-Saharan African countries

Abdou Daffeh, Sergio Destefanis, Mario Di Serio and Matteo Fragetta ()

Economics Letters, 2024, vol. 240, issue C

Abstract: This study estimates country-specific government consumption multipliers for 20 Low-Income Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using a Bayesian random effect PVAR model, we find heterogeneous fiscal multipliers. Our results challenge the prevailing idea of limited fiscal stimulus effectiveness in these economies.

Keywords: Fiscal shocks; SSA multipliers; Bayesian heterogeneous panel threshold var (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C33 E62 H50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2024.111770

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