Spillover effects of debt and growth in the euro area: Evidence from a GVAR model

Bernd Kempa and Nazmus Khan ()

International Review of Economics & Finance, 2017, vol. 49, issue C, 102-111

Abstract: This paper employs a global vector autoregression model to analyze two-way spillover effects of public debt and growth between Germany as the largest economy of the euro zone and its core and periphery groups of countries. Using quarterly data over the period 1991Q1-2014Q4, we find that positive growth shocks originating in any of the three entities spill over into higher growth rates in the other regions of the euro area, and also reduce debt levels at least transitorily in all regions. In contrast, debt shocks exert no significant impact on the growth dynamics across the euro zone, but spill over to the debt levels of the other regions through increases in real interest rates, particularly for shocks emanating from the euro area core and periphery.

Keywords: Government debt; Economic growth; International transmission; Global vector autoregression (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C32 H63 O47 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.iref.2017.01.024

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