Competitiveness and government spending in Cambodia: An autoregressive distributed lag approach

Leanghak Hok ()
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Leanghak Hok: University of Miskolc

Theory Methodology Practice (TMP), 2020, vol. 16, issue 02, 27-40

Abstract: In the globalization age, global competitiveness is gaining attention from policymakers and scholars. This paper focuses on a measurement of trade competitiveness based upon the expansion of market size. Fiscal policy has become a subject of debate since the global crisis of 2008. This paper attempts to examine the influence of government spending (i.e., government investment and consumption) on trade competitiveness. The Autoregressive Distributed Lags (ARDL) approach is used to estimate the dynamic relationship. The result, based on Cambodia's annual data from 1970 to 2015, shows that Cambodia’s trade competitiveness increases when there is a rise in public investment, government purchases, or aggregate private spending. This study shapes an alternative perception of the effectiveness of fiscal policy as domestic expenditure in enhancing international macroeconomic activities.

Keywords: Competitiveness; public investment; government consumption; ARDL approach; Cambodia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C50 C80 E62 F62 H50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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