Understanding asymmetries in macroeconomic aggregates: the case of Singapore

Seema Narayan () and Paresh Narayan ()

Applied Economics Letters, 2007, vol. 14, issue 12, 905-908

Abstract: For robust policymaking and econometric modelling, it is essential to know whether macroeconomic aggregates contain asymmetric behaviour. The aim of this note is to investigate asymmetries in Singapore's macroeconomic aggregates using the Randles et al. (1980) Triples test. We examine both deepness and steepness asymmetries, and find that for Consumer Price Index (CPI) and unemployment rate there is evidence for deepness asymmetry. On the basis of this finding, we caution policymakers.

Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1080/13504850500461563

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