The impact of Public Expenditure on the Economic Growth in Algeria 1997- 2011 A Granger Causality Analysis

Authors

  • أ. مرابط فوزي
  • د. نادية شطاب

Keywords:

Public expenditure, Economic growth, Infrastructures, Demand effect, Externalities JEL Classification, H 5, O 40, H 54, E 12, H 23

Abstract

Since the beginning of the last decade, Algeria has experienced a

historical evolution of budget revenues due to the unprecedented increase

in fuel prices in the world market. Consequenly, Algeria applied three

development programs of public investment in infrastructure since 2001. This

development model is different from the model followed during the seventies

of the last century, that is, industrialized industry. It is necessary to emphasize

that public spending has long been considered a traditional tool for economic

recovery during periods of recession, if it is used optimally and efficiently.

This study aims to analyze the impact of public expenditure policy in

Algeria by testing the causal link between public spending and its components

on the one hand and economic growth for the period 1997- 2011 on the other

hand. For this purpose I use the econometrics of time series, and specifically

the Granger causality test. The study concluded that public spending has led

to economic growth and not the opposite, and the same is true about economic

growth and expenditure.

Published

2017-06-04

How to Cite

فوزي أ. م., & شطاب د. ن. (2017). The impact of Public Expenditure on the Economic Growth in Algeria 1997- 2011 A Granger Causality Analysis. Journal of Al-Quds Open University for Humanities and Social Studies, 1(37). Retrieved from https://journals.qou.edu/index.php/jrresstudy/article/view/643

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