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An Empirical Analysis of Fiscal Imbalances and Inflation in Pakistan

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  • Asif Idrees Agha

    (State Bank of Pakistan)

  • Muhammad Saleem Khan

    (State Bank of Pakistan)

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This paper investigates the long-run relationship between inflation and fiscal indicators in Pakistan using annual data from Fiscal Year (FY) 1973 through FY 2003. The empirical results, using Johansen cointegration analysis, suggest that in the long-run inflation is not only related to fiscal imbalances but also to the sources of financing fiscal deficit, assuming the impact of real GDP and exchange rate as exogenous. In VECM model, inflation has significant error correction coefficients that implicitly conclude that inflation is affected by government’s bank borrowing for budgetary support as well as fiscal deficits. Therefore, in Pakistan, fiscal sector is dominant in explaining price movements.

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  • Asif Idrees Agha & Muhammad Saleem Khan, 2006. "An Empirical Analysis of Fiscal Imbalances and Inflation in Pakistan," SBP Research Bulletin, State Bank of Pakistan, Research Department, vol. 2, pages 343-362..
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    Keywords

    Fiscal Imbalances; Bank Borrowing; Inflation; Pakistan;
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    JEL classification:

    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • E63 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Comparative or Joint Analysis of Fiscal and Monetary Policy; Stabilization; Treasury Policy

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