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Government Spending and Economic Growth in Ghana: Evidence from Granger Causality Analysis

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  • Lucy Anning

    (School of Business Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China)

  • Wang Haisu

    (School of Business Administration, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China)

  • Joshua Sunday Riti

    (Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Economics, University of Jos, Nigeria)

Abstract

In spite of the diverse major issues affecting the economy of Ghana over the years, the economy continues to experience a downward spiral in its economic growth. Taking into account three opining views regarding government spending and economic growth, this study sets to investigate the causal nexus fractious and economic growth in Ghana. We apply the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) bounds testing approach to co-integration and the vector error correction model (VECM)-Granger causality test to evaluate both long- and short-run parameters including the direction of causation with data spanning from 1980 and 2015.The empirical results show evidence of co-integration for the existence of a long-run relationship between the dependent and independent variables. The Granger causality tests, in addition, indicated causal independence between government spending and economic growth within the time framework of the study in the economy of Ghana. Government spending has a cause effect on economic growth in Ghana. However, government spending channeled into a more fractious use with the building of resilience and infrastructural development that are self-liquidating if encouraged will enhance economic activities in the short run and also propel growth in the long run in the Ghana.

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  • Lucy Anning & Wang Haisu & Joshua Sunday Riti, 2017. "Government Spending and Economic Growth in Ghana: Evidence from Granger Causality Analysis," International Journal of Management Science and Business Administration, Inovatus Services Ltd., vol. 3(2), pages 50-58, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:mgs:ijmsba:v:3:y:2017:i:2:p:50-58
    DOI: 10.18775/ijmsba.1849-5664-5419.2014.32.1005
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    Keywords

    Government Spending; Economic Growth; Granger Causality; Bounds test co-integration; Ghana;
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    JEL classification:

    • M00 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - General - - - General

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