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Non-Linear Modelling of Money Demand in Tunisia: Evidence from the STAR Model

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  • Nidhal Mgadmi

    (Faculty of Law, Economics and Management of Jendouba, University of Jendouba, Tunisia)

  • Helmi Hamdi

    (Aix-Marseille Université CERGAM 4225, France)

  • Houssem Rachdi

    (HEC Carthage Business School, University of Carthage)

Abstract

Tunisia went through a turbulent 1980s and 1990s, characterized by the introduction of the IMF's Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs) in 1986 and the modernization of the Stock Market Exchange. These changes and reforms in the monetary policy seek to control the supply of money and contribute to the achievement of price and financial stability. Over the period 1973–2013, this paper presents an empirical investigation into the stability of money demand using the Smooth Transition Autoregressive models (STAR) which is characterized by switching regimes through continuous transition functions. The instability of the money demand is explained by the fragility of the Tunisian economy to world shocks and by the implementation of the IMF's Structural Adjustment Programs.

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  • Nidhal Mgadmi & Helmi Hamdi & Houssem Rachdi, 2016. "Non-Linear Modelling of Money Demand in Tunisia: Evidence from the STAR Model," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 36(4), pages 1975-1985.
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    Stability; Money; Tunisia; STAR;
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    • F4 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance
    • C5 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling

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