The Relationship between Public Debt, Budget Deficit, and Sustainable Economic Development in Developing Countries: The Role of Corruption Control

<p>This study investigates the effects of public debt and budget deficits on the sustainable economic development of developing countries, taking into account the role of control of corruption. The two-step GMM method was applied for unbalanced panel data of 59 developing countries from 2004 t...

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Autores principales: Vo Thi Thuy Van, Nguyen Tran Thai Ha, Phan Gia Quyen, Le Thi Hong Anh, Do Thanh Loi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:b8edb2ced9c24cd3b7aa605876558cac2021-12-02T12:35:34ZThe Relationship between Public Debt, Budget Deficit, and Sustainable Economic Development in Developing Countries: The Role of Corruption Control1411-99002541-5506https://doaj.org/article/b8edb2ced9c24cd3b7aa605876558cac2020-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journal.umy.ac.id/index.php/esp/article/view/8224https://doaj.org/toc/1411-9900https://doaj.org/toc/2541-5506<p>This study investigates the effects of public debt and budget deficits on the sustainable economic development of developing countries, taking into account the role of control of corruption. The two-step GMM method was applied for unbalanced panel data of 59 developing countries from 2004 to 2015. The study found that public debt and the budget deficit had negative effects on sustainable development, while the effect of control of corruption was positive. Moreover, using interaction terms between control of corruption and public debt and budget deficit, respectively, empirical results showed that controlling corruption limited these adverse effects. Thus, if the objective is to achieve sustainable economic development, developing countries should not see raising public debt or maintaining budget deficits as a strategy for economic development. The study contributes empirical evidence to the theory of debt overhang, crowded effects, and institutional theory in the context of developing countries. The implications are also discussed in this paper.</p>Vo Thi Thuy VanNguyen Tran Thai HaPhan Gia QuyenLe Thi Hong AnhDo Thanh LoiUniversitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakartaarticlepublic debtbudget deficitsustainable economic developmentcorruptiondeveloping countriesEconomic theory. DemographyHB1-3840ENJurnal Ekonomi & Studi Pembangunan, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 84-104 (2020)
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topic public debt
budget deficit
sustainable economic development
corruption
developing countries
Economic theory. Demography
HB1-3840
spellingShingle public debt
budget deficit
sustainable economic development
corruption
developing countries
Economic theory. Demography
HB1-3840
Vo Thi Thuy Van
Nguyen Tran Thai Ha
Phan Gia Quyen
Le Thi Hong Anh
Do Thanh Loi
The Relationship between Public Debt, Budget Deficit, and Sustainable Economic Development in Developing Countries: The Role of Corruption Control
description <p>This study investigates the effects of public debt and budget deficits on the sustainable economic development of developing countries, taking into account the role of control of corruption. The two-step GMM method was applied for unbalanced panel data of 59 developing countries from 2004 to 2015. The study found that public debt and the budget deficit had negative effects on sustainable development, while the effect of control of corruption was positive. Moreover, using interaction terms between control of corruption and public debt and budget deficit, respectively, empirical results showed that controlling corruption limited these adverse effects. Thus, if the objective is to achieve sustainable economic development, developing countries should not see raising public debt or maintaining budget deficits as a strategy for economic development. The study contributes empirical evidence to the theory of debt overhang, crowded effects, and institutional theory in the context of developing countries. The implications are also discussed in this paper.</p>
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author Vo Thi Thuy Van
Nguyen Tran Thai Ha
Phan Gia Quyen
Le Thi Hong Anh
Do Thanh Loi
author_facet Vo Thi Thuy Van
Nguyen Tran Thai Ha
Phan Gia Quyen
Le Thi Hong Anh
Do Thanh Loi
author_sort Vo Thi Thuy Van
title The Relationship between Public Debt, Budget Deficit, and Sustainable Economic Development in Developing Countries: The Role of Corruption Control
title_short The Relationship between Public Debt, Budget Deficit, and Sustainable Economic Development in Developing Countries: The Role of Corruption Control
title_full The Relationship between Public Debt, Budget Deficit, and Sustainable Economic Development in Developing Countries: The Role of Corruption Control
title_fullStr The Relationship between Public Debt, Budget Deficit, and Sustainable Economic Development in Developing Countries: The Role of Corruption Control
title_full_unstemmed The Relationship between Public Debt, Budget Deficit, and Sustainable Economic Development in Developing Countries: The Role of Corruption Control
title_sort relationship between public debt, budget deficit, and sustainable economic development in developing countries: the role of corruption control
publisher Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta
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