Table 4 Autoregressive distributed lag and error correction models baseline results dependent variable: D (Primary balance-to-GDP ratio).

From: Do institutions matter in the fiscal reaction function? The case of Egypt

 

Model (1)

Model (2)

Model (3)

Model (4)

Model (5)

Model (6)

Model (7)

Selected model

ARDL (2,1,2,0,0,0,0)

ARDL (2,1,2,0,0,0,0)

ARDL (2,1,1,0,0,0,0)

ARDL (2,1,2,0,0,0,0)

ARDL (2,1,1,0,0,0,0)

ARDL (2,1,2,0,0,0,0)

ARDL (2,2,0,2,0,2,0,1,0)

ECTt-1

−0.325***(−4.40)

−0.288***(−4.74)

−0.267**(−3.74)

−0.276***(−4.12)

−0.225**(−3.58)

−0.304***(−4.34)

−0.473**(−3.97)

Long Run Coef.

Debt

0.00460**(3.64)

0.00590***(4.12)

0.00599**(3.44)

0.00543**(3.45)

0.00862**(2.99)

0.00478**(3.41)

0.00635***(5.55)

RIR

−0.00422(−0.88)

−0.00648(−1.46)

−0.00316(−0.97)

−0.00460(−0.92)

−0.000307(−0.08)

−0.00396(−0.82)

−0.00193(−1.31)

EX

0.00157(0.98)

−0.000911(−0.59)

0.00118(0.77)

0.000103(0.06)

−0.00114(−0.46)

0.00267(1.01)

 

CA

−0.00831(−1.72)

−0.00765(−1.47)

−0.0127*(−2.48)

−0.00872(−1.42)

−0.0138*(−2.54)

−0.00868(−1.65)

0.000743(0.21)

OG

1.404**(3.05)

1.387*(2.81)

1.699*(2.57)

1.514*(2.60)

2.844*(2.50)

1.505**(2.99)

3.242**(4.07)

CC

0.00216(1.50)

     

−0.000451(−0.35)

GE

 

0.00219* (2.15)

    

0.00241** (3.56)

PS

  

0.000826(0.87)

   

0.00134(1.22)

RQ

   

−0.000483(−0.28)

  

0.000255(0.37)

RL

    

−0.00291(-1.36)

 

−0.00632* (−2.88)

VA

     

0.00282(1.13)

 

Short Run Coef.

D(P(−1)

−0.375*(−2.77)

−0.375**(−2.87)

−0.281(−1.89)

−0.375*(−2.57)

−0.342*(−2.69)

−0.368*(−2.66)

−0.346* (−2.20)

D(DebT)

−0.00185***(−5.40)

−0.00167***(−5.27)

−0.00140***(−4.15)

−0.00166***(−4.59)

−0.00162***(−4.89)

−0.00172***(−5.17)

−0.00293*** (−4.99)

D(Debt(−1))

      

−0.000773 (−1.88)

D(OG)

      

−0.967* (−2.65)

D(OG(−1))

      

−0.856** (−3.09)

D(RIR)

0.00122 (1.47)

0.00173** (2.26)

0.000627 (0.91)

0.00126 (1.55)

0.000237 (0.36)

0.00119 (1.45)

 

D(RIR(−1)

0.00113 (1.84)

0.00142** (−2.86)

 

0.00106 (1.79)

 

0.00113 (1.81)

 

D(RQ)

      

0.00198** (3.04)

D(GE)

      

0.00199** (3.29)

D(GE(−1))

      

0.00159** (3.33)

Constant

−0.169*** (−6.70)

−0.189*** (−6.45)

−0.157*** (−7.11)

−0.144*** (−7.45)

−0.142*** (−7.52)

0.158*** (−7.23)

−0.149* (−2.86)

N

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

R-sq

0.8953

0.8933

0.8846

0.8951

0.8915

0.8932

0.9443

adj. R-sq

0.8292

0.8259

0.8211

0.8194

0.8318

0.8258

0.8727

  1. t statistics in parentheses.
  2. Source: STATA output using WDI, WGI, IMF and CBE data.
  3. *** significance at 1%, ** significance at 5% and * significance at 10%.