Central Bank Independence and its Impact on Fiscal Deficit: Evidence from India
Author:
Ahmad Bhat Aijaz1, Iqbal Khan Javaid1, Ahmad Bhat Sajad1, Ahmad Parray Waseem1
Affiliation:
1. Department of economics , University of Kashmir , Kashmir , India
Abstract
Abstract
The paper explores the relationship between Central bank independence (CBI) and fiscal deficit in India. Moreover, the study tries to assess the impact of CBI on the levels of fiscal deficit. The study incorporates other variables like Gross Domestic Product, financial development, and trade openness to analyze their impact on the fiscal deficit. The study employed Auto-regressive distributed lag model (ARDL) Bounds test developed by Pesaran, Shin, and Smith (2001) to examine the long-run relationship between CBI and fiscal deficit. The study also employs a legal index for measuring CBI developed by Jasmine et al (2019) as well as an actual measure of independence developed by Cukierman (1992) to measure CBI in India. The study confirms the long-run relationship between the CBI and fiscal deficit as well as among other variables. An increase in the levels of CBI leads to falling in the levels of fiscal deficit. The other explanatory variables used in the study also confirm the long-run relationship and impact fiscal deficit negatively except for trade openness, which positively impacts the fiscal deficit.
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Subject
Strategy and Management,Economics and Econometrics,Finance,Business and International Management
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