Threshold Effects on the Relationship Between Inflation Rate and Economic Growth in Tunisia. Issue 2 (3rd April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Dammak, Thouraya Boujelbène; Helali, Kamel
• Is Part Of: International economic journal. Volume 31:Issue 2(2017)
• Page Start: 310
• Page End: 325
• Publication Date: 2017-04-03
• Subjects: Threshold regression model -- inflation rate -- economic growth -- threshold level -- Tunisia; Economics -- Periodicals; International economic relations -- Periodicals; Korea (South) -- Economic conditions -- 1960- -- Periodicals; 337
• DOI: 10.1080/10168737.2017.1289546
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1016-8737

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Using an econometric technique suggested by Hansen [(2001). The new econometrics of structural change: Dating breaks in U.S. Labor productivity. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 15, 117–128], this paper studies the inflation–economic growth nexus in the case of Tunisia for the 1993-01–2012-11 period. The results show that there is one inflation threshold value that does exist for Tunisia. This evidence strongly sustains the view that the relationship between inflation rate and economic growth is non-linear. The estimated threshold regression model suggests that a threshold value of inflation rate below 3.48% fosters economic growth. In addition, above this threshold level, there is a statistically significant negative relationship between inflation rate and economic growth. These results have important implications to policy-makers who should pay attention to the inflation phenomena. Therefore, a new policy that takes into account such a threshold should be set up.