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Comparison of Macroeconomic Performance of Selected Asian Countries. An Econometric Analysis of China Economic Growth y Implications and Policy Implications Hasret Benar Balcioglu Cyprus International University, Turkey hbenar@ciu.edu.tr Kivanç Vural Texas A&M University, USA Abstract. This paper compares the key macroeconomics indicators for the selected countries: China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea, Rep. and India and also makes an econometric analysis for China for the period 1961-2007. These countries are chosen on the basis of comparability of data and time without measurement errors. This study also investigates six hypotheses considering the impact of several key macroeconomic variables such as domestic saving rate, domestic investment rate, and volatility of savings, volatility of inflation, growth rate of exports and growth rate of real GNP. By using suitable statisti- cal and econometric tests, this paper finds that prevailing performance of China depends on its superior rates of domestic saving and exports. Policies are also suggested from the differentials between the economic performances of China and other chosen Asian countries. Keywords: China; Asian Countries; macroeconomic indicators. JEL Codes: E01, E21, E22. REL Codes: 3I, 8E, 8M. Comparison of Macroeconomic Performance of Selected Asian Countries. An Econometric Analysis of China Economic Growth and Polic 9 Introduction a huge amount of theoretical and emprical literature argued that there is a positive It is known that rapid economic growth correlation between economic growth and and macroeconomic stability are the main exports (Feder, 1983, Jeffrey, Warner, objectives of development policy. Poor 1995, Mankiw et al. 1992, Levine et al., developing countries require more growth 1992). when compared with the developed ones in The most effective way to increase labor order to reach the development of the social efficiency and the efficiency in overall is to and physical infrastructure. follow and adapt the new technologies Six important factors were suggested by developed all over the world and to canalize World Bank inquiry made in 1993 to explain investments to high yielding sectors. In this Theoretical and Applied Economics fast growth rate achieved by Asian countries. context, making high investment on These factors are: 1. High domestic saving education and training is vital to catch up rate, 2. High domestic investment rate, 3. and practice new technologies on Provision of competitive market, 4. High production, transportation and on all other export share in GNP and growth policies branches of economy. Also provision of encouraging exports, 5. Canalizing competitive market in which price and investments to high yielding sectors and quality are determined by market forces is a adapting new technologies in domestic key factor to obtain an outstanding economic industries, and 6.High investment on development and growth rate. education and training. In this study, six hypotheses will be The factors above are the major examined below for Chinese economy characteristics of Asian countries (China, regarding the annual data for the period Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea, Rep. and India) 1961-2007. that achieved high growth rates in the former H1-Higher domestic saving rate affects recent years. growth rate of real GNP, H2-Higher Since domestic investment rate is domestic investment rate affects growth rate determined by domestic savings, a countrys of real GNP, H3-Higher growth rate of investment level definitely depends on exports affects growth rate of real GNP, H4- saving rate (Warman, Thirlwall, 1994). Higher volatility of export growth affects Therefore these two factors move in the growth rate of real GNP, H5-Higher volatility same direction and affect economic growth of saving affects growth rate of real GNP, positively. While encouraging the firms and H6-Higher volatility of inflation rate which produce exportable goods is an affects growth rate of real GNP. advantage in the sense of giving them The next divisions of the study are chance to serve a market of unlimited devoted to the comparison of key consumers, however it introduces a strong macroeconomic indicators for China and competition of multinational firms and selected Asian countries, methodological forces domestic firms to be cost efficient structuration, results, conclusions and and to increase overall efficiency. There is policy issues. 10 Comparison of key macroeconomic Since we dont have the data between indicators for China and selected 1961-1982, we may have a limited but still Asian countries reliable analyze. China has the lowest inflation rate between 1997-2007 among chosen five We will analyze the growth performance countries. of China compared to some other Asian developing countries performance regarding The share of exports in GNP y Implications the data of some important economic indicators between 1961 and 2007. (Average annual percentage change) Table 3 1961- 1968- 1976- 1983- 1990- 1997- 2004- Growth performance of China and chosen 1967 1975 1982 1989 1996 2003 2007 China 1.85 2.57 8.85 13.42 22 20.14 35 Asian countries Malaysia 39.76 40.57 51.14 58.85 83.28 114 123 Indonesia 17.23 18.42 27.42 27 26.42 36.85 42 South 19.45 20.57 30.57 34.14 28 38.42 46 Table 1 Korea India 1.92 2.75 9.68 14.02 23.01 22.25 38 1961- 1968- 1976- 1983- 1990- 1997- 2004- 1967 1975 1982 1989 1996 2003 2007 Source:World Development Indicators China 7.52 9.42 6.85 10.85 10.71 8.57 12.96 Malaysia 5.74 6.71 8.00 5.42 9.57 3.57 4.21 Database 2008. Indonesia 6.21 7.71 7.00 6.28 8.00 1.57 2.62 South 7.12 8.42 7.00 9.42 6.85 4.14 5.23 Korea India 3.60 5.62 6.71 5.52 7.02 6.41 7.23 Source:World Development Indicators Table 3 indicates that China has a lower Database 2008. export share in GNP in overall compared to the other given countries. From Table 1, we can see that China has a prevailing growth performance compared Investment share of GNP with Malaysia, Indonesia, South Korea and (In percentage terms) India between 1961-2007. The interval Table 4 between 1976-1982 is the only period in 1961- 1968- 1976- 1983- 1990- 1997- 2004- 1967 1975 1982 1989 1996 2003 2007 which China has a lower performance China 23.21 24.37 25.77 22.67 26.58 28.91 35 Malaysia 12.36 15.69 20.36 20.36 28.04 21.02 24.36 Indonesia 7.56 9.83 12.61 19.05 18.73 12.74 25.23 relative to other selected countries except South 17.56 20.44 29.43 32.39 41.72 34.23 36.21 Korea India. India 8.26 9.15 10.25 11,56 10.23 8.56 18.98 Source: World Development Indicators Inflation Rate Database 2008. (Average annual percentage change in consumer price index) Although the investment share of GNP Table 2 changes in each time period, China still has a 1961- 1968- 1976- 1983- 1990- 1997- 2004- consistent trend on the investment share of GNP 1967 1975 1982 1989 1996 2003 2007 China - - - 14.66 11.71 0.14 1.20 Malaysia 6.21 5.57 5.48 2.14 3.71 2.42 3.21 since the share of investment in GNP varies Indonesia 19.32 18.57 13.42 8.00 8.71 17.00 18.25 between 24% and 35% in the given 45 years South 16.42 15.14 16.28 3.71 6.28 3.71 4.21 Korea time period. Although it is not put in a table, India 7.85 6.25 6.12 5.76 6.70 5.40 5.77 Source: World Development Indicators the saving rate of China is also consistent and Database 2008. higher than the concerned countries. Comparison of Macroeconomic Performance of Selected Asian Countries. An Econometric Analysis of China Economic Growth and Polic 11 Methodological structuration integrated variables can be accepted as co- integrated variables (Enders, 1995). In order Since the annual data of China covering to find any long run relationship between the the period of 1961-2007 are used, the variables, cointegration between the Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) and variables should be tested after the decision Phillips-Perron (PP) unit root tests are of the order of integration. In this paper employed in order to test the integration level Johansen trace test is used as the co- and the possible co-integration among the integration test. Cheung and Lai (1993) variables (Dickey, Fuller, 1981, Phillips, points out that the trace test for co-integration Perron, 1988). The PP is an alternative test is more robust than the maximum eigen to ADF unit root test and it calculates a value test. It is known that Johansen trace Theoretical and Applied Economics residual variance that is robust to auto- test decides the number of co-integrating correlation. The researcher should always vectors among variables. At least one co- ask himself a question while analyzing integrating vector should be present for a whether it is most appropriate to include possible co-integration. Emprical studies constant term and trend factor in the unit root have indicated that the presence of non- process (Enders, 1995). It might be more stationarity in the time series can cause reasonable to test the existence of a unit root spurious regression results and the in the series with the most general model. conclusions obtained from Granger causality The Akaike Information Criteria (AIC) is can be invalidated. Toda and Phillips (1993) used to choose the number of lags in the have mentioned about the necessary dependent variable in order to ensure that methods to deal with Granger causality for the errors are white noise. The power of the the systems of integrated of one. The test and the degrees of freedom might be presence of a co-integrating relation creates reduced with the presence of additional the basis of the vector error correction estimated parameters. If the researcher fails specification. Standard Granger or Sims tests to reject the null hypothesis of a unit root may show invalid casual information with because of misspecification concerning the the omission of error correction terms from deterministic part of the regression, Doldado the tests (Doyle, 2001). et al. (1990) advises to use the most general model to test for a unit root when he is faced Results with the form of unknown data generating process. It is known that the power of the Table 5 presents ADF and PP test results test even goes to zero if the intercept or time for unit root. It shows that all the variables trend is inappropriately omitted (Campbell, are integrated of order one and the first Perron, 1991). Enders (1995) points out that differences of lnGNP, lnDomesticSaving, reduced power can misguide the researcher lnDomesticInvestment, lnExport and leading to wrong decision. If the variables lnInflation are stationary for this sample in are stationary, a linear combination of China. 12
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