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Australian Economic Growth: Nonlinearities and International Influences
Author(s) -
HENRY ÓLAN T.,
SUMMERS PETER M.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
economic record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.365
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 1475-4932
pISSN - 0013-0249
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-4932.2000.tb00033.x
Subject(s) - odds , shock (circulatory) , economics , volatility (finance) , econometrics , nonlinear system , affect (linguistics) , bayes' theorem , demographic economics , bayesian probability , logistic regression , mathematics , statistics , medicine , physics , psychology , communication , quantum mechanics
This paper considers the extent to which fluctuations in Australian economic growth are affected by domestic and overseas economic performance. We investigate the performance of a range of nonlinear models versus linear models, comparing the models using Bayes factors and posterior odds ratios. The posterior odds ratios favour nonlinear specifications in which fluctuations in economic activity in the US affect Australia's economic performance. Our results suggest that an exogenous negative shock will be more persistent, lead to greater output volatility, and have a greater impact on growth, than a positive shock of equal magnitude.