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    [id] => 14783
    [paper_index] => 202501-13-019705
    [title] => GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE AND TRADE BALANCE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
    [description] => 
    [author] => Nahabwe Patrick Kagambo John, Kagarura Willy Rwamparagi, Munyambonera Ezra
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    [doi] => 
    [year] => 2025
    [month] => January
    [volume] => 13
    [issue] => 1
    [file] => fm/jpanel/upload/2025/January/202501-13-019705.pdf
    [abstract] => This study investigates the relationship between government spending and trade balance in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2005 to 2022 using an autoregressive distributed lags (ARDL) model and balanced World Bank panel data. The findings reveal a significant short- and long-term association between the variables. A 10% rise in government spending results in a 6.3% short-term trade balance decline but a 30.9% improvement in the long run, illustrating a J-curve effect. Cointegration and Granger causality tests confirm a stable, causal relationship. The study recommends strategic spending policies to mitigate short-term deficits and boost long-term trade performance.
    [keywords] => Government expenditure, Trade Balance, Sub-Saharan Africa
    [doj] => 2025-01-10
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    [status] => 
    [award_status] => P
    [orderr] => 3
    [journal_id] => 13
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    [is_status] => 1
    [journalname] => EPRA International Journal of Economic Growth and Environmental Issues (EGEI)
    [short_code] => IJRV
    [eissn] => 2321-6247
    [pissn] => 
    [home_page_wrapper] => images/products_image/1.EGEI.png
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