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‘Net Errors and Omissions' of Balance of Payments and Its Sustainability: A Survey of Literature

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  • Liung shi Ding

    (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya)

  • Tuck cheong Tang

    (Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya)

Abstract

This survey covers 18 studies on ‘net errors and omissions' (NEO) or balancing items. Three groups have been classified by research interest (i) NEO sustainability; (ii) ‘sources' or ‘factors' of determining NEO behaviour; and (iii) components of NEO (i.e. nonlinearity). This survey focuses on the first group. 40% of the sample countries examined by the literature shows sustainable NEO. The meta-analysis recommends the method, region, and income “common factors†are found to have mixture implication on sustainable NEO.

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  • Liung shi Ding & Tuck cheong Tang, 2017. "‘Net Errors and Omissions' of Balance of Payments and Its Sustainability: A Survey of Literature," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 37(4), pages 2753-2766.
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    Balancing item; Net errors and omissions; Sustainability;
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    JEL classification:

    • F4 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance
    • C8 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs

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