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Government debt and economic growth in Malaysia: the role of institutional quality

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  • Siti Nurazira Mohd Daud
  • Jan Podivinsky

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We examine the role of economic freedom in the debt-growth model. There is evidence of the contingency effect of institutional quality on the relationship between government debt and economic growth.

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  • Siti Nurazira Mohd Daud & Jan Podivinsky, 2014. "Government debt and economic growth in Malaysia: the role of institutional quality," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(17), pages 1179-1183, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:21:y:2014:i:17:p:1179-1183
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2014.916378
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