Contemporaneous causality: GDP and TFP; IV/GMM
| Andean | Third | Caribbean | Pacific | Others | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clgdp | cltfp | clgdp | cltfp | clgdp | cltfp | clgdp | cltfp | clgdp | cltfp | clgdp | cltfp | |
| clgdp | 0.541 (0.797) | 0.767 (0.500) | −0.345 (0.751) | 0.806 (0.932) | 2.814** (1.319) | −0.092 (0.878) | ||||||
| cltfp | 0.104** (0.051) | 0.144* (0.082) | 0.129* (0.083) | 0.256 (0.236) | 0.119 (0.117) | 0.070 (0.277) | ||||||
| cunemp | −0.640** (0.272) | 0.735 (0.854) | −1.546** (0.623) | 0.402 (0.989) | −0.177 (0.157) | 0.301 (0.733) | 0.844 (0.871) | −0.673 (3.242) | −1.129 (1.150) | 7.623* (4.726) | −0.237 (0.201) | 0.172 (0.744) |
| cunempt−1 | −0.054 (0.270) | 1.616*** (0.575) | −0.844* (0.542) | −0.033 (0.853) | −0.181 (0.149) | 0.549 (0.356) | −1.085 (0.915) | 4.298* (2.590) | −2.367** (1.022) | 13.242*** (4.966) | −0.047 (0.307) | 1.005*** (0.361) |
| Crisis | −0.008** (0.003) | 0.038*** (0.006) | 0.002 (0.003) | −0.018** (0.007) | 0.001 (0.006) | −0.017 (0.015) | −0.009 (0.009) | 0.018 (0.017) | 0.011 (0.009) | −0.098*** (0.019) | 0.001 (0.005) | −0.013* (0.007) |
| clpopt−1 | 2.897** (1.392) | −12.423*** (3.390) | −1.095 (0.943) | 4.427** (1.893) | −0.608 (2.361) | −2.048 (7.825) | 1.640 (1.712) | −3.522 (6.938) | −0.311 (1.192) | 2.525 (6.138) | 0.199 (0.709) | 2.941 (3.409) |
| Constant | 0.001 (0.001) | −0.003 (0.004) | 0.000 (0.001) | 0.000 (0.003) | 0.001 (0.002) | 0.003 (0.006) | 0.001 (0.002) | −0.003 (0.005) | −0.002 (0.002) | 0.029** (0.011) | 0.000 (0.001) | 0.000 (0.003) |
| Obs | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| GMM/C p-val | 0.540 | 0.918 | 0.414 | 0.875 | 0.288 | 0.250 | 0.863 | 0.647 | 0.764 | 0.763 | 0.929 | 0.917 |
| Hansen J p-val | 0.028 | 0.170 | 0.139 | 0.332 | 0.554 | 0.561 | 0.132 | 0.121 | 0.809 | 0.809 | 0.041 | 0.351 |
| Wald p-val | 0.008 | 0.000 | 0.004 | 0.009 | 0.323 | 0.027 | 0.010 | 0.186 | 0.156 | 0.000 | 0.312 | 0.014 |
| R2 | 0.391 | 0.445 | 0.340 | 0.308 | 0.006 | 0.111 | 0.643 | 0.102 | 0.366 | 0.443 | 0.176 | 0.125 |
| Andean | Third | Caribbean | Pacific | Others | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.541 (0.797) | 0.767 (0.500) | −0.345 (0.751) | 0.806 (0.932) | 2.814** (1.319) | −0.092 (0.878) | |||||||
| 0.104** (0.051) | 0.144* (0.082) | 0.129* (0.083) | 0.256 (0.236) | 0.119 (0.117) | 0.070 (0.277) | |||||||
| −0.640** (0.272) | 0.735 (0.854) | −1.546** (0.623) | 0.402 (0.989) | −0.177 (0.157) | 0.301 (0.733) | 0.844 (0.871) | −0.673 (3.242) | −1.129 (1.150) | 7.623* (4.726) | −0.237 (0.201) | 0.172 (0.744) | |
| −0.054 (0.270) | 1.616*** (0.575) | −0.844* (0.542) | −0.033 (0.853) | −0.181 (0.149) | 0.549 (0.356) | −1.085 (0.915) | 4.298* (2.590) | −2.367** (1.022) | 13.242*** (4.966) | −0.047 (0.307) | 1.005*** (0.361) | |
| −0.008** (0.003) | 0.038*** (0.006) | 0.002 (0.003) | −0.018** (0.007) | 0.001 (0.006) | −0.017 (0.015) | −0.009 (0.009) | 0.018 (0.017) | 0.011 (0.009) | −0.098*** (0.019) | 0.001 (0.005) | −0.013* (0.007) | |
| 2.897** (1.392) | −12.423*** (3.390) | −1.095 (0.943) | 4.427** (1.893) | −0.608 (2.361) | −2.048 (7.825) | 1.640 (1.712) | −3.522 (6.938) | −0.311 (1.192) | 2.525 (6.138) | 0.199 (0.709) | 2.941 (3.409) | |
| Constant | 0.001 (0.001) | −0.003 (0.004) | 0.000 (0.001) | 0.000 (0.003) | 0.001 (0.002) | 0.003 (0.006) | 0.001 (0.002) | −0.003 (0.005) | −0.002 (0.002) | 0.029** (0.011) | 0.000 (0.001) | 0.000 (0.003) |
| Obs | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| GMM/C | 0.540 | 0.918 | 0.414 | 0.875 | 0.288 | 0.250 | 0.863 | 0.647 | 0.764 | 0.763 | 0.929 | 0.917 |
| Hansen J | 0.028 | 0.170 | 0.139 | 0.332 | 0.554 | 0.561 | 0.132 | 0.121 | 0.809 | 0.809 | 0.041 | 0.351 |
| Wald | 0.008 | 0.000 | 0.004 | 0.009 | 0.323 | 0.027 | 0.010 | 0.186 | 0.156 | 0.000 | 0.312 | 0.014 |
| 0.391 | 0.445 | 0.340 | 0.308 | 0.006 | 0.111 | 0.643 | 0.102 | 0.366 | 0.443 | 0.176 | 0.125 | |
Note(s): All estimates reported are adjusted for small samples. ***, **, * denote level of significance at 1%, 5% and 10 %, respectively
Source(s): Authors’ calculation
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