Table 5

Non-contemporaneous causality: GDP and TFP, and the VARX model

AndeanThirdCaribbeanPacificOthersTotal
Clpib
clgdpt−1−0.590*** (0.180)−0.906*** (0.230)−0.268 (0.184)−0.879*** (0.233)−0.740*** (0.174)−0.872*** (0.193)
clgdpt−2−0.424** (0.190)−0.452* (0.271)−0.687*** (0.189)−0.345 (0.279)−0.691*** (0.183)−0.583*** (0.191)
clgdpt−3   −0.113 (0.261)  
clgdpt−4   −0.255 (0.227)  
cltfpt−10.046 (0.030)0.119* (0.074)0.024 (0.047)0.061 (0.052)−0.009 (0.023)0.014 (0.031)
cltfpt−2−0.058* (0.030)−0.059 (0.085)−0.044 (0.044)−0.083** (0.039)−0.023 (0.026)−0.038 (0.030)
cltfpt−3   −0.090** (0.040)  
cltfpt−4   −0.091** (0.040)  
cunempt−0.709*** (0.278)−0.736 (0.581)−0.269 (0.175)−1.346* (0.698)0.019 (0.920)−0.326*** (0.121)
cunempt−1−0.630** (0.264)−1.088*** (0.410)−0.400*** (0.139)−1.130* (0.593)0.020 (0.873)−0.266** (0.120)
crisis−0.002 (0.002)0.001 (0.004)0.006 (0.005)−0.004 (0.003)0.002 (0.006)0.003 (0.002)
clpopt0.537 (1.996)1.690 (1.676)5.388** (2.253)2.286 (2.003)1.402 (2.179)−0.168 (1.241)
clpopt−1−0.03 (1.844)−1.508 (1.548)−6.249** (2.470)−1.858 (1.943)−0.175 (1.907)−0.554 (1.197)
openect0.000 (0.001)0.000 (0.001)−0.001 (0.002)0.001 (0.001)−0.001 (0.002)0.000 (0.001)
Cltfp
clgdpt−1−0.590*** (0.180)0.918 (0.766)1.103 (0.842)−1.870 (1.476)−2.520* (1.429)0.171 (1.086)
clgdpt−2−0.424** (0.190)1.107 (0.904)0.375 (0.862)−1.315 (1.772)−0.886 (1.495)0.756 (1.075)
clgdpt−3   1.678 (1.654)  
clgdpt−4   1.409 (1.440)  
cltfpt−10.046 (0.030)−0.306 (0.248)−0.329 (0.216)−0.531 (0.329)−0.053 (0.192)0.100 (0.175)
cltfpt−2−0.058* (0.030)−0.642** (0.285)−0.580*** (0.199)−0.123 (0.245)−0.291 (0.209)−0.536*** (0.166)
cltfpt−3   −0.738*** (0.256)  
cltfpt−4   −0.605** (0.256)  
cunempt−0.709*** (0.278)−3.373* (1.934)−0.841 (0.800)−3.39 (4.429)6.281 (7.531)−0.411 (0.680)
cunempt−1−0.630** (0.264)−0.305 (1.366)−0.44 (0.635)−3.09 (3.763)10.164 (7.153)0.303 (0.676)
Crisis−0.002 (0.002)−0.001 (0.013)−0.019 (0.021)0.031 (0.020)−0.084* (0.046)−0.005 (0.012)
clpopt0.537 (1.996)0.86 (5.584)12.462 (10.300)5.401 (12.709)21.344 (17.844)6.446 (6.976)
clpopt−1−0.03 (1.844)1.695 (5.158)−18.063* (11.291)−0.734 (12.334)−9.035 (15.613)−6.248 (6.731)
openect0.000 (−0.001)0.001 (0.004)0.005 (0.008)−0.008 (0.008)0.019 (0.017)0.002 (0.004)
Observations252525232525
Log-Likelihood183.3178.1152.5157.4128.3190.1

Note(s): ***, **, * denote level of significance at 1%, 5% and 10 %, respectively

Source(s): Authors’ calculation

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