Conduct Stability and Co-Integration tests in the presence of Structural Break- Points -An Econometrics study of the relationship between investment and the development of manufacturing industry in Syria-

Authors

  • Fater Ali Tishreen University
  • Mohammad Saker Tishreen University

Abstract

 

This research aims to study the role of investment, in the development of the manufacturing industry in Syria, through a set of indicators and statistical data for the industry, this study showed that investment a significant role adult impact in the industry, by applying the "Gregory-Hansen" methodology, which allows for structural breaks, which are the years that occurred It contains important changes in the direction of the variables as a result of certain events that affected the economy - which, if applied correctly, leads to obtaining stable time series with one or more intervals, as well as reaching statistically sound standard models.

The previous methodology was applied to the time series of the public expenditures and total investment variables in Syria, by setting the first as an independent variable and the second as a dependent variable for a period of time that extends from the years before the economic crisis that Syria is going through until the crisis period itself, i.e. the period [2000-2017].The study reached results, the most important of which are: Obtaining stable time series for public spending and total investment in Syria with structural intervals (years) defined by a statistical method. Also, there is a moral co-integration relationship between public spending and total investment, even during the years of the economic crisis in Syria.

 the study also showed that the decline in investment had a negative impact on all industry indicators manufacturing in Syria

 

 

 

 

 

Keywords: investment, manufacturing, "Gregory-Hansen" Methodology.

Published

2023-05-31

How to Cite

فاطر علي, & محمد صقر. (2023). Conduct Stability and Co-Integration tests in the presence of Structural Break- Points -An Econometrics study of the relationship between investment and the development of manufacturing industry in Syria-. Tishreen University Journal- Economic and Legal Sciences Series, 45(2), 251–269. Retrieved from https://journal.tishreen.edu.sy/index.php/econlaw/article/view/13800