Hello, I am Sajib Bhattacharjee. Although I have already presented a conference paper, I am still relatively…

By Sajib Bhattacharjee

Hello, I am Sajib Bhattacharjee. Although I have already presented a conference paper, I am still relatively new to research. I have an important query, and I would be grateful if any supervisor or experienced researcher could help clarify my confusion.

Recently, while conducting an ARDL analysis using my dataset, I found that the model is robust. I performed unit root tests, including the ADF and PP tests, as well as serial correlation and other stability tests. The results of these diagnostic and stability tests suggest that the model is robust.

However, the ARDL results show that my two main independent variables have no significant short-run or long-run effect on the dependent variable and I know the reason ( because of the govt. Policy).

In this situation, should I abandon the paper, or can I proceed with writing it as a null-result paper?