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A Causal Analysis of Defense Spending and Economic Growth

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ID6285384
AuthorsAbdur R Chowdhury (Marquette University), Abdur Chowdhury (Marquette University, corresponding author)
Year1991
Volume35
Issue1
Pages80-97
Publication date1991-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0022002791035001005
OpenAlexW2013195812
LanguageEN
Citations received32
References cited38

The purpose of this article is to investigate the causal relationship between economic growth and defense spending in fifty-five developing countries. Granger-causality tests are employed to analyze the presence and direction of causality between these two variables. Moreover, the study focuses upon the appropriate representation of the nature of nonstationarities apparent in these two economic time series across different countries. The results suggest that the relationship between defense spending and economic growth cannot be generalized across countries. The actual relationship may vary from one country to another due to the use of a different sample period, as well as differences in the socioeconomic structure and type of government in each country

Causal analysis · Causality (physics · Developing country · Development economics · Econometrics · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Government spending · Granger causality · Macroeconomics · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics · Sample (material · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · Demography · Economic Growth and Productivity · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth

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Unique citing works32
Citations per year0,94
Citation span1992 - 2026 (35)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 30
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