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The Relationship between Military Expenditure and Economic Growth: A Panel Cointegration and Causality Analysis

Askeri Harcamalar ve Ekonomik Büyüme İlişkisi: Panel Eşbütünleşme ve Nedensellik Analizi

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Our empirical findings indicate that military expenditure and economic growth are co-integrated both in low and high income countries.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study investigates the correlation between military expenditure and economic growth for low and high income countries.
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Key Findings & Data:Our empirical findings indicate that military expenditure and economic growth are co-integrated both in low and high income countries.
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Conclusion & Impact:On the other hand, we have determined that there is unidirectional causality running from military expenditure to GDP per capita for high income countries.
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Abstract

This study investigates the correlation between military expenditure and economic growth for low and high income countries. Thus, different from similar studies, our empirical approach explicitly considers cross-sectional dependency to attain more reliable econometric results. In addition, new panel cointegration and causality tests are performed in the study. Our empirical findings indicate that military expenditure and economic growth are co-integrated both in low and high income countries. Furthermore, our findings lend evidence to the bi-directional causality between military spending and economic growth for low income countries. On the other hand, we have determined that there is unidirectional causality running from military expenditure to GDP per capita for high income countries.

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Bu çalışma düşük ve yüksek gelirli ülkeler için askeri harcamalar ve ekonomik büyüme arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektedir. Benzer çalışmalardan farklı olarak daha güvenilir ekonometrik sonuçlar elde etmek amacıyla yatay kesit bağımlılığı olgusu açık olarak dikkate alınmaktadır. Çalışmada ayrıca yeni panel eşbütünleşme ve nedensellik testleri de gerçekleştirilmektedir. Hem düşük hem de yüksek gelirli ülkelerde askeri harcamalar ve ekonomik büyüme arasında bir eşbütünleşme ilişkisi olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmaktadır. Ayrıca, düşük gelirli ülkeler için askeri harcamalar ve ekonomik büyüme arasında çift yönlü bir nedensel ilişki tespit edilirken yüksek gelirli ülkelerde askeri harcamalardan kişi başına düşen GSYİH'ye tek yönlü nedenselliğin olduğu anlaşılmaktadır.

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TURAN, T., KARAKAŞ, M., ÖZER, H. A. (2018). The Relationship between Military Expenditure and Economic Growth: A Panel Cointegration and Causality Analysis. Maliye Dergisi, Sayı: 175, 140–153. https://ajindex.com/articles/78878

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