Previous studies were plagued with considerable problems when interpreting and empirically analysing Wagner's Law. Therefore, we initially present some kind of "pure theory of government's share" for a two-person society based on the pure theory of public and private goods as originally...

The study examines the influence of public expenditure on economic growth in Germany. According to growth theory the effect of public spending on growth is not definite, but the result of a linear regression based on the period 1961-2002 indicates a negative relationship. The next part is...