Aly, Hassan; Strazicich, Mark - In: International Review of Applied Economics 14 (2000) 4, pp. 475-483
The size of government consumption relative to national output is examined to see if it is optimal in five Gulf countries of the Middle East. We follow the methodology suggested in Barro (1990) and Karras (1996, 1997). The 'Barro rule' is examined using regression tests for each country and in...