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Military expenditure and investment in OECD countries : revisited

Hou, Na; Chen, Bo - In: Peace economics, peace science and public policy 20 (2014) 4, pp. 621-630

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Examining forward and backward linkages between public and private investments : a cross-country analysis

Das, Ramesh Chandra; Das, Amaresh C.; Ray, Kamal - In: Review of market integration 10 (2018) 1, pp. 45-75

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The determinants of the long term private investment in Brazil : an empyrical analysis using cross-section and a Monte Carlo Simulation

Tadeu, Hugo Ferreira Braga; Silva, Jersone Tasso Moreira - In: Journal of economics, finance & administrative science 18 (2013), pp. 11-17

Empirical studies regarding the determinants of private investment in developing countries, including Brazil, have … demonstrated the high inflation's rates negative impact on investment. However, the recent Brazilian's experience clearly shows … that stabilization is not capable of recovering investment's rates. Therefore, the objectives of this study are: a) to …

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Does development aid increase military expenditure?

Langlotz, Sarah; Potrafke, Niklas - 2016

The diversion of development aid to the recipient's military may be one explanation why aid is often found to be ineffective in promoting economic growth and development. Previous studies have not derived the causal effects of development aid on military expenditure. Using a new instrumental...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011539046

Does development aid increase military expenditure?

Langlotz, Sarah; Potrafke, Niklas - 2016 - This version: September 2016

The diversion of development aid to the recipient’s military may be one explanation why aid is often found to be ineffective in promoting economic growth and development. Previous studies have not derived the causal effects of development aid on military expenditure. Using a new instrumental...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011542201

Does a change of government influence compliance with international agreements? : empirical evidence for the NATO two percent target

Blum, Johannes; Potrafke, Niklas - 2019

We examine whether changes of government influence compliance with international agreements. We investigate compliance with the NATO two percent target to which all NATO countries committed themselves during the NATO summit in Wales in 2014. The dataset includes the military expenditure by NATO...

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Does a change of government influence compliance with international agreements? : empirical evidence for the NATO two percent target

Blum, Johannes; Potrafke, Niklas - 2019

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011963033

Does development aid increase military expenditure

Langlotz, Sarah; Potrafke, Niklas - 2019

Using a new instrumental variable strategy, we examine whether bilateral development aid increases military expenditure in recipient countries. The instrument is the interaction of donor government fractionalization and the probability of receiving aid. The dataset includes new data on military...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012019746

Exploring Potential Arms Races

Seiglie, Carlos - 2012

Defense spending accounts for a larger share of national output in most countries than many of the other allocative decisions, both public and private, which the majority of economic research aims at explaining. Yet with notable exceptions, most economists have ignored this topic and relegated...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014197924

International Conflict and Military Expenditures : An Externality Approach

Seiglie, Carlos - 2012

This article analyzes the two-stage problem a country faces in first choosing the optimal amount of arms to acquire and then deciding whether it can improve upon the allocation that emerges after the first stage by engaging in a military conflict. A model is introduced based on the concept of...

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