This paper aims to assess the relationship among fiscal variables (government revenue and expenditure) in Sub-Saharan African countries. Using yearly data for the period between 1980 and 2011 in fifteen ECOWAS countries, a weak long-run relationship between government expenditure and revenue...

This paper aims to assess the relationship among fiscal variables (net lending, government expenditure and revenue) and economic growth in Sub-Saharan African countries. Using yearly data for the period between 1980 and 2011 in 15 ECOWAS countries, a weak long-run relationship between government...

This paper aims to assess the relationship among fiscal variables (net lending, government expenditure and revenue) and economic growth in Sub-Saharan African countries. Using yearly data for the period between 1980 and 2011 in 15 ECOWAS countries, a weak long-run relationship between government...

The aim of this article is to assess the empirical evidence of the nexus between public expenditure and inflation for the Mediterranean countries during the period 1970-2009, using a time-series approach. After a brief introduction, a concise survey of the economic literature on this issue is...

Using time series techniques, this study explores the relationship between trade deficits and budget deficits in Italy in the period 1970-2010. Empirical findings show that current account balance and government budget are I(1) processes. Cointegration tests reject the presence of a long-run...

In this study we apply the Elliott's Wave theory to the index S&P 500 for a period of three years, starting from the October 2008 and until December 31, 2011. An analytical forecast for the first half of 2012 has been carried out. Our principle empirical findings underline that the evolution of...

Lo scopo di questo lavoro è valutare empiricamente la relazione tra dimensione pubblica e crescita economica. Utilizzando metodologie di serie temporali applicate a dati annuali per l'Italia, vengono analizzati gli effetti della spesa pubblica, della disoccupazione e delle riforme fiscali...