Over the years, substantial theoretical and empirical studies have been carried out on the trade opennessgovernment size nexus. While a strand of the literature reported positive linkage, the other suggests otherwise. This study contributes to the debate by examining this relationship for...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the causal link between trade openness and government size for the five largest economies in Africa taking into account the role of compensation hypothesis in an economy. Design/methodology/approach - Time series data for five countries covering...