کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5056543 | 1371642 | 2014 | 10 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
- This research examines cross-national determinants of the shadow economy.
- The focus is on the relative effects of military and non-military government spending.
- Nations with larger military spending are shown to have smaller shadow economies.
- The effect of non-military government spending is statistically insignificant.
- These findings stand up to robustness checks.
Using recent cross-national data, this research examines the determinants of the shadow economy, focusing on the relative effects of military and non-military government spending. Results show that, other things being the same, nations with larger military spending have smaller shadow economies, while the effect of non-military government spending is statistically insignificant. These findings stand up to various robustness checks.
Journal: Economic Systems - Volume 38, Issue 3, September 2014, Pages 350-359