Government Expenditure and Economic Growth in the European Union Countries : New Evidence

• Autorzy: Marta Pascual Sáez , Santiago Alvarez-García , Daniela Castañeda Rodríguez
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper provides new evidence of the impact of government spending on economic growth in the European Union countries. Governments can adjust their levels of spending in order to influence their economies, although the relationship between these variables can be positive or negative, depending on the countries included in the sample, the period of estimation and the variables which reflect the size of the public sector. The results obtained based on regression and panel techniques suggest that government expenditure is not clearly related with economic growth in the European Union countries over the period 1994-2012. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Public expenditures; Economic growth

PL

Wydatki publiczne; Wzrost gospodarczy

• Czasopismo: Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series
• Rocznik: 2017
• Numer: No. 36
• Strony: 127--133

Twórcy

autor

Marta Pascual Sáez

• University of Cantabria, Spain

autor

Santiago Alvarez-García

• University of Oviedo, Spain

autor

Daniela Castañeda Rodríguez

• University of Cantabria, Spain

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DOI

10.1515/bog-2017-0020