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Impact of Geography on Institutions in Agricultural and Nomadic Societies
International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT How geography affects the choice of institutions is studied in a theoretical model. In this model, nations are located around a circle. Rulers compete through choosing tax rates, the level of military spending, and the degree of formality of institutions. Geographic condition is captured by population density.
Haiwen Zhou
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Strategic Management Journal, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract Research Summary Using detailed plant‐ and individual‐level data from a major Japanese cotton spinning company in the early 20th century, we examine the within‐firm allocation of skilled human capital in conjunction with investment in physical capital, accompanying the firm's evolving strategic priorities.
Shotaro Yamaguchi +3 more
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International Studies JournalThis study examines the relationship between national defense expenditure and economic development in Nigeria, with a focus on the implications of persistent insecurity and global military spending trends.
AGBEYINKA YINKA IBRAHIM
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Effects of Defense Spending on Economic Growth and Its Indirect Effects on Private Consumption in Iran: A Supply Side Approach [PDF]
پژوهشهای اقتصادی, 2008 Defense industry plays an important and strategic function in economy. Defense industry effects economy mainly through security and weapon exports. There has been a growing literature examining military expenditures in developing countries. Theoretically,
Mohammad Hossein Hassani Sadrabadi +1 more
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Using Military Build-Ups to Capture Fiscal Shocks: A Reassessment [PDF]
, 2014 Ramey (2011a) and others argue that increases in government spending associated with wars and military build-ups constitute a good instrument for measuring the macroeconomic effects of fiscal shocks.
Fidrmuc, Jan +2 more
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International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper examines how the financial development of the target economy evolves under the long‐lasting economic sanctions, emphasizing the temporal patterns of the impact. Using panel data for 136 economies from 1980 to 2021 and an event‐study approach, we identified a temporal pattern that illustrates how economic sanctions exert a ...
Yu Jiang, Xue Meng
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SIZE OF THE MILITARY SECTOR AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: A PANEL DATA ANALYSIS OF AFRICA AND LATIN AMERICA [PDF]
We estimate the influence of defense spending and military labor use on economic growth in African and Latin American countries. Our model integrates disparate implications from the defense economics literature into a Barro-style model of economic growth
Jac C. Heckelman, Michael D. Stroup
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Reassessing the Cross‐Sectional Fiscal Multiplier: Evidence From U.S. Defense Procurement, 1966–2019
Journal of Applied Econometrics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper revisits the empirical analysis of Nakamura and Steinsson (2014). I reconstructed and extended the original dataset to cover the period 1966–2019, harmonizing two major sources of data: the Defense Contract Action Data System (DCADS) and USAspending.gov. I discuss how to aggregate these contract‐level data to better capture spending
Gianluca Pallante
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DOES MILITARY SPENDING STIMULATE ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN NIGERIA?
International Journal of Social and Educational InnovationNumerous studies have underscored the detrimental environmental effects of military spending vis-à-vis energy consumption, including pollution and habitat damage. Sequel to this, this study examines the effects of military spending on energy consumption
Ahmed Oluwatobi ADEKUNLE
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