This paper explores, theoretically and empirically, how governments may use the tradeoff
between social and military expenditure to advance their electoral and partisan objectives …

This paper examines whether government ideology has influenced the allocation of public
expenditures in OECD countries. I analyze two datasets that report different expenditure …

While not always a concern for the general economic growth literature, the debate over the
effects of military spending on growth continues to develop, with no consensus, but a …

The article deals with an empirical investigation of the determinants of military expenditures
of selected NATO countries. Economic, security, and political determinants were analysed …

This article uses a gravity model to explore whether military spending has any moderating
effect on the link between armed conflict and international tourist flows. The data set consists …

This article presents on trends in military spending, building on the most recent military
expenditure data by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). World …

This paper examines whether there are systematic differences in military spending between
different types of autocratic regimes. We view military expenditure as an instrument a dictator …

Employing a panel vector autoregression (PVAR) methodology, the paper addresses the
nexus between military expenditures and two key macroeconomic variables, namely growth …

Exploring the nexus between geopolitical risk (GPR) and military expenditures (ME) has
been limited during the past period. It is justified by the absence of a well-published proxy for …

Scholars have estimated demand functions for national defense spending and investigated
international arms trade for a long time. The relationship between supply and demand for …