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Militarization, investment, and economic growth 1995–2019

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  • Christos Kollias

    (University of Thessaly, Greece)

  • Panayiotis Tzeremes

    (University of Thessaly, Greece)

Abstract

The economic effects of defense spending have attracted considerable attention in the literature. Invariably, the defense burden, i.e., the military spending to GDP (gross domestic product) ratio, is the variable through which these effects are empirically traced. In this article, an alternative measure that captures the burden on the economy and society from allocating resources to the defense sector is used—the Global Militarization Index (GMI), constructed by the Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC). The empirical investigation covers a total of 116 countries and spans the period 1995–2019. The results reported herein do not reveal any systematic and statistically significant relation between a country’s militarization levels and two main macroeconomic variables (growth rate of GDP and gross fixed capital formation as a share of GDP).

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  • Christos Kollias & Panayiotis Tzeremes, 2022. "Militarization, investment, and economic growth 1995–2019," Economics of Peace and Security Journal, EPS Publishing, vol. 17(1), pages 17-29, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:epc:journl:v:17:y:2022:i:1:p:17-29
    DOI: 10.15355/epsj.17.1.17
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    1. Tsitouras Antonis & Tsounis Nicholas, 2024. "Military Outlays and Economic Growth: A Nonlinear Disaggregated Analysis for a Developed Economy," Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 30(3), pages 341-391.

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    Keywords

    Militarization; investment; economic growth; Global Militarization Index;
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    JEL classification:

    • D74 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
    • H56 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - National Security and War

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