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The Effect Of Government Size On Economic Growth: Evidence From Gross State Product Data

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  • Garey Durden

    (Appalachian State University)

  • Barry Elledge

    (Appalachian State University)

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Using newly released data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis, this paper provides empirical estimates of the effect of government employment on gross state product. Cross-sectional data from 1982 are combined with a simple growth model to show that higher levels of government employment generally have a positive and significant effect on gross state product, with state and local employment levels having apparently greater influence. A first-differences variant of the model supports the cross-sectional findings. However, the positive influence of absolute government size may be offset by a negative relationship between GSP growth and the relative size of government.

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  • Garey Durden & Barry Elledge, 1993. "The Effect Of Government Size On Economic Growth: Evidence From Gross State Product Data," The Review of Regional Studies, Southern Regional Science Association, vol. 23(2), pages 183-190, Fall.
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