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Estimations macroéconomiques de l'impact des dépenses militaires sur les économies de la France et de la Grande-Bretagne

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  • Jacques Fontanel

    (CESICE - Centre d'études sur la sécurité internationale et les coopérations européennes - UPMF - Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 - IEPG - Sciences Po Grenoble - Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble)

  • Stephen Martin

    (Birkbeck College [University of London])

  • Ron Smith

    (Birkbeck College [University of London])

Abstract

To estimate the impact of military spending on economic growth and development, a theoretical simultaneous equation model is constructed, using investment, employment, and GDP growth rate equations. On the basis of national information, estimates of the impact of changes in military spending on these explained variables are simulated. The differences between the estimates of the two countries are not always very significant. If the statistical tests are satisfactory, the model is only a limited representation of the complex process that determines investment, unemployment, and growth. Initially, the effect of an increase in military spending is positive (expansion of demand), but the effects on unemployment and investment are greater and ultimately reduce the growth potential of both countries.

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  • Jacques Fontanel & Stephen Martin & Ron Smith, 1985. "Estimations macroéconomiques de l'impact des dépenses militaires sur les économies de la France et de la Grande-Bretagne," Post-Print hal-02938192, HAL.
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