As economists and policymakers strive to understand the causes of the global financial
crisis, pinpointing the relationship between government size and economic growth is crucial …

The literature on the relationship between the size of government and economic growth is
full of seemingly contradictory findings. This conflict is largely explained by variations in …

In our 2011 survey of the literature in the Journal of Economic Surveys on the effect of
government size on economic growth in wealthy countries we find a relatively consistent …

In contrast to the commonly held view, Bergh and Henrekson (2011) conclude that a
consensus has almost been reached on the thesis that government size is negatively …

The purpose of this research is to study the impact of government size on economic growth
in three OECD countries, namely the USA, Canada, and the United Kingdom. A standard …

The purpose of this paper is to explore the association between government size and
economic growth in the United States using time‐series data over the period 1950–2007. In …

We examine the relationship between government size and economic growth, controlling for
economic freedom and globalization, and using Bayesian Averaging over Classical …

Since the late 1970s, the received wisdom has been that government size (measured as the
ratio of total government expenditure to gross domestic product (GDP) or government …

A study of the impact of government size on economic performance and growth is im-portant.
Theoretically, one point of view suggests that a larger government size is likely to be …

The massive spending programs and new regulations adopted by many countries around
the world in response to the economic crisis of 2008 have drawn renewed attention to the …