Government spending and economic growth in ECOWAS: An asymmetric analysis

OO Olaoye, OO Eluwole, A Ayesha… - The Journal of Economic …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study examines the asymmetry phenomenon in government spending-growth nexus in
ECOWAS. The study adopts the System Generalized Method of Moment within the …

Is Government Spending an Important Factor in Economic Growth? Nonlinear Cubic Quantile Nexus from Eastern Europe and Central Asia (EECA)

A Shaddady - Economies, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study rigorously investigates the non-monotonic phenomenon of the government
spending–growth nexus in the EECA. Using panel data from 19 countries over the period …

Democracy, military expenditure and economic growth: A heterogeneous perspective

X Wang, N Hou, B Chen - Defence and Peace Economics, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Countries with different democratic levels tend to show various degrees of emphasis on
military expenditure and a consensus can hardly be reached on the economic effect of …

Analysis of the prevalence of extreme poverty in Africa South of the Sahara: do geographical proximity and corruption spillovers matter?

OO Olaoye - Journal of Economic Studies, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The paper investigates the prevalence of extreme poverty in a panel of 39 sub-
Saharan African (SSA) countries over the period 2000–2018 while accounting for spillover …

Influence of government expenditure on economic growth: an empirical retrospection based on ARDL approach

S Javed, U Husain - FIIB Business Review, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The study investigates the influence of government expenditure (GE) on Oman's economic
growth by examining different government-spending dimensions as predictors of economic …

Does tax effort moderate the effect of government expenditure on regional economic growth? A dynamic panel data evidence from Indonesia

K Amri, R Masbar, BS Nazamuddin, H Aimon - Ekonomika, 2023 - zurnalai.vu.lt
Our research study aims to analyze the effect of government expenditure on goods and
services and capital toward regional economic growth in Indonesia. We position local tax …

Government spending shocks and economic growth: additional evidence from cyclical behavior of fiscal policy

OO Olaoye, UU Okorie, OO Eluwole… - Journal of Economic and …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose This study examines the asymmetric effect of government spending on economic
growth in Nigeria over the period 1980–2017. Specifically, this study investigates whether …

Effect of government agricultural expenditure on economic growth: Evidence from a developing country

ET Megbowon, L Mothae, JR Relebohile - Studia Universitatis Babes …, 2022 - sciendo.com
Fiscal policy has been used by various governments to promote economic growth. The
effectiveness of government expenditure on economic growth depends on recipient sector of …

Mitigating the effects of a pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa: are fiscal and monetary policy complementary or contradictory?

OO Olaoye, MF Zerihun - International Journal of Emerging Markets, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The study examined the roles of fiscal and monetary policy in reducing poverty in
sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), while accounting for macroeconomic disruptions. In particular …

Government and private sectors' electronic transfer practices and financial inclusion in the economic community of the West African States

I Niankara - International Journal of Finance & Economics, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Relying on a pooled‐cross‐sectional panel of the 2014 and 2017 Global Findex data, and a
random utility theoretic model for revealed financial preferences data analysis, this paper …