An examination of the short-and long-term relation between government spending and
output in 51 developing countries reveals evidence consistent with cyclical ratcheting and …

Wagner's 'law of increasing state activity'has recently been subjected to intensive use of
recondite econometric testing procedures. An examination of the relevant articles reveals …

The present study empirically examined five different versions of Wagner's law by employing
annual time-series data on six countries over the period 1951–1996. Three countries are …

This article uses a dynamic model calibrated to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
countries' data to examine the nature of the relationship between government expenditure …

This paper tests Wagner's law of increasing state activity using panels of Chinese provinces.
The paper's main methodological contribution is in that we employ for the first time in the …

A nation with healthy people is considered a wealthy nation. This study is designed to
evaluate the impact of health expenditure on economic growth in Nigeria. Most empirical …

This paper tests Wagner's Law for China and Taiwan, using annual time series data
covering the period 1979-2002. To estimate the long-run relationship between government …

A new test specification of Wagner's Law of Public Expenditure has been formulated. The
aim is to disentangle the effects of accelerating and decelerating economic growth on …

Purpose–The aim of this paper is to prove the validity of Wagner's hypothesis.
Design/methodology/approach–The paper examines the validity of Wagner's hypothesis …

This paper attempts to test Wagnerian versus Keynesian hypotheses by examining the
relationship between national income and total public expenditure as well as its various …