Defense spending and economic growth: Some empirical evidence from the Arab gulf region

Defence and Peace Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 187-197

  Al Yousif, Yousif Khalifa ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Defense Economics; Defense Spending; Economic Growth; Empirical Models; Granger Causality; Macro economics; Theoretical Models

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036623497     PISSN: 10242694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10242690210977     Document Type: Article

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