Does defense spending really promote aggregate output in the United States?

Defence and Peace Economics

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 435-447

  Smith, Jeffrey S ^a   Tuttle, M H ^b  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^b SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregate output; Cointegration; Defense spending; Military conflicts; Vector error correction model

Indexed keywords

EID: 56649123550     PISSN: 10242694     EISSN: 14768267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10242690701701950     Document Type: Article

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