Military expenditure and economic growth: A meta-analysis

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 636-650

  Alptekin, Aynur ^a   Levine, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Meta analysis; Military expenditure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865325594     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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