The effect of military spending on economic growth and unemployment in Mediterranean countries

International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 273-280

  Korkmaz, Suna ^a  

^a BALIKESIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Military spending; Panel data analysis; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979815443     PISSN: 21464138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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