The impact of government size on economic growth: a threshold analysis

Stylianos Asimakopoulos; Yiannis Karavias

doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2015.12.010

The impact of government size on economic growth: a threshold analysis

Stylianos Asimakopoulos
, Yiannis Karavias

Economics

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Abstract

We examine the nature of the relationship between government size and economic growth and identify the optimal level of government size using a large dataset through a novel and very general non-linear panel Generalized Method of Moments approach. We show that this relationship is statistically significant above and below the optimal level, even after splitting our sample to developed and developing countries. Finally, we find an asymmetric impact of government size on economic growth in both developed and developing countries around the estimated threshold.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	65-68
Number of pages	4
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	139
Early online date	29 Dec 2015
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2015.12.010
Publication status	Published - Feb 2016

UN SDGs

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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities

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Government size
Economic growth
Dynamic threshold estimation

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