The relationship between public expenditures and economic growth has gain importance, especially after the First World War. In this study, the relationship between public expenditures and economic growth was investigated using data from 1989-2017 for BRICS countries and Turkey with cointegration and causality tests. As a result the cointegration test; there is a cointegration between variables for long run. Causality results show that there is no causality from public expenditures to economic growth in the short term but there is causality relationship from economic growth to public spending. In the long run, it is seen that there is bidirectional causality both from public expenditures to economic growth and from economic growth to public expenditures.
The
relationship between public expenditures and economic growth has accelerated,
especially after the First World War. In this study, it was investigated using
data from 1989-2017 for BRICS countries and Turkey for the causality relation
between public expenditures and economic growth. As a result the causality test
show that there is no causality from public expenditures to economic growth in
the short term but there is causality relationship from economic growth to
public spending. In the long run, it is seen that there is bidirectional
causality both from public expenditures to economic growth and from economic
growth to public expenditures.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Makaleler |
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Publication Date | November 30, 2018 |
Submission Date | August 13, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018Volume: 19 Issue: 2 |
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