Military Expenditure : Econometric Testing of Economic and Political Influences /

Econometric results from an analysis of the determinants of military expenditure in 125 countries during 1972-88 are presented. The dependent variable is the ratio of military expenditure to GDP; included among the explanatory variables are economic and financial indicators, political variables summ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hewitt, Daniel
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1991.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1991/053
Online Access:Full text available on IMF