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The Economic Impact Of Cornerstone Alliance On Berrien County, George A. Erickcek
The Economic Impact Of Cornerstone Alliance On Berrien County, George A. Erickcek
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The Benton Harbor Area Benchmarking Study, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts
The Benton Harbor Area Benchmarking Study, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts
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Economic Impact Of Pharmacia On Kalamazoo County In 2000, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts
Economic Impact Of Pharmacia On Kalamazoo County In 2000, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts
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St. Joseph County Benchmarking Study, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts
St. Joseph County Benchmarking Study, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts
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Economic Impact Of Pharmacia On Kalamazoo County In 1999, George A. Erickcek
Economic Impact Of Pharmacia On Kalamazoo County In 1999, George A. Erickcek
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No abstract provided.
Size Of The Military Sector And Economic Growth: A Panel Data Analysis Of Africa And Latin America, Michael D. Stroup, Jac C. Heckelman
Size Of The Military Sector And Economic Growth: A Panel Data Analysis Of Africa And Latin America, Michael D. Stroup, Jac C. Heckelman
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We estimate the influence of defense spending and military labor use on economic growth in African and Latin American countries. Our model integrates disparate implications from the defense economics literature into a Barro-style model of economic growth that controls for political and economic institutional variation across countries. Our panel data analysis of 44 countries in Africa and Latin America from 1975 to 1989 also controls for cross-country variation in lost human capital and public sector production inefficiencies. We find empirical evidence that the defense burden on economic growth is non-linear, with low levels of military spending increasing economic growth but …