Research Article

THE IMPACTS OF DEFENSE, HEALTH AND EDUCATION EXPENDITURES ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TURKEY

Volume: 1 Number: 2 December 31, 2017
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THE IMPACTS OF DEFENSE, HEALTH AND EDUCATION EXPENDITURES ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TURKEY

Abstract

The controversial relationship between public expenditures and economic growth has become one of the famous matters of interest, especially following the Great Depression that began in the US in 1929. As well as other economic variables, an increase in the public expenditure of the countries is expected to have significant impacts on those countries’ economic growth performance. Therefore, an annual data set covering the period between the years 1981-2016 is used to determine the relationship of defense, health and education expenditures in the Turkish economy with economic growth. The Fourier unit root test results of the series indicate that economic growth and education expenditure series are stationary in the level, and defense and health expenditure series are stationary in the first difference. The estimation results of ARDL bound test, which is conducted to detect the long-term relationships, indicate that defense, health, and education expenditures are positively related to economic growth at the values ​​of 0.33, 0.17 and 1.33, respectively. In other words, it is determined that economic growth be  mostly affected by education expenditures followed by defense and health expenditures, respectively.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Business Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Ali Alper *
Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
0000-0003-0008-1202
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 31, 2017

Submission Date

November 13, 2017

Acceptance Date

November 16, 2017

Published in Issue

Year 2017 Volume: 1 Number: 2

APA
Alper, A. (2017). THE IMPACTS OF DEFENSE, HEALTH AND EDUCATION EXPENDITURES ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TURKEY. Uluslararası Ticaret Ve Ekonomi Araştırmaları Dergisi, 1(2), 59-70. https://doi.org/10.30711/utead.351556
AMA
1.Alper A. THE IMPACTS OF DEFENSE, HEALTH AND EDUCATION EXPENDITURES ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TURKEY. JITER. 2017;1(2):59-70. doi:10.30711/utead.351556
Chicago
Alper, Ali. 2017. “THE IMPACTS OF DEFENSE, HEALTH AND EDUCATION EXPENDITURES ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TURKEY”. Uluslararası Ticaret Ve Ekonomi Araştırmaları Dergisi 1 (2): 59-70. https://doi.org/10.30711/utead.351556.
EndNote
Alper A (December 1, 2017) THE IMPACTS OF DEFENSE, HEALTH AND EDUCATION EXPENDITURES ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TURKEY. Uluslararası Ticaret ve Ekonomi Araştırmaları Dergisi 1 2 59–70.
IEEE
[1]A. Alper, “THE IMPACTS OF DEFENSE, HEALTH AND EDUCATION EXPENDITURES ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TURKEY”, JITER, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 59–70, Dec. 2017, doi: 10.30711/utead.351556.
ISNAD
Alper, Ali. “THE IMPACTS OF DEFENSE, HEALTH AND EDUCATION EXPENDITURES ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TURKEY”. Uluslararası Ticaret ve Ekonomi Araştırmaları Dergisi 1/2 (December 1, 2017): 59-70. https://doi.org/10.30711/utead.351556.
JAMA
1.Alper A. THE IMPACTS OF DEFENSE, HEALTH AND EDUCATION EXPENDITURES ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TURKEY. JITER. 2017;1:59–70.
MLA
Alper, Ali. “THE IMPACTS OF DEFENSE, HEALTH AND EDUCATION EXPENDITURES ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TURKEY”. Uluslararası Ticaret Ve Ekonomi Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 1, no. 2, Dec. 2017, pp. 59-70, doi:10.30711/utead.351556.
Vancouver
1.Ali Alper. THE IMPACTS OF DEFENSE, HEALTH AND EDUCATION EXPENDITURES ON ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TURKEY. JITER. 2017 Dec. 1;1(2):59-70. doi:10.30711/utead.351556

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