Government Size, Composition, Volatility and Economic Growth

Antonio Afonso and Davide Furceri ()

No 2008/04, Working Papers from Department of Economics at the School of Economics and Management (ISEG), Technical University of Lisbon.

Abstract: This paper analyses the effects in terms of size and volatility of government revenue and spending on growth in OECD and EU countries. The results of the paper suggest that both variables are detrimental to growth. In particular, looking more closely at the effect of each component of government revenue and spending, the results point out that i) indirect taxes (size and volatility); ii) social contributions (size and volatility); iii) government consumption (size and volatility); iv) subsidies (size); and v) government investment (volatility) have a sizeable, negative and statistically significant effect on growth.

Keywords: Fiscal Policy; Government Size; Fiscal Volatility; Economic Growth. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E62 H50 O40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2008-01
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