Defense Expenditure and Income Inequality: Evidence on Co-integration and Causality for China

Binbin Meng, William Lucyshyn and Xiangqian Li

Defence and Peace Economics, 2015, vol. 26, issue 3, 327-339

Abstract: There are conflicting views as to the relationship between a nation's defense expenditure (DE) and its population's income inequality (INEQ). DE, always an important part of government budget, can easily crowd out transfer payments, necessary to improve INEQ; however, these payments may also create a demand that may raise the income levels of the lower income earners. Consequently, the relationship between DE and INEQ is an important question. This paper examines the relationship between DE and INEQ in China for the period of 1989-2012. Utilizing basic cointegration and causality tests, our objective is to add to the literature by providing evidence that China's DE, in fact, do have an impact on INEQ.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/10242694.2013.810026

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