Determinants of military expenditure and the role of globalisation in a cross-country analysis

Sakiru Solarin

Defence and Peace Economics, 2018, vol. 29, issue 7, 853-870

Abstract: Anecdotal evidence offers conflicting views on the impact of globalisation on military expenditure. We contribute to the existing literature by investigating the effect of globalisation on military expenditure in 82 countries for the period, 1989–2012. After introducing economic and strategic variables into the model, we utilise the dynamic panel generalised method of moments system to estimate the relationship in the variables. The empirical findings reveal that globalisation reduces both military burden and real military expenditure. The findings are consistent, irrespective of the globalisation indicator adopted. The policy implications of the results are explained.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/10242694.2017.1309259

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