... Underground economy Government spending E26 E62 N17 O47 The increase in the shadow economy has been a subject of discussion among researchers and policymakers across the world (Alm and Embaye, 2013). Analysts agree that the shadow economy should be viewed as a significant sector...

...Olumide Olaoye; Olatunji Afolabi Purpose This paper investigates whether institutional environment influences the relationship government spending and economic growth in ECOWAS over the period 2008–2017. Design/methodology/approach The study adopts the recently developed panel vector...

...Hayelom Yrgaw Gereziher; Naser Yenus Nuru Purpose The purpose of this paper is to estimate the size of government spending components’ multipliers for the Ethiopian economy over the sample period of 2001Q1 up to 2017Q4. Design/methodology/approach The effects of government spending...

...Naser Yenus Nuru Purpose The purpose of this paper is to show the asymmetric effects of government spending shocks for South Africa over the period 1960Q1–2014Q2. Design/methodology/approach A threshold vector autoregressive model that allows parameters to switch according to whether...

...Temitope Lydia A. Leshoro Purpose The commonly adopted view of the relationship between government spending and economic growth follows the Keynesian approach, in which government spending is considered to determine economic growth. However, there is another theory, which suggests that economic...