The Relationship Between Military Expenditures and Economic Freedom in the Middle East and North Africa Region

İlyas SÖZEN; Mustafa Batuhan TUFANER

doi:https://doi.org/10.29023/alanyaakademik.649370

Makale detayları

The Relationship Between Military Expenditures and Economic Freedom in the Middle East and North Africa Region

Yazarlar:

İlyas SÖZEN | Mustafa Batuhan TUFANER

Yayıncı:

Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University

Ana Başlıklar:

Ekonomi ve Maliye

Dergi:

Alanya Academic Review 2020 Vol.4 Issue 1, pp.63-76

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2020

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000846653

Sıklık:

Üç Yıllık

eISSN:

2651-4192

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29023/alanyaakademik.649370

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Özet:

 












The relationship between military
expenditures and economic growth has been widely studied in the literature. However,
there are no studies focusing on the relationship between military expenditures
and economic freedom in the literature. In countries with high levels of
economic freedom, democratic regime transitions are more comfortable.
Therefore, military expenditures are expected to decrease as potential internal
turmoil, and external threats will be reduced in countries with high economic
freedom. This study examines the relationship between military expenditures and
economic freedom in 13 MENA countries (Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel,
Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and Turkey)
during the period 1996-2018 by using panel data analysis. It was found that
economic growth, tax burden, and trade freedom had a positive impact on
military expenditures. It was also concluded that property rights, monetary
freedom, government integrity, and investment freedom negatively affected
military expenditures. Besides, it is understood that there is a bidirectional
causal relationship between military expenditures and tax burden, property
rights, monetary freedom, government integrity, investment freedom, and
business freedom. On the other hand, there is a unidirectional causality
relationship from economic growth to military expenditures and from military
expenditures to trade freedom.


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.The relationship between military expenditures and economic growth has been widely studied in the literature. However, there are no studies focusing on the relationship between military expenditures and economic freedom in the literature. In countries with high levels of economic freedom, democratic regime transitions are more comfortable. Therefore, military expenditures are expected to decrease as potential internal turmoil, and external threats will be reduced in countries with high economic freedom. This study examines the relationship between military expenditures and economic freedom in 13 MENA countries (Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and Turkey) during the period 1996-2018 by using panel data analysis. It was found that economic growth, tax burden, and trade freedom had a positive impact on military expenditures. It was also concluded that property rights, monetary freedom, government integrity, and investment freedom negatively affected military expenditures. Besides, it is understood that there is a bidirectional causal relationship between military expenditures and tax burden, property rights, monetary freedom, government integrity, investment freedom, and business freedom. On the other hand, there is a unidirectional causality relationship from economic growth to military expenditures and from military expenditures to trade freedom.

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Makale detayları

The Relationship Between Military Expenditures and Economic Freedom in the Middle East and North Africa Region

Yazarlar:

İlyas SÖZEN | Mustafa Batuhan TUFANER

Yayıncı:

Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University

Ana Başlıklar:

Ekonomi ve Maliye

Dergi:

Alanya Academic Review 2020 Vol.4 Issue 1, pp.63-76

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2020

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000846653

Sıklık:

Üç Yıllık

eISSN:

2651-4192

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29023/alanyaakademik.649370

Panel Test

Military Expenditure

Economic Freedom

MENA Region

Sayı

Makale detayları

The Relationship Between Military Expenditures and Economic Freedom in the Middle East and North Africa Region

Yazarlar: İlyas SÖZEN | Mustafa Batuhan TUFANER

Yayıncı: Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University

Ana Başlıklar: Ekonomi ve Maliye

Dergi: Alanya Academic Review 2020 Vol.4 Issue 1, pp.63-76

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 1/2020

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000846653

Sıklık: Üç Yıllık

eISSN: 2651-4192

DOI: https://doi.org/10.29023/alanyaakademik.649370

Panel Test

Military Expenditure

Economic Freedom

MENA Region

Sayı

Yazarlar:

İlyas SÖZEN | Mustafa Batuhan TUFANER

Yayıncı:

Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University

Ana Başlıklar:

Ekonomi ve Maliye

Dergi:

Alanya Academic Review 2020 Vol.4 Issue 1, pp.63-76

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2020

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000846653

Sıklık:

Üç Yıllık

eISSN:

2651-4192

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29023/alanyaakademik.649370