Growth Effects of Government Expenditure and Taxation in Rich Countries

By Stefan Fölster, Magnus Henrekson. 2001

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Government Expenditure And Economic Growth In Nigeria, 1970-2008: A Disaggregated Analysis (2010, methodology): “In their paper, [8] studied the relationship between government expenditure and economic growth for a sample of wealthy countries for 1970-95 period, using various econometric approaches.”
The Benefits of Economic Freedom: A Survey (2003, background): “…tend to grow faster, have a higher average national incomee and have a higher degree of human well- 12 As far as public-sector size and growth is concerned, Knack and Keefer (1995), Barro (1997), Gwartney, Lawson and Holcombe (1998) and Fölster and Henrekson (2001) find a negative relationship.”
The impact of government expenditure on the environment: An empirical investigation (2012, neutral): “In addition, the share of government expenditure dedicated to the increase of the productivity of the private sector is typically smaller in countries with big governments (Folster and Henrekson, 2001).”
Government Size, Composition, Volatility and Economic Growth (2008, neutral): “Suggested Citation: Afonso, António; Furceri, Davide (2008) : Government size, composition, volatility and economic growth, ECB Working Paper, No.”
Government Size and Growth: A Survey and Interpretation of the Evidence (2011, neutral): “** The authors report for 3 of the 19 countries surveyed a non-significant relationship: negative but insignificant in Norway and Sweden, positive but insignificant in the US.”
Tax structure and economic growth: Evidence from the European Union (2017, background): “A number of studies (Agell, Ohlsson, & Thoursie, 2006; Barro, 1990, 1991; Easterly & Rebelo, 1993; Folster & Henrekson, 2001; Koester & Kormendi, 1989; Levine & Renelt, 1992; Paparas & Richter, 2015) have investigated the link between the overall level of taxation (or of public spending) and growth…”
Foreign Direct Investment, Economic Freedom and Growth: New Evidence from Latin-America (2003, neutral): “Fischer (1993) has stressed the importance of macroeconomic stability for development.”
Does public sector efficiency matter? Revisiting the relation between fiscal size and economic growth in a world sample (2008, neutral): “We use a sample of 64 countries, both developed and developing, in four 5-year periods over 1980-2000. To obtain a measure of government efficiency, we follow the methodology of Afonso, Schuknecht and Tanzi (2005) for the OECD and construct measures of public sector efficiency (PSE).”
Entrepreneurship: A Weak Link in the Welfare State (2005, neutral): “This issue cannot be said to be settled in the literature; for instance, Fölster and Henrekson (2001) find strong negative effects, while Agell, Lindh and Ohlsson (1997) and Slemrod (1995) are more skeptical in their reviews of the evidence. ground for such an examination.”
Growth and Convergence across the United States: Evidence from County-Level Data (2006, background): “24 Our findings may be interpreted also as offering empirical support to the models of Greenwood and Jovanovic (1990) and King and Levine (1993), in which financial development promotes economic growth. A broad survey of both theoretical and empirical analysis of the link between finance and growth ”