Essays about: "government expenditure"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 60 essays containing the words government expenditure.

  1. 1. Education and Economic Development : A Case Study of Ghana

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

    Author : Jakin Elikem Fui Yaw Ahlijah; [2023]
    Keywords : Ghana; Education expenditure; Economic growth; Granger causality test;

    Abstract : Ever since Ghana gained independence, its policy makers have identified education as a tool to foster economic growth and development. In recognition of the vast potential for national development that education presents Ghana, various governments have invested considerably in the sector. READ MORE

  3. 2. Protecting the Patria : A study on right-wing populism and environmental policy

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Klara Enerud; [2023]
    Keywords : green patriotism; right-wing populism; populist radical right parties; environmen-tal protection expenditure; environmental policy outcomes;

    Abstract : The rise of right-wing populism has been identified as a major threat to multilateralism, and its negative consequences for climate policy have already materialised. However, its impacts on environmental policy have been less studied, especially so regarding policy outcomes. READ MORE

  4. 3. Understanding the Norwegian Petroleum Industry: How does Oil explain Norwegian Public Expenditure and Social Spending? How vulnerable is it to shocks?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Ignacio Ruesta Boceta; [2023]
    Keywords : Norway; Social Public Spending; Oil Exports; VEC; Impulse Response; External vulnerabilities; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : There are few people who deny that Norway's social welfare was achieved after Oil Discoveries. But there is concern about the sustainability of the Norwegian economy regarding the volatility of the Oil market. READ MORE

  5. 4. The dynamic effects of fiscal consolidations on income distribution: evidence for Spain over 1980-2020

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : David Sarasa Flores; [2022]
    Keywords : Local Projections; fiscal consolidation; income inequality; narrative approach; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Based on the Spain’s annual and quarterly time series from 1980 to 2020, this paper presents the first case study on the dynamic effects of fiscal consolidation episodes on income distribution and the mechanisms driving the specific dynamics of the distribution. By estimating impulse response functions via Local Projections by Jordà (2005), I find supportive evidence of the increase in income inequality in the aftermath of consolidation episodes. READ MORE

  6. 5. Corruption and Public Expenditure : Does corruption divert public spending from social to military sector?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Munnu Tomy Kallany; [2022]
    Keywords : Corruption; Military Spending; Social Spending; Healthcare Spending; Education Spending; Public Expenditure; Rent-seeking; Collective Action Problem;

    Abstract : Corruption, militarism, and conflict are bedfellows, and their coexistence feeds a vicious circle of violence and instability. Every dollar spent on the military is a dollar not spent on welfare-generating services such as education and healthcare. READ MORE