Provincial government expenditures in Canada: an empirical analysis

1993 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sohrab Abizadeh ◽  
John A. Gray
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Government Expenditures

Does Health-Care Spending Crowd out Other Provincial Government Expenditures?

2006 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart Landon ◽  
Melville L. McMillan ◽  
Vijay Muralidharan ◽  
Mark Parsons
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Government Expenditures ◽  
Health Care Spending ◽  
Crowd Out

scholarly journals Expenditures on Collective and Individual Services: Discussion on the Classification of Government Expenditures with Regard to their Inclusion into Growth Models

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 287-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zuzana Machová ◽  
Igor Kotlán
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Growth Models ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Government Expenditures ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Education And Health ◽  
Long Run ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The aim of this paper is to examine the effects of government expenditures on long-run economic growth in developed countries using their different breakdown. Empirical analysis is performed for a panel of 34 OECD countries in the period 2000-2012. Above all, the results support the idea that conclusions of previous studies on this topic may be strongly distorted by inappropriate classification of expenditures, typically in the case of expenditures on education and health. These are usually considered productive and thus growth enhancing, but if their part of R&D expenditures is detached, their effect on growth is in fact negative. In general, it is concluded that government expenditures on individual services have negative effects on growth, while the impact of expenditures on collective services is positive.

Rule of law and the size of government

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
RANDALL G. HOLCOMBE ◽  
CORTNEY S. RODET
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Political Power ◽  
Political Stability ◽  
Government Expenditures ◽  
Ruling Class ◽  
Size Of Government ◽  
The Rule Of Law ◽  
Legal Structure

Abstract:If those with political power benefit from corrupt institutions, rulers might not adopt the rule of law so the ruling class can command a larger share of a smaller pie. An empirical analysis reveals that the size of government is larger in those countries that enforce the rule of law. If government expenditures provide some measure of the ability of the ruling class to command resources, this suggests that those with political power could benefit from imposing a fairer and more objective legal structure. Another conjecture is that those in power maintain corrupt governments to pay off their supporters and enhance their ability to remain in power. However, the rule of law is also positively associated with political stability, so better enforcement of the rule of law also enhances the ability of incumbent governments to remain in power.

Differential Impacts of Provincial Government Expenditures: An Application of Input-Output Analysis

1975 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. Kubursi ◽  
R. H. Frank
Keyword(s):  
Income Distribution ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Government Expenditures ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Government Programs ◽  
Output Analysis ◽  
Employment Level ◽  
Input Output Analysis ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Distribution Of Income

Economists have long been concerned with the impact of total government expenditures on employment, level of income, and income distribution. However, only recently has attention been paid to the effects of changes in the compostion of these expenditures. These studies have generally tended to neglect that variations in government expenditures entail changes in industrial purchases as a consequence of changes in government programs or functions (e.g., education, health, and so forth). This paper utilizes an input-output model to trace the impact of government expenditures, organized by function, on the level of income, employment, and distribution of income.

An Empirical Analysis of the Obtrusiveness of and Participants' Compliance with the Electronically Activated Recorder (EAR)

2007 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 248-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthias R. Mehl ◽  
Shannon E. Holleran
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Data Confidentiality ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
Audio Recorder ◽  
Term Monitoring

Abstract. In this article, the authors provide an empirical analysis of the obtrusiveness of and participants' compliance with a relatively new psychological ambulatory assessment method, called the electronically activated recorder or EAR. The EAR is a modified portable audio-recorder that periodically records snippets of ambient sounds from participants' daily environments. In tracking moment-to-moment ambient sounds, the EAR yields an acoustic log of a person's day as it unfolds. As a naturalistic observation sampling method, it provides an observer's account of daily life and is optimized for the assessment of audible aspects of participants' naturally-occurring social behaviors and interactions. Measures of self-reported and behaviorally-assessed EAR obtrusiveness and compliance were analyzed in two samples. After an initial 2-h period of relative obtrusiveness, participants habituated to wearing the EAR and perceived it as fairly unobtrusive both in a short-term (2 days, N = 96) and a longer-term (10-11 days, N = 11) monitoring. Compliance with the method was high both during the short-term and longer-term monitoring. Somewhat reduced compliance was identified over the weekend; this effect appears to be specific to student populations. Important privacy and data confidentiality considerations around the EAR method are discussed.

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