ECONOMIC GROWTH AND THE SIZE AND STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR NEW ZEALAND

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ECONOMIC GROWTH AND THE SIZE AND STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR NEW ZEALAND

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The work of Gwartney, Holcombe and Lawson (GHL, 1998) is cited in New Zealand debate to demonstrate that a larger government share of GDP is detrimental for economic growth. Their work is reassessed here. We find a number of omissions in their analysis lead to a considerable over-statement of the effect of government size on growth. More importa...

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2003-07

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Grimes, Arthur

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https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/293000

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Financial Economics / Political Economy

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