Social spending as a development tool: evidence from developing countries

Empirical Evidence from Developing Countries

The study is an empirical test of the effects of different categories of government expenditure, revenue and deficits on economic growth in developing countries. It is based on panel data of annual series over the last three decades for 103 countries, which are further classified into low-income, high-income, mineral exports dependent, and foreign aid dependent groups. Our findings suggest that...

Does Corporate Social Responsibility Contribute to Human Development in Developing Countries? Evidence from Nigeria

Stock Market Development and Economic Growth: Evidence from Developing Countries

This study examines the relationship between stock market development and economic growth for 21 emerging markets over 21 years, using a dynamic panel method. Results suggest a positive relationship between several indicators of the stock market performance and economic growth both directly, as well as indirectly by boosting private investment behavior. Thus they lend support both to the financ...

Finance, institutions and human development: Evidence from developing countries

Finance, institutions and human development: Evidence from developing countries Ioannis Filippidis & Constantinos Katrakilidis To cite this article: Ioannis Filippidis & Constantinos Katrakilidis (2015) Finance, institutions and human development: Evidence from developing countries, Economic ResearchEkonomska Istraživanja, 28:1, 1018-1033, DOI: 10.1080/1331677X.2015.1100839 To link to this arti...

Government Size and Social Capital in Developing Countries; New Empirical Evidence

Social capital is one of the most important subjects in development economics. It has a crucial role in development process in developing countries. To the best of our knowledge, there is no study about the importance of government size in social capital. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is considering the relationship between government size and social capital in 109 developing countries d...