Interdependence between US and European Military Spending: A Panel Cointegration Analysis (1988-2013)

Caruso, Raul and Di Domizio, Marco (2015): Interdependence between US and European Military Spending: A Panel Cointegration Analysis (1988-2013).

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to study the interdependence of military spending between US and a panel of European countries in the period 1988-2013. The empirical estimation is based on a: (i) a unit root tests and a cointegration analysis; (ii) FMOLS and DOLS estimations. General results highlight that military spending of European countries is: (1) positively associated with US military spending and (2) negatively associated with average military spending of other European countries.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Military Spending, interdependence, Panel Cointegration, Fully Modified OLS, Dynamic OLS.
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F5 - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy > F52 - National Security ; Economic Nationalism; H - Public Economics > H5 - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies > H56 - National Security and War; H - Public Economics > H6 - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt > H63 - Debt ; Debt Management ; Sovereign Debt

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