Reconsidering Wagner’s law: evidence from the functions of the government

We revisit Wagner’s law by function of government expenditure. Using data of 14 European countries between 1996 and 2013, we apply panel data and SUR methods to assess public expenditure–income elasticities. We find that some functions of government spending for a few countries (e.g. Austria, France...

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Main Author: Afonso, António (author)
Other Authors: Alves, José (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2022
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/25550
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:www.repository.utl.pt:10400.5/25550