Convergence in military expenditure and economic growth in Africa and its regional economic communities: evidence from a club clustering algorithm

This study examines the convergence in military expenditure and economic growth for a panel of 35 African countries between 1990 and 2015. We employ the Phillips and Sul methodology to achieve our objective. Overall, the results at Africa level reveal no evidence of convergence in military expenditu...

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Main Authors: Charles Shaaba Saba, Nicholas Ngepah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-01-01
Series:Cogent Economics & Finance
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2020.1832344