Guns versus Growth: Assessing the Validity of the Benoit Hypothesis on the Egyptian Economy

Authors

  • Mona Rabea Abd Elfattah Elsayed Department of Economics, Faculty of Commerce, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32479/ijefi.16451

Keywords:

Military Expenditure, Economic Growth, Benoit Hypothesis, Autoregressive Distributed Lag, Toda-Yamamoto Causality Test

Abstract

In the early 1970s, Emile Benoit introduced the concept of positive correlations between military expenditure rates and economic growth rates in less developed countries (LDCs), igniting interest among development economists. This study evaluates the Benoit hypothesis in the context of the Egyptian economy from 1971 to 2022. Using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model and the Toda-Yamamoto causality test, we examine the complex dynamics of the, highlighting economic prosperity's influence on defense budgets. However, the absence military spending and economic growth relationship in Egypt. Our findings challenge conventional expectations, revealing intricate short-term and long-term economic interactions. The Toda-Yamamoto test indicates a one-way causal relationship from economic growth to military spendingof a clear reciprocal causal link underscores the relationship's complexity, influenced by factors like resource allocation and temporal lags in the economic impact of military expenditures.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Downloads

Published

2024-09-06

How to Cite

Elsayed, M. R. A. E. (2024). Guns versus Growth: Assessing the Validity of the Benoit Hypothesis on the Egyptian Economy. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 14(5), 71–80. https://doi.org/10.32479/ijefi.16451

Issue

Section

Articles
Views
  • Abstract 159
  • FULL TEXT 110