Does Government Size Affect Per-Capita Income Growth? A Hierarchical Meta-Regression Analysis

摘要: We conduct a hierarchical meta-regression analysis to review 87 empirical studies that report 769 estimates for the effects of government size on economic growth. follow best-practice recommendations meta-analysis economics research, and address issues publication selection bias heterogeneity. When is measured as ratio total expenditures GDP, partial correlation between per-capita GDP growth negative in developed countries, but insignificant developing countries. consumption both effect countries less adverse. also associated with adverse when primary control endogeneity are published journals more recently, it use cross-section data. Our findings indicate relationship context-specific likely be biased due level income expenditures.