TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bergh,Andreas
AU  - Henrekson,Magnus
TI  - Government size and implications for economic growth
SN  - 0844743534
U1  - 338.9 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Washington, DC, Lanham, Md.
PB  - AEI Press, Distributed by Rowman & Littlefield Pub. Group
KW  - Desarrollo económico
KW  - Impuestos
N1  - Incluye bibliografía; Introduction: Why growth is important, and why government size may matter -- How do we know if big government is good or bad for growth?: Why seemingly clear evidence may be insufficient; Theoretical expectations: should we expect big government to be good or bad for growth?; Arguments pointing toward a positive link between government size and growth; Arguments pointing towards a negative effect; Weighing the positive against the negative effects -- What do existing studies show?: Early cross-country studies; More sophisticated studies: a Bayesian averaging of classical estimates(BACE); More sophisticated studies B: fixed effects panel studies combining BACE with panel data; Is the negative correlation due to reverse causality?; Results from other research explaining growth; Concluding remarks -- The growth effects of institutional quality: Why do institutions matter?; The surprising correlation between big government and reforms furthering economic freedom; Conclusion: not only size matters -- Deficient marketization of household production in high-tax societies -- Conclusions and policy implications: Policy implications in general; Should government be allowed to grow in the united states?
ER  -