Trade openness and government size
Abstract
We examine whether trade openness influences government size. Using panel data, we find no evidence of a positive relationship. Rather, causality tests show that larger government size leads to lower openness, the opposite of what Rodrik [Rodrik, Dani, 1998, Why do more open economies have bigger governments? Journal of Political Economy 106, 997-1032.] hypothesized.Download Info
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Article provided by Elsevier in its journal Economics Letters.
Volume (Year): 101 (2008)
Issue (Month): 3 (December)
Pages: 157-159
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Keywords: Government size Trade openness Causality;References
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