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Issues in the quantitative analysis of the SIPRI arms industry database

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  • Ron Smith

    (Birkbeck College, University of London, London, United Kingdom)

  • J. Paul Dunne

    (School of Economics, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa)

Abstract

Although the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute’s data on the 100 largest arms (and military services) producing firms is very widely used for various purposes, there is relatively little quantitative statistical analysis of it. This article discusses some of the issues involved in the econometric analysis of the data. This is complicated by the difficulty of modeling the processes of mergers, acquisitions, and divestments which drives entry and exit from the list. Various models are estimated to examine (a) the relationship between arms sales and military expenditure, (b) the evolution of concentration and the size distribution of firms, (c) the cross-section relationship between size and growth of firms, (d) the times-series properties of the arms sales of individual firms, and (e) of arms sales by country of ownership.

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  • Ron Smith & J. Paul Dunne, 2018. "Issues in the quantitative analysis of the SIPRI arms industry database," Economics of Peace and Security Journal, EPS Publishing, vol. 13(2), pages 11-18, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:epc:journl:v:13:y:2018:i:2:p:11-18
    DOI: 10.15355/epsj.13.2.11
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    Cited by:

    1. Johannes Blum, 2019. "Arms Production, National Defense Spending and Arms Trade: Examining Supply and Demand," ifo Working Paper Series 310, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich.
    2. Blum, Johannes, 2019. "Arms production, national defense spending and arms trade: Examining supply and demand," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 60(C).

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    Keywords

    Arms industry; South America; data;
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    JEL classification:

    • C81 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Microeconomic Data; Data Access
    • L64 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Other Machinery; Business Equipment; Armaments

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