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Wagner’s Law: Is It Valid in India?

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  • Rudra Prakash Pradhan

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The paper investigates the validity of a long-run relationship between public expenditure and income (Wagner’s Law) in the case of India over the period 1970-2004. The study, by using the modern time series econometric technique, finds evidence of long-run relationship between public expenditure and income but rules out the validity of Wagner’s Law. This is because there is no unidirectional causality from income to public expenditure. However, the study finds evidence of a unidirectional causality from public expenditure to income. It eventually suggests that public expenditure is an important policy tool to influence income level in the economy.

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  • Rudra Prakash Pradhan, 2007. "Wagner’s Law: Is It Valid in India?," The IUP Journal of Public Finance, IUP Publications, vol. 0(2), pages 7-20, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:icf:icfjpf:v:05:y:2007:i:2:p:7-20
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    1. Stephen Moore, 2016. "Wagner in Ireland: An Econometric Analysis," The Economic and Social Review, Economic and Social Studies, vol. 47(1), pages 69-103.
    2. Cristian C. Popescu & Laura Diaconu (Maxim), 2021. "Government Spending and Economic Growth: A Cointegration Analysis on Romania," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(12), pages 1-16, June.

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