Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.1515/zireb-2016-0005

Productive Government Expenditure and Economic Performance in sub-Saharan Africa: An Empirical Investigation

Hammed Adetola Adefeso ; Department of Local Government Studies, Faculty of Administration, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined the effect of government expenditure on its disaggregated level on economic growth in a sample of 20 sub-Saharan African Countries over the period of 19802010 in a dynamic panel data model. The result from Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) revealed an inverse relationship between productive government expenditure and economic growth in sub-Sahara Africa. Also, productive government expenditures were not actually productive most especially when financed by non-distortionary government tax revenue in sub-Saharan African countries. The study concluded that the productive government expenditure and its corresponding source of the mode of financing were counterproductive for economic performance in the African countries

Keywords

Productive government expenditure; economic performance; GMM; non-distortionary taxation

Hrčak ID:

168636

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/168636

Publication date:

15.11.2016.

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