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Exploring the Role of Institutional Quality in the Crowding-out Effect of Military Expenditure on Health Expenditure and Outcomes in Africa

2024-03-15

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>This study revisits the long-standing debate on the guns-versus-butter phenomenon that spending on military activity crowds out non-military expenditure. By focusing on Africa, we argue that the crowding-out effect of military expenditure on health expenditure extends beyond government health expenditure but also private and out-of-pocket health expenditure and health outcomes. The empi...

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Literature Corpus work: 5c91b36f-fcfd-5657-8628-208433278ff1
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4086558/v1

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