Economic Causes and Consequences of Defense Expenditures in the Middle East and South Asia

Military expenditure GDP Growth Socio-economic development Vice Versa Average Annual Economic Growth Rate Chosen Lag Length Defense Expenditures Determine Lag Length Government's Fiscal Position FPE Criterion Defense Expenditure Data Indian Defense Expenditures High Military Burdens Discriminant Scores Lag Length Low Growth Countries Middle Eastern oil resources Final Prediction Error National Human Resource Development Non-oil Gdp non-Middle East South Asian economic policy Sample Countries South Asian countries Socio-economic Performance Socioeconomic Performance True Lag Length