Domestic political and external security determinants of the demand for greek military expenditure

By European Union and NATO standards, Greece consistently allocates substantial human and material resources to defence. The Greek defence burden (i.e. military expenditure as a share of GDP) has invariably been appreciably higher than the EU and NATO averages. The paper applies an autoregressive distributed lag model (ARDL) to present cointegrated estimates of the demand function for Greek military expenditure, in which domestic political factors and external security determinants are incorporated. Our empirical findings suggest that Greek defence spending over the period 1960-1998 has been influenced by both external security concerns, namely Turkey, as well as changes in the domestic political scene.     

Introduction: Symposium on defence economics

This study revisits the relationship between defence spending and economic growth via a Keynesian model in Pakistan using the autoregressive distributive lag bounds testing approach to cointegration. Empirical evidence suggests a stable cointegration relationship between defence spending and economic growth. An increase in defence spending reduces the pace of economic growth confirming the validity of Keynesian hypothesis in this case. Current economic growth is positively linked with economic growth of previous periods while a rise in non-military expenditures boosts economic growth. Interest rate is inversely associated with economic growth. Finally, unidirectional causality running from military spending to economic growth is found.     

THE LONG‐RUN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEFENCE EXPENDITURES AND GDP IN TAIWAN

Using the Solow–Swan growth model and the time‐trend included in the aggregate production function, this study applies the multivariate cointegration approach to re‐investigate the long‐run and causal relationships between defence expenditures and GDP while controlling for capital and labour input in Taiwan during the 1955–2002 period. It examines the long‐run causal relationship using the weak exogeneity test and utilizes general impulse response functions to determine whether a shock to defence expenditures affects economic growth or vice versa. Our findings provide substantive evidence in favour of the existence of a long‐run equilibrium cointegrated relationship between defence expenditures, GDP, labour and capital stock. The results of the weak exogeneity test indicate that a bi‐directional causal relationship exists in the long‐run between defence expenditures and GDP. Thus, the main policy implication that emerges from the long‐run results is that increasing defence expenditures in Taiwan is an effective means to boost overall economic performance and, with this improved economy, it should then be able to increase its defence expenditures further. Lastly, from our dynamic vector error correction model estimations, it is found that defence expenditures are a major means of adjusting for disequilibria that occur within the system.     

Military Spending and Income Inequality:Evidence on Cointegration and Causality for Turkey,1963–2007

This paper investigates a series of unit root, cointegration and causality tests to ascertain the direction of causality between the growth of GNP and defence expenditure in Turkey for the years 1955–2000. The main conclusion is that there is a long‐run equilibrium relationship between GNP and defence expenditures. Furthermore, the short run causality test indicates that there is a unidirectional causality between variables, from defence expenditure to economic growth. In order to see the effect of a shock, we employed impulse response analyses. The results show that GNP decreased during the period then output finally recovered from the initial shock to defence expenditures.     

Burden Sharing in CSDP Military Operations

Abstract

Military burden sharing has been a subject of repeated debates in NATO and the UN. Despite more modest goals, the European Union’s (EU) Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) has experienced no fewer difficulties in garnering men, money, and materiel. While this may not come as a surprise, the fact that some EU member states have carried disproportionate shares of the burden of CSDP operations is a puzzle that remains unaccounted for. We address this gap by analyzing determinants of contribution levels to CSDP operations. In employing an innovative multi-method design that combines insights from collection action theory with those from integrated theories of military burden sharing, our results indicate that EU countries tend to contribute in positive disproportion with their capabilities when they have a strong peacekeeping tradition and elections are distant. In contrast, they undercontribute when small trade volumes with the area of operations combine with a weak peacekeeping tradition.     

复杂武器中人系整合分析与评估前沿技术研究进展

文章介绍了以美国为主的军事发达国家的人系整合分析与评估的前沿技术、相应的平台及它们的应用情况,也介绍了我国在该方向的研究现状与不足。最后对武器装备人系整合设计分析与评估提出了发展建议。     

车辆装备保障分队单兵训练质量组合评价分析

针对当前部队车辆装备保障分队单兵训练质量评价中所存在的问题和不足,综合运用集对分析一四元联系数理论、马尔可夫链模型和熵权双基点法,尝试提出一种新的评价分析方法——SHE组合评价分析法,排除单兵原有基础差异对年度训练考核成绩的影响,考虑评价对象之间的情感因素和分队训练条件对单兵训练质量的影响,从而使评价显得更加客观、公正和公平．最后,结合算例,分析说明了此方法的具体应用．     

舰船装备维修中的维修级别分析

论述了维修级别分析的思路和方法,运用分析决策树模型和经济性分析模型,重点研究了面向装备的维修级别分析方法,并结合实例讨论了舰船装备维修决策中维修级别分析方法的应用．     

功率调节装置分析及改进研究

通过对原功率调节装置存在问题的分析,提出了功率调节装置改进方案,描述了新动申调节装置的结构和新增功能．     

主成因分析法在柴油机热力性能故障诊断中的应用

本文介绍了一种用于柴油机故障诊断的新方法——主成因分析法(P.C.A),它建立在柴油机故障试验的基础上。文章给出了故障诊断的建模方法并设计了柴油机诊断软件。故障诊断结果表明这种方法用于柴油机的故障诊断是可行的。