A note on defence spending in turkey: New findings

The relationship between defence spending and economic growth has been examined extensively in recent years using the Feder (1983) model. These studies suffer from poor statistical results. In this paper, the earlier findings of Sezgin (1997), which used the Feder model are re‐estimated. Firstly, the stationarity of variables is tested. Due to the non‐stationarity of some variables, regressions are performed using first differences of variables. Secondly, lags are introduced into the Feder model. The statistical results are highly improved. Not only is a strong positive association between defence spending and economic growth found for Turkey, but also human capital is positively correlated to Turkish economic growth with a lag.     

Defense spending and economic growth: Extended empirical analysis for the European Union

Previous empirical studies on the defense spending-economic growth nexus such as Kollias et al. (2007 Kollias, C., N. Mylonidis, and S. Paleologou. 2007. “A panel data analysis of the nexus between defense spending and growth in the European Union.” Defense and Peace Economics 18 (1): 75–85.[Taylor & Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]), Mylonidis (2008 Mylonidis, N. 2008. “Revisiting the nexus between military spending and growth in the European Union.” Defense and Peace Economics 19 (4): 265–272.[Taylor & Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]), Dunne and Nikolaidou (2012 Dunne, J. P., and E. Nikolaidou. 2012. “Defense spending and economic growth in the EU15.” Defense and Peace Economics 23 (6): 537–548.[Taylor & Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]) analyzed this relationship in the case of the EU15. This study extends the analysis with the inclusion of more EU members and investigates the long run causal ordering between the two variables. Findings reported herein are not uniformed across all EU members. It is also found that end of Cold War has significant negative impact on defense expenditures of former east-European countries.     

Using the Feder-Ram and Military Keynesian Models to Examine the Link Between Defence Spending and Economic Growth in Sri Lanka

This study uses the Feder-Ram model in conjunction with the military Keynesian model to examine the nexus between defence spending and economic growth in Sri Lanka. We find that the Keynesian aggregate demand model is better suited to analyse the link than the Feder-Ram model for the case of Sri Lanka. Based upon our results we expect a higher economic growth rate in Sri Lanka if more public resources are diverted from the defence to civilian sectors of the economy, now that the war between the government and separatist guerrillas has come to an end. However, recent post war events cast doubt upon whether a diversion of sources from military to non-military spending will actually occur. We conclude that the sanguine predictions of our economic analysis are entirely dependent upon the political decisions of the Sri Lankan government for their realization.     

Causal Linkages Between Domestic Terrorism and Economic Growth

We use the Hsiao–Granger method to test for terrorism–growth causality for seven Western European countries. In bivariate settings, the impact of economic performance on domestic terrorism is very strong. In trivariate settings, the impact of performance on terrorism diminishes. In general, we find that economic performance leads terrorist violence in robust ways only for three out of seven countries. Terrorism is almost never found to causally influence growth in bivariate and trivariate specifications. Our findings indicate that the role of economic performance in determining terrorist violence appears to have been important for some countries, whereas all attacked economies have been successful in adjusting to the threat of terrorism.     

Military Spending and Economic Growth in South Asia: A Panel Data Analysis

Despite the large number and variety of studies addressing the relationship between military spending and economic growth, a consensus regarding the exact nature of any relationship between the two has proven elusive. This study uses a panel co-integration approach to examine the relationship between military spending and economic growth in the five South Asian countries of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh over the period of 1988–2007. It finds that a 1% increase in military spending increases real GDP by only 0.04%, suggesting that the substantial amount of public expenditure that is currently directed towards military purposes in these countries has a negligible impact upon economic growth.     

位移不连续法在裂纹扩展仿真中的应用

探讨了在应用位移不连续法仿真裂纹扩展时对加载方式、裂纹扩展长度及应力强度因子计算等问题的处理方法,并据此编制了仿真程序,分析了裂纹在单向压载作用下的扩展趋势和应力变化,具有一定的工程应用价值。     

驱动管中柱状装药爆轰过程的数值模拟

数值模拟了爆炸驱动管中柱状装药内爆轰波的传播过程.计算采用欧拉型有限体积方法,炸药及爆轰产物均采用JWL状态方程,空气采用理想气体状态方程,采用"点火-生长"模型计算化学反应速率.计算得到了驱动管内波系结构的发展过程,爆速与经验公式符合得较好.计算表明,驱动管侧壁的压力峰值在800MPa以上,而在管底中心处,由于激波的汇聚,压力峰值高达12.4GPa.     

零级Taylor级数的增长性

本文定义了单位圆内Taylor级数的型函数,得到了零级Taylor级数增长性方面的两个重要结论。     

超重力下燃烧合成Al2O3-ZrO2（4Y）共晶陶瓷的自挤压工艺研究

引入自挤压工艺辅助超重力下燃烧合成制备Al2O3-ZrO2（4Y）共晶复合陶瓷,可有效地消除陶瓷制品的缩孔、缩松组织等缺陷,陶瓷致密性得到明显提高,同时又有效地抑制陶瓷裂纹萌生。XRD分析显示共晶陶瓷由α-Al2O3,t-ZrO2及少量的m-ZrO2三相组成,且随自挤压力增大,陶瓷中可相变的t-ZrO2的体积分数增加。SEM观察发现陶瓷的显微组织中的棒状共晶团随自挤压力的增大而细化,体积分数增加,且分布其上的t-ZrO2纤维直径变小,共晶团组织边缘处的ZrO2枝晶逐渐转变为细小的球晶,共晶团边界组织厚度逐渐减小,从而使陶瓷力学性能得以提升。     

紊流火焰生长的现象学模型

提出了一个紊流火焰生长的现象学模型,将预混合燃烧紊流火焰的生长过程与火焰瞬时尺度和基本的紊流特性参数联系起来,描述了火焰从层流传播到充分发展的紊流传播的全过程。计算结果与测量数据的比较显示了较好的一致性。