Nepal’s Civil War and Its Economic Costs

This paper estimates the macroeconomic effects of increased spending on defense and internal security necessitated by the decade-long Maoist insurgency in Nepal. An investment equation is specified to examine the relationship between defense spending and investment. The estimation results indicate...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gyan Pradhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lindenwood University 2009-11-01
Series:Journal of International and Global Studies
Online Access:http://www.lindenwood.edu/jigs/docs/volume1Issue1/essays/114-131.pdf