The effect of social spending on reducing poverty

Çelikay F., Gümüş E.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ECONOMICS, vol.44, pp.620-632, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 44
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1108/ijse-10-2015-0274
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL ECONOMICS
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.620-632
  • Keywords: Turkey, Poverty, Income inequality, Cointegration test, Educational spending, Social spending, WELFARE-STATE, TESTS, COINTEGRATION, POLITICS
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to provide new empirical evidence on the relationship between social expenditure and poverty in Turkey.