Military Expenditure and Arms Trade : Alternative Data Sources

Military Expenditure and Arms Trade : Alternative Data Sources
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Volume/Issue:
1994/69
Series:
IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
John Wakeman-Linn, and Nancy Happe
Publisher:
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Published Date:
June 1994
DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451960709.001
ISBN:
9781451960709
ISSN:
1018-5941
Page:
64
Analysis of the economic impact of military expenditures and arms trade is frequently hampered by the limited amount of transparent, comprehensive data. Country-specific information can be supplemented, however, by data from multicountry statistical sources. This paper describes seven publications which provide multicountry statistics on military expenditure and trade--the information each source conveys, as well as the differences in coverage and definition--to assist the analyst in understanding how to use this data. Comparisons of the data reported by the various sources reveal numerous, significant differences, particularly in data on military expenditures.
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Military Expenditure and Arms Trade

Author(s):
John Wakeman-Linn, and Nancy Happe
Published Date:
June 1994
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