Defense Spending and the Trade Performance of U.S. Industries

Abstract

There has been a longstanding debate about the effect of defense spending on economic performance, with arguments and evidence provided for both positive and negative effects. Examples of positive effects include the technological spinoffs of defense research and development and training of manpower in less-developed countries. On the other hand, critics point to the diversion of scientific and technical personnel or investment capital as examples of the negative effects of defense spending. It is not surprising that this debate has been renewed as a result of the sharp increase in U.S. defense spending of the lat3 1970s and early 1980s.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA261026

Entities

People

  • C. R. Neu
  • Loren Yager

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Industry
  • Commerce
  • Defense Industry
  • Economic Analysis
  • Electronic Equipment
  • Employment
  • Engineers
  • Investments
  • Labor
  • Money
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Processing Equipment
  • Public Administration
  • Recreation
  • United States
  • United States Government

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  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Theoretical Analysis.