title: UNRAVELING THE COMPLEX DRIVERS OF MILITARY EXPENDITURE: A COMPREHENSIVE META-ANALYSIS
abstract: This study aims to synthesize existing studies on the determinants of military expenditure through a comprehensive analysis. This paper describes a new method revealing significant influences on defense budget allocations based on 15 studies with 20,023 samples. These studies enable countries to use a comprehensive meta-analysis as a critical consideration. For example, we illustrate the proposed method and find that four of the 12 variables significantly drive military spending. The authors fou
journal: Journal of Southwest Jiaotong University