Ana Bela Nunes
Government expenditure on education, economic growth and long waves: the case of portugal
recent case studies european economies analysed evolution aggregate series government expenditure education relation cyclical economic growth long run studies depicted two different patterns relationship case highly developed economies namely france germany great britain evolution public expenditure education shows countercyclical behaviour second world war procyclical movement thereafter however case spain different pattern seems apparent since expansion phase occurring second world war change countercyclical evolution spanish governments efforts improve level education spain preliminary approach portuguese case seems fit spanish pattern leaving room defending possible existence iberian mediterranean pattern opposed northern european pattern