Measuring the impact of government investment spending on unemployment using the ARDL model in Iraq for the period (1995-2017)

Abstract

Unemployment is one of the most important features of the Iraqi economy. It is a sign of a slowdown in economic performance due to the decline in the role of the state in the field of production and its greater expenditure in covering military expenditures and its relatively greater dependence on the oil sector. And its neglect of other economic sectors. Financial policy and its tools in dealing with unemployment were reflected in a clear role especially after 2003. As a result of the political conditions that affect the economic reality, which in turn led to high unemployment rates in Iraq, To try to reduce them through fiscal policy and tools such as taxes and public spending in order to increase the total demand, which works to reduce the unemployment rate and find new job opportunities, and using the model ARDL)) and focus on investment expenditures trying to measure the impact on unemployment in Iraq for the period (1995-2017) It is clear that its role was uneven in the treatment of unemployment as a result of structural problems suffered by the Iraqi economy