“…All the variables and the expected results according to the previous literature are presented in the following: Gramlich (1977), Inman (1979), Fisher (1982), Wickoff (1988), Hines and Thaler (1995), Gamkhar and Oates (1996), Strumpf (1998), Heyndels (2001), Levaggi and Zanola (2003), Bae and Feiock (2004), Mendes and Sousa (2006), Lago-Penãs (2008), Saruç and Sagbaş (2008), Cardoso et al (2012) Dependent Variable GDP Gramlich (1977), Courant et al (1979), Inman (1979), Heyndels (2001), Saruç and Sagbaş (2008) + <GRANT coefficient GRANT Gramlich (1977), Courant et al (1979), Inman (1979), , Heyndels (2001), Saruç and Sagbaş (2008), Marconi et al (2009), Brollo andNannicini (2012), Costa and Castelar (2013)…”