The impact of government expenditure and stock market on income distribution in selected MENA countries

In this study, the effect of government and stock market expenditures on income distribution has been investigated. The countries studied in this study are the selected countries of Mena (Iran, Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia and Jordan). 2018. The data panel method has been used to estimate the research model. The results of this study show that the logarithm of the ratio of the volume of transactions in the stock market to GDP with a coefficient of -0.02 has a negative and significant effect on the Gini coefficient. The volume of exchanges in the capital market increases the working capital of companies and ultimately their production. With the increase and prosperity of production, the total production increases and this issue increases the national income and as a result the government can Improve income distribution. Also, the logarithm of the ratio of consumption expenditures to GDP with a coefficient of 0.03 has a negative and significant effect on the Gini coefficient. Increasing government spending can have different effects on income distribution in two ways. In the direction of transfer payments to the people, so the distribution of income is improved No, they are not transferable, so the distribution of income does not improve.