Growth theory can go a long way toward accounting for phenomena linked with U.S. economic development. Some examples are:(i) the secular decline in fertility between 1800 and 1980,(ii) the decline in agricultural employment and the rise in skill since 1800,(iii) the demise of child labor...

This paper presents a general framework for industrial growth strategy from the view point of central industrial planner. The framework allows for a planning horizon and several periods and the growth strategy can be divided periodically the framework can be meddled by mixed integer programming...

The steel industry, which has endured years of mediocre performance due to a supply glut and consequent depressed world prices, has seen considerable resurgence during the last several months. The ever-widening demand-supply gap, and greatly increased input costs have resulted in prices firming...