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Tests of the 'Convergence Hypothesis': Some Further Results

Cohen, Daniel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995

is led to reject the convergence theory. In order to understand what lies at the heart of this discrepancy, the paper …

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Human Capital In Growth Regressions: How Much Difference Does Data Quality Make?

de la Fuente, Angel; Doménech, Rafael - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000

We construct a revised version of the Barro and Lee (1996) data set for a sample of OECD countries using previously unexploited sources and following a heuristic approach to obtain plausible time profiles for attainment levels by removing sharp breaks in the data that seem to reflect changes in...

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Natural Selection and the Origin of Economic Growth

Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

This research develops an evolutionary growth theory that captures the interplay between the evolution of mankind and … economic growth since the emergence of the human species. This unified theory encompasses the observed evolution of population … theory suggests that prolonged economic stagnation prior to the transition to sustained growth stimulated natural selection …

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Human Capital Distribution, Technological Progress, and Economic Growth

Galor, Oded; Tsiddon, Daniel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994

This paper analyses the interaction between the distribution of human capital, technological progress, and economic growth. It demonstrates the significant role of the distribution of human capital in the process of economic development. The evolutionary pattern of the human capital...

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Heterogeneity, Stratification and Growth

Bénabou, Roland - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1993

This paper examines how economic stratification affects inequality and growth over time. It studies economies where heterogenous agents interact through local public goods or externalities (school funding, neighbourhood effects) and economy-wide linkages (complementary skills, knowledge...

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From Physical to Human Capital Accumulation: Inequality in the Process of Development

Galor, Oded; Moav, Omer - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999

This paper presents a unified theory that provides an intertemporal reconciliation between conflicting viewpoints about …

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A Positive Theory of Social Security

Sala-i-Martin, Xavier - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994

choose to work. After arguing that most existing theories cannot explain this fact, I construct a positive theory which is …. The theory developed in this paper is also shown to be consistent with a number of other regularities. …

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Two Notes on Economic Growth and the Solow Model

Cohen, Daniel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1993

The two notes deal (from different angles) with the extension of the Solow model that has been offered by Mankiw, Romer and Weil (MRW). In this `extended Solow' model, physical capital enters the production function with the same weight as human capital and both weights are about 1/3. The first...

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French Post-war Growth: From (Indicative) Planning to (Administered) Market

Sicsic, Pierre; Wyplosz, Charles - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994

France's post-war growth has gone through four phases. The strong growth performance of the 1950s was helped by a phenomenon of catch-up on best foreign practices, and by a positive effect of capital rejuvenation. Yet the best performance was to follow and covered a period beginning around 1958...

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Technological Progress, Mobility, and Economic Growth

Galor, Oded; Tsiddon, Daniel - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

This paper analyses the relationship between technological progress, intergenerational earnings mobility, and economic growth. The analysis demonstrates that the interplay between technological progress and two components that determine individual earnings – parental human capital and...

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