globalization as well as sub-indexes constructed to measure the single dimensions on economic growth are analyzed empirically. The … results show that globalization promotes growth - but not to an extent necessary to reduce poverty on a large scale. The … dimensions most robustly related with growth refer to actual economic flows and restrictions in developed countries. Although …

This paper explores the quantitative implications of a class of endogenous growth models for cross-country income … some difficulties faced by the early generation of endogenous growth models. Cross-country income differences arise in the …

-abundant East Asia traded more heavily with the U.S. and thus engineered faster growth than did land-abundant Latin America. Factor … the pre-WWII growth of Japan, Southeast Asia's growth in the 1970s and the 1980s, and its economic crisis in the mid-1990s. …

The paper develops a Romer-type growth model with a research sector, a manufacturing sector, and a financial sector and … shows that inflation has an adverse effect on economic growth. Higher inflation increases the incentives for agents to use … sector and shifts resources out of other sectors of the economy including research, the engine of growth, into the financial …

government share of GDP is detrimental for economic growth. Their work is reassessed here. We find a number of omissions in their … analysis lead to a considerable over- statement of the effect of government size on growth. More important for growth …

In theory, the IMF could influence economic growth via several channels, among them advice to policy makers, money … for 98 countries over the period 1970-2000 it analyzes whether IMF involvement influences economic growth in program … countries. Consistent with the results of previous studies, it is shown that IMF programs reduce growth rates when their …