the poverty of objects and the lack of ideas, as central to economic growth rate differences across economies, have … enriched economic growth theory. However, both object- idea gaps, and factor-force specialization do not make explicit intra … growth. Economies with strong positive resource intra- and inter-actions produce more output than others. In fact, intra- and …

We set up an open-economy, three-country version of the endogenous- mortality model of Lagerloef (forthcoming in the … International Economic Review). The model is calibrated to pre-industrial mortality data from England, France and Sweden. Fitting … parameters to match observed rates of correlation in mortality rates, the model can also account for: (1) differences in the …

ACCELERATE THE SUBSTANTIAL HEALTH GAINS OF RECENT DECADES, ESPECIALLY FOR THE POOR IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES SUCH AS NIGERIA, THE …

accelerate the substantial health gains of recent decades, especially for the poor in African countries such as Nigeria, the …

perception of decline be reconciled with a reality of growth? The answer is that the "decline" which is perceived is a decline in … domestic output of goods by and large keeps pace with the growth of GDP. This note summarises the statistical evidence for the …

We examine the contribution of incremental and radical innovations to total factor productivity (TFP) growth at the … accompanied by informal research. We find that radical innovations are the only significant contributors to TFP growth so that … innovation height matters. We also find evidence that TFP growth is better represented by an upward shift of the production …