We construct a growth model with an explicit government role, where more government resources reduce the optimal level …-2008, we use different proxies for government size and institutional quality. Our results, consistent with the presented growth … model, show a negative effect of the size of government on growth. Similarly, institutional quality has a positive impact on …

-term growth. We find that financial markets increase substantially the speed with which the observed sectoral allocation of output … faster for sectors that have a higher "natural" long-term risk-adjusted growth and which exhibit higher information frictions …

I analyze output growth, volatility, and skewness as the joint outcomes of financial openness. Using an industry panel … of 53 countries over 45 years, I find that financial openness increases simultaneously mean growth and the negative … skewness of the growth process. The increase in output skewness appears to come from a more negatively skewed distribution of …

This paper investigates the relationship between the size of an unfunded public pension system and economic growth in … argument of parental utility. Unfunded public pensions can promote growth when families face liquidity constraints preventing … there is no case for unfunded public pensions in economies where bequests are operative. By contrast, there exists a growth …

Do high levels of human capital foster economic growth by facilitating technology adoption? If so, countries with more …. High human capital levels should therefore have translated into fast growth in more compared to less human … determinant of growth in human-capital-intensive industries. Using data for a large sample of countries, we find significant …

growing. The paper investigates the impact of exchange rate stability on growth for a sample of 41 mostly small open economies … important transmission channels from exchange rate stability to more growth. It is argued that fixed exchange rates provide a … accelerating growth. Panel estimations reveal a robust negative relationship between exchange rate volatility and growth for …

. Quantitative goals take three forms: exchange rates, money growth rates, and inflation targets. We analyze the effects on inflation …

public expenditure and its financing via revenue and deficits, and economic growth. We review the various channels through … which public finances affect growth and its underlying determinants (institutional framework, employment, savings and … surveys the empirical findings on the impact of fiscal variables on sustained economic growth. JEL Classification: H50, O40 …

capita output growth, the credit cycle, the stock of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) and the current account balance … find that lower exchange rate volatility is associated with higher growth (for relatively less financially developed …