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Barro, Robert J. - 2012

In an 80-country panel since the 1960s, the convergence rate for per capita GDP is around 1.7% per year. This "beta … "iron-law" rate of 2%. In the post-1960s panel, estimation without country fixed effects supports the modernization … long-term panel with country fixed effects also supports modernization, in the sense of positive effects of per capita GDP …

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Economic Effects of Currency Unions

Tenreyro, Silvana - 2003

This paper develops a new instrumental-variable (IV) approach to estimate the effects of different exchange rate regimes on bilateral outcomes. The basic idea is that the characteristics of the exchange rate regime between two countries (exchange rate variability, fixed or float, autonomous or...

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Inequality, Growth, and Investment

Barro, Robert J. - 1999

Evidence from a broad panel of countries shows little overall relation between income inequality and rates of growth …

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Macroeconomic Effects from Government Purchases and Taxes

Barro, Robert J. - 2009

For U.S. annual data that include WWII, the estimated multiplier for temporary defense spending is 0.4-0.5 contemporaneously and 0.6-0.7 over two years. If the change in defense spending is "permanent" (gauged by Ramey's defense-news variable), the multipliers are higher by 0.1-0.2. The...

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Religion and Economic Growth

Barro, Robert J. - 2003

this gap, we use international survey data on religiosity for a broad panel of countries to investigate the effects of …

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IMF Programs : Who is Chosen and What Are the Effects?

Barro, Robert J. - 2002

IMF lending practices respond to economic conditions but are also sensitive to political-economy variables. Specifically, the sizes and frequencies of loans are influenced by a country's presence at the Fund, as measured by the country's share of quotas and professional staff. IMF lending is...

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Religion and Political Economy in an International Panel

Barro, Robert J. - 2002

economic performance and political institutions. We study these two directions of causation in a broad cross-country panel that …

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Economic Growth in East Asia Before and After the Financial Crisis

Barro, Robert J. - 2001

slightly, and the lowered stock-market prices. A panel analysis for a broad group of economies shows that a combined currency …

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Notes on Growth Accounting

Barro, Robert J. - 1998

Growth accounting breaks down economic growth into components associated with changes in factor inputs and the Solow residual, which reflects technological progress and other elements. This exercise is generally viewed as a preliminary step for the analysis of fundamental determinants of growth...

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Determinants of Economic Growth : A Cross-Country Empirical Study

Barro, Robert J. - 1996

Empirical findings for a panel of around 100 countries from 1960 to 1990 strongly support the general notion of …

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