books on endogenous growth stress a particular aspect, such as trade or convergence, this book provides a comprehensive … survey of the theoretical and empirical debates raised by modern growth theory. It develops a powerful engine of analysis … that sheds light not only on economic growth per se, but on the many other phenomena that interact with growth, such as …

Robert Solow received the Nobel Prize in economics in 1987, and his contributions to growth theory, productivity, and … Dixit offer useful surveys of the growth literature. Hahn reflects on specific problems in standard growth models, while …

decades. Interpreted within the framework of the neoclassical theory of economic growth, this experience provides essential … guidelines for future policy formation. Volume 2: Energy, the Environment, and Economic Growth presents a new econometric general … equilibrium model of the United States that captures the dynamic mechanisms underlying growth trends and responses to energy and …

process. Others take the policy as given and focus on the empirical estimation of the speed of convergence of rates of growth …What political and economic factors stimulate growth and make an economy expand? These original contributions by some … technological variables that encourage or impede economic growth. Topics range from economic reform and price flexibility to the …

global problems such as growth and debt, as well as social issues such as the predictive value of SAT scores, drug …, he considers democracy, growth, and international policy, and in the final part he examines fiscal policy, monetary …

Innovation in information and communication technology (ICT) fuels the growth of the global economy. How ICT markets … innovation and economic growth require new approaches in global governance that will reconcile diverse interests and enable …

growth; institutional aspects of the innovation process; and the effectiveness of monetary policy in stabilizing the economy. …

reformers' attempts to collect taxes and clean up the bureaucracy that has stifled business growth. Renewing a strain of …

Even minute increases in a country's growth rate can result in dramatic changes in living standards over just one … generation. The benefits of growth, however, may not be shared equally. Some may gain less than others, and a fraction of the … growth and inequality across nations. The questions raised by these results include: What is the impact on inequality of …

Although human capital is a clear determinant of economic growth, it is only recently that health's role in this … growth theory, this groundbreaking book explores the explicit mechanisms by which a population's individual and collective … growth, including the relevant interconnections with investment in education, family planning, and productivity. …