We analyze the relationship between inequality and economic growth from two directions. The first part of the survey … examines the effect of inequality on growth, showing that when capital markets are imperfect, there is not necessarily a trade … impact of inequality and the positive effect of redistribution upon growth. The second part analyzes several mechanisms …

The aim of this paper is to study the nature of the relationship between energy consumption and economic growth in … percentage increase in oil products consumption increases economic growth by around 1.1%. This result confirms the intuition that … an economic policy aimed at improving energy supply will necessarily have a positive impact on economic growth. On the …

economic growth (i.e. that aid is more effective in countries which are more vulnerable to external shocks). Recently an … may involve some volatility in aid flows, which then is not necessarily negative for growth. In this paper the authors … to which aid can respond, they consider the effect of aid on income volatility and again find that aid is making growth …

indicators of MFP growth by industry shows that the decline of productivity is particularly marked in sectors such as … 1990s (around notably the Internet), the OECD trend productivity growth is not likely to resume at its end-1990s level …This paper brings together the latest data and OECD productivity indicators in different areas with the aim of …

This paper analyses the impact of public infrastructure on the competitiveness and growth of the Senegalese economy … productivity, which itself is due to the decrease in the rate of public investment. This paper examines the extent to which an … increase in public infrastructure will improve the commercial performance, as well as the growth of the Senegalese economy …

We develop a geographic growth model where nominal wages are allowed to diverge between the two considered countries … actually lead to slower growth for both countries. …