power. The challenge is how to make the rising demand for economic growth, mainly coming from developing and emerging …

-together with standard growth models to frame the role of religion in economic growth. Unifying a growing literature, we argue that … religion can enhance or impinge upon economic growth through all four elements because it shapes individual preferences …

and bad growth prospects, and that these adverse effects are more severe in volatile countries with bad institutions and …

I build a quantitative model of economic growth that can be used to evaluate the impact of environmental policy … evidence on energy use, efficiency, and prices in the United States, as well as the standard balanced growth facts. I use the …

This paper offers the first systematic historical evidence on the role of a central actor in modern growth theory - the … engineers diverged in their growth trajectories over the next century. The results are supported by historical case studies from …

I construct and analyze a growth model in which technical change can increase unemployment. I first analyze the forces … interaction generates a balanced growth path that is observationally equivalent to that of the standard neoclassical growth model …, this change leads to faster growth in output per worker and wages, but it also yields higher unemployment and a lower labor …

While various empirical studies have found negative growth-effects of natural disasters, little is yet known about the … microeconomic channels through which disasters might affect short- and especially long-term growth. This paper contributes to …

This paper surveys the empirical literature on the association between growth on inequality in less developed countries …, with a particular emphasis on labor market inequality. Crosscountry studies failed to find a clear link from growth to … inequality increases with growth. The paper argues that the methodologies used in many of the empirical applications, designed to …

turn looks for engines of sustained growth. We use a micro-founded macroeconomic model calibrated to Greece. Our …