through learning by doing. These models imply that increased specialization accelerates productivity growth by more fully … realizing dynamic economies of scale. In order to test the hypothesis that specialization increases productivity growth in LDCs … countries, the index of specialization is positively and significantly correlated with manufacturing productivity growth. We …

factor productivity, consistent with a theory where immigration increases the variety of skills available for production. We …

extension of our approach to multivariate diffusions, in which one can permit innovations to productivity to be transmitted …

-industry inequality in poorer countries (those below the world median income) and the reverse in richer countries. The results for inter …

from moving to a world with frictionless trade. In this model, a country's trade potential depends on only the trade …

growth to the 1990s, discussing recent criticisms of their measurement and estimation framework. Our results suggest that the …

negative effect through reduced openness vis-...-vis the rest of the world. We estimate the growth effects that would have …

This paper uses a new database to establish a key finding: high tariffs were associated with fast growth before World … controlling for novel measures of the changing world economic environment. Rejecting alternative explanations based on changing … head in a world environment characterized by a moderately higher level of generalized tariff protection. We confirm the …