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steady-state rate of accumulation of productive factors) by calibrating two of the "new" growth theory models …
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Population growth has declined markedly in almost all major economies since the 1970s. We argue this trend has … important consequences for the process of firm dynamics and aggregate growth. We study a rich semi-endogenous growth model of … firm dynamics, and show analytically that a decline in population growth reduces creative destruction, increases average …
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have been correlated with faster economy growth. Public policies that stabilize big business sectors are sometimes … that other explanations, such as special interest politics or behavioral biases favoring the status quo also be considered …
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's (1912) creative destruction and recent formalizations like Aghion and Howitt (1992). Turnover appears to "cause" growth; and …
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This paper presents an endogenous growth model that explains the evolution of the first and second moments of … productivity growth at the aggregate and firm level during the post-war period. Growth is driven by the development of both (i … variance of aggregate productivity growth is determined mainly by the arrival rate of general innovations. Ceteris paribus, the …
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This paper examines whether financial development boosts the growth of small firms more than large firms and hence … provides information on the mechanisms through which financial development fosters aggregate economic growth. We define an … a disproportionately large effect on the growth of industries that are technologically more dependent on small firms …
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growth subject to firing costs suggests the rise of contract labor increased TFP in Indian manufacturing by 7.6%, occurring …-run growth rate …
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-industry heterogeneity in growth rates within Vietnam to test empirically whether growth leads to lower corruption. We find that it does. We … that economic growth is predicted to decrease the rate of bribe extraction under plausible assumptions, with the benefit to … effect is dampened if firms are less mobile. Our empirical analysis uses survey data collected from over 13,000 Vietnamese …
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US, individual firms' stock returns correlate positively with their own productivity growth, yet the market return … correlates negatively with aggregate productivity growth, yet. This seeming fallacy of composition reflects Schumpeterian … productivity growth. Analogous reasoning explains prior findings that the market return correlates negatively with aggregate …
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We study the spatial expansion of banks in response to banking deregulation in the 1980s and 90s. During this period, large banks expanded rapidly, mostly by adding new branches in new locations, while many small banks exited. We document that large banks sorted into the densest markets, but...
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