A large body of evidence suggests that poor countries tend to invest less (have lower PPP - adjusted investment rates) and to face higher relative prices of investment goods. It has been suggested that this happens either because these countries have lower TFP in the investment - good producing...

A large body of evidence suggests that poor countries tend to invest less (have lower PPP adjusted investment rates) and to face higher relative prices of investment goods. It has been suggested that this happens either because these countries have lower TFP in the investment good producing...

A large body of evidence suggests that poor countries tend to invest less (have lower PPP-adjusted investment rates) and to face higher relative prices of in- vestment goods. It has been suggested that this happens either because these countries have lower TFP in the investment-good producing...

According to the Washington Consensus, developing countries’ growth would benefit from reductions in barriers to trade. However, the empirical basis for judging trade reforms is weak. Econometrics are mostly ad hoc; results are typically not judged against models; policies are poorly measured;...

Diese Arbeit geht der Frage nach, wie Außenhandel zu Wirtschaftswachstum führen kann. Da anhaltendes Wirtschaftswachstum nur durch technischen Fortschritt möglich ist, muss Außenhandel deshalb auf die Rate des technischen Fortschritts wirken um Wirtschaftswachstum beeinflussen zu können....