The purpose of this study is to explain the statistical variation in economic growth rates in a broad cross-section of … countries, over the period 1980-1999. This problem will be addressed within the framework of the so-called "growth …-regression" approach, which seeks to explain this variation by relating economic growth to a list of potential explanatory variables. A …

impact of both trends on long-run economic growth is studied, and results are discussed in light of relevant policy debate. …

at different stages of development when entering in a new catching-up cycle. Thus, the technological drivers of growth …] can play different roles to accelerate the rate of growth and change their relative position in the leadership rank (win …

The paper extends Breggren et al. (2008, EE) on "trust and growth: a shaky relationship" by incorporating recent … developments in the trust-growth literature and using a robust methodological underpinning that accounts for the presence of … documented positive trust-growth nexus is broadly confirmed. Secondly, when initial levels of growth come into play in …

This paper proposes and empirically validates four theories of why legal origin influences growth and welfare through …

Growth dynamics are remarkably heterogeneous, in particular when one focuses on developing countries. Economic miracles … and failures are embedded within extended phases of either growth or decline. We propose a methodology and a taxonomy that … will characterize countries' growth patterns on the basis of the sequence of regimes they experience. In particular, we …