, thus, endogenous. Conditioning on factor accumu- lation in growth regressions that also include endogenous policy variables … may then be problematic. When policy is endogenous the measured ef- fects of policy on growth will generally be biased …- cal viewpoint. The paper argues that regressing growth on policy may still yield important information if policy …

This paper analyzes the interplay of growth, (re-)distribution and policies when the latter are set exogenously or when … the latter depend on economically important fundamentals. A redistribution policy generally causes lower growth, but less … growth. The paper shows that the long-run cross-country relationship between growth and endogenous policy is generally not …

Many models show that redistribution is bad for growth. This paper argues that in a non-cooperative world optimizing … and lower GDP growth than 'left-left' competition. Efficiency differences allow for higher GDP growth and more … redistribution than one's opponent. Irrespective of efficiency differences, however, 'left-wing' governments have higher GDP growth …

for growth, especially for developing countries. The empirical literature has not been able to conclusively establish the … presumed growth benefits of financial integration. Indeed, a new literature proposes that the indirect benefits of financial …

China has achieved impressive growth over the last three decades. However, there has been debate over the sources of … the growth, and the role of the intensive versus extensive margin. Growth accounting exercises at the aggregate level … have been doubts about the contribution of TFP improvements to growth. For the period between 1978 and 1998, Young (2003 …

Mauritian growth experience since the mid-1970s. We show that arguments based on openness to trade and FDI are either misleading …

We examine how institutional and policy reforms affect the relationship between entrepreneurship and growth. We perform … effect of trade reform and entrepreneurship on growth is negative, suggesting that trade reform diminishes the positive … effects of entrepreneurial ability on growth, while the joint effect of financial sector reform and entrepreneurship has a non …

We consider an R&D-driven endogenous growth model in which innovation is risky and agents are risk averse. Growth is … social insurance, thus encouraging innovation and accelerating growth. The general equilibrium effects of the reallocation of …