Results of numerous cross-country growth regressions have been found to be sensitive to specification, time period or …-hand side variables. In this paper we suggest that a more fundamental problem may exist with respect to the growth rates used in … the majority of studies. Differences in measured growth rates are severe across widely-used sources. More critically …

prices, saving rate, output growth), and on inter-generational welfare in developing economies. It does so by developing a …

This paper examines how the role of patents and utility models in innovation and economic growth varies by level of … economic development. Using a panel dataset of over 70 countries, we find that patent protection is an important determinant of … innovation and that patentable innovations contribute to economic growth in developed countries, but not in developing. Instead …

stability; foreseethe impacts of macroeconomic policieson developing-country growth; increaseboth market access and capacity …

This paper investigates the effect of FDI on economic growth conditional on the institutional quality of host countries … develop several arguments to show that institutional quality modulates the intensity of FDI impact on growth. Using a … threshold of institutional quality that influence the FDI growth effect. These results have significant implications for policy …

This paper investigates the effect of FDI on economic growth conditional on the institutional quality of host countries … develop several arguments to show that institutional quality modulates the intensity of FDI impact on growth. Using a … threshold of institutional quality that influence the FDI growth effect. These results have significant implications for policy …