develop a simple descriptive growth model which allows for factor accumulation, technological diffusion and rate effects from …

This paper analyses the sources of post-war growth and convergence in the OECD using an extension of Mankiw, Romer and … process of technological catch-up. The results indicate that the impact of R&D investment on growth has been significant … of the sample period. The exhaustion of this effect, moreover, may help explain the slowdown of growth and convergence …

differences. We then study the relationship between productivity growth at the sectoral level and size structure. We find a … positive and robust association between average firm size and growth. Asking why size should matter for growth, we consider the … role of innovative activity, to construct a test based on the differential effect of size on growth according to various …

incentive to accumulate knowledge. As a result, countries with large barriers experience lower income and growth. Our results …We study how barriers to business start-up affect the investment in knowledge capital when contracts are not … enforceable. Barriers to business start-up lower the competition for knowledge capital and, in absence of commitment, reduce the …

This paper develops an endogenous growth model with quality ladders where consumers heterogeneity is assumed and is … inequality, raises the intensity of research activities and the growth rate of the economy. …

-linear relation. Once the growth of labour productivity is endogenised with learning-by- doing, it grows faster in contraction if the …

The role of human capital composition has been given importance in the most recent endogenous growth models. Assuming … innovation, this paper empirically investigates whether the contribution of human capital to productivity growth depends on the … importance of composition effects of human capital on growth in developing countries relative to their developed counterparts …

This paper analyzes the relationship between the entry of new firms and the innovation and productivity growth within … existing firms. In particular, we argue that liberalizing entry has a boosting effect on innovation and growth in those …

This paper looks at the linkages between growth and business cycles by bringing together two strands of literature. We … incorporate a quality ladders engine of growth into an otherwise standard real business cycle model. Our fundamental question is …