Specially selected from The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics 2nd edition, each article within this compendium covers the fundamental themes within the discipline and is written by a leading practitioner in the field. A handy reference tool.
Acemoglu, D., S. Johnson, J. Robinson, and P. Yared. (2005). “Income and Democracy.” CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5273. Acemoglu, D., and J. Linn. (2004). “Market Size in Innovation: Theory and Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Industry.
Chapter 9 p. 243 (top) Steam Engine (1832), J. Yeager. Engraving. Plate DVIII from the Edinburgh Encyclopedia First American Edition, Science and the Arts, Volume XVII. Philadelphia: Joseph Parker/Pearson Education; p.
The steady-state value is determined from /'(£*) = S + p + 9x,is whereas the golden-rule value comes from /'(£goid) = S+x + n. The inequality in equation (2.3 1 ) implies p + 9 x > x + n and, hence, f'(k*) > /'(fcgoid).
Citing formidable statistics in unemployment and mortgage deficits, the policy research arm of the Bush Presidential Center and Library outlines a blueprint for restoring America's economic health that calls for the establishment of a GDP ...
In this book Eric Hanushek and Ludger Woessmann make a simple, central claim, developed with rigorous theoretical and empirical support: knowledge is the key to a country's development.
The tale of growth economics, as Helpman tells it, is organized around a number of themes: the importance of the accumulation of physical and human capital; the effect of technological factors on the rate of this accumulation; the process ...
This collection of articles, authored by many of today's leading economists, addresses the prospects for economic growth in the United States over the next few decades.
Describes the benefits of widely distributed economic growth, including the creation and enhancement of democratic institutions, political stability, and the promotion of opportunity, exploring the role of economic growth in determining ...
A critical voice in the most pressing debates of our time, The Rise and Fall of American Growth is at once a tribute to a century of radical change and a harbinger of tougher times to come.
Examining empirical evidence such as how rich are the rich countries, how poor are the poor, and how fast do rich and poor countries grow, noted economist Charles Jones presents major theories of economic growth, from the Nobel Prize ...