Economic growth

Author(s)

• Weil, David N.

Bibliographic Information

Economic growth

David N. Weil

（Addison-Wesley series in economics）

Pearson Addison Wesley, c2009

2nd ed., Pearson international ed

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 523-536) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Why are some countries rich and others poor? David N. Weil, one of the top researchers in economic growth, introduces students to the latest theoretical tools, data, and insights underlying this pivotal question. By showing how empirical data relate to new and old theoretical ideas, Economic Growth provides students with a complete introduction to the discipline and the latest research. With its comprehensive and flexible organization, Economic Growth is ideal for a wide array of courses, including undergraduate and graduate courses in economic growth, economic development, macro theory, applied econometrics, and development studies. Preview online! An interactive tour of Economic Growth is available here.

Table of Contents

Part I. Overview Chapter 1. The Facts to Be Explained Differences in the Level of Income Among Countries Differences in the Rate of Income Growth Among Countries Appendix: Measuring and Comparing GDP Using Purchasing Power Parity Problems Chapter 2. A Framework for Analysis The Economics of Sylvania and Freedonia: A Parable From Parable to Practice What Can We Learn from Data? Part II. Factor Accumulation Chapter 3. Physical Capital The Nature of Capital Capital's Role in Production The Solow Model The Relationship Between Investment and Saving Appendix: Further Exploration of the Cobb-Douglas Production Function and the Speed of Convergence in the Solow Model Chapter 4. Population and Economic Growth Population and Output over the Long Run Population Growth in the Solow Model Explaining Population Growth Explaining the Fertility Transition Appendix: A More Formal Description of the Total Fertility Rate, Life Expectancy, and Net Rate of Reproduction Chapter 5. Future Population Trends Forecasting Population The Economic Consequences of Demographic Change Chapter 6. Human Capital Human Capital in the Form of Health Human Capital in the Form of Education How Much of the Variation in Income Across Countries Does Education Explain? Part III. Productivity Chapter 7. Measuring Productivity Productivity in the Production Function Differences in the Level of Productivity Among Countries Differences in the Growth Rate of Productivity Among Countries Chapter 8. The Role of Technology in Growth The Nature of Technological Progress Modeling the Relationship Between Technology Creation and Growth Barriers to International Technology Transfer Mathematical Appendix: - Incorporating Technological Progress into the Solow Model - Steady State - The Effect of a Change in Technology Growth Chapter 9. The Cutting Edge of Technology The Pace of Technological Change The Technology Production Function Differential Technological Progress Mathematical Appendix: An Improved Version of the Technology Production Function Chapter 10. Efficiency Decomposing Productivity into Technology and Efficiency Differences in Efficiency: Case Studies Types of Inefficiency Mathematical Appendix: Sectoral Reallocation and the Growth Rate of Aggregate Productivity Chapter 11. Growth in the Open Economy Autarky Versus Openness The Effect of Openness on Economic Growth Openness and Factor Accumulation Openness and Productivity Opposition to Openness Part IV. Fundamentals Chapter 12. Government Defining Government's Proper Role in the Economy How Government Affects Growth Why Governments Do Things That Are Bad for Growth Why Poor Countries Have Bad Governments Chapter 13. Income Inequality Income Inequality: The Facts Sources of Income Inequality Effect of Income Inequality on Economic Growth Beyond Income Distribution: Economic Mobility Chapter 14. Culture The Effect of Culture on Economic Growth What Determines Culture? Cultural Change Chapter 15. Geography, Climate, and Natural Resources Geography Climate Natural Resources Chapter 16. Resources and the Environment at the Global Level Natural Resource Concepts Incorporating Natural Resources into the Analysis of Economic Growth Growth and the Environment Mathematical Appendix: Technological Improvement Versus Resource Depletion Part V. Conclusion Chapter 17. What We Have Learned and Where We Are Headed What We Have Learned What the Future Holds A Final Thought

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Details

• NCID: BA87230193
• ISBN:
  • 9780321564368
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Boston ; Tokyo
• Pages/Volumes: xxv, 565 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : HD82
  • DC22 : 338.9
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Economic development
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00887971