【英文摘要】Using annual data for 29 provinces in the period of 1961-2008, we present evidence of a positive relationship between investment as a share of GDP and the long-run growth rate of GDP per worker. This result is especially robust for the sub-sample of western provinces, but not for the sub-sample of eastern and central provinces. After controlling for some econometric issues, the findings above also hold. This may give some hints that in different development step there may be different role for investment in catch-up the growth at the frontier. Another finding of the paper is the neoclassical growth accounting framework may render the underestimation the role of investment.
【关 键 词】经济增长/资本积累/投资
growth/capital accumulation/investment