Handbook of Economic Growth, Volume 2 by Philippe Aghion, Steven Durlauf
2014 | ISBN: 0444535462, 0444535381, 0444535403 | English | 1176 pages | PDF | 22 MB

Volumes 2A and 2B of The Handbook of Economic Growth summarize recent advances in theoretical and empirical work while offering new perspectives on a range of growth mechanisms, from the roles played by institutions and organizations to the ways factors beyond capital accumulation and technological change can affect growth. Written by research leaders, the chapters summarize and evaluate recent advances while explaining where further research might be profitable. With analyses that are provocative and controversial because they are so directly relevant to public policy and private decision-making, these two volumes uphold the standard for excellence in applied economics set by Volumes 1A and 1B (2005).

Contents

Vol. 2A

Introduction to the series

Volume 2A: Handbook of Economic Growth

Copyright

Contributors

Chapter 1  Culture, Entrepreneurship, and Growth (Matthias Doepke, Fabrizio Zilibotti)

Chapter 2  Trust, Growth, and Well-Being: New Evidence and Policy Implications (Yann Algan, Pierre Cahuc)

Chapter 3  Long-Term Barriers to Economic Development (Enrico Spolaore, Romain Wacziarg)

Chapter 4  Family Ties (Alberto Alesina, Paola Giuliano)

Chapter 5  The Industrial Revolution (Gregory Clark)

Chapter 6  Twentieth Century Growth (Nicholas Crafts, Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke)

Chapter 7  Historical Development (Nathan Nunn)

Chapter 8  Institutions and Economic Growth in Historical Perspective (Sheilagh Ogilvie, A.W. Carus)

Author Index

Subject Index

Vol. 2B

Introduction to the series

Volume 2B: Handbook of Economic Growth

Copyright

Contributors

Chapter 1  What Do We Learn From Schumpeterian Growth Theory? (Philippe Aghion, Ufuk Akcigit, Peter Howitt)

Chapter 2  Technology Diffusion: Measurement, Causes, and Consequences (Diego Comin, Martí Mestieri)

Chapter 3  Health and Economic Growth (David N. Weil)

Chapter 4  Regional Growth and Regional Decline (Holger Breinlich, Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano, Jonathan R.W. Temple)

Chapter 5  The Growth of Cities (Gilles Duranton, Diego Puga)

Chapter 6  Growth and Structural Transformation (Berthold Herrendorf, Richard Rogerson, Ákos Valentinyi)

Chapter 7  The Chinese Growth Miracle (Yang Yao)

Chapter 8  Growth from Globalization? A View from the Very Long Run (Christopher M. Meissner)

Author Index

Subject Index