Endogenous Growth Theory: Intellectual Appeal and Empirical Shortcomings
Journal of Economic Perspectives
vol. 8,
no. 1, Winter 1994
(pp. 55-72)
(Complimentary)
Abstract
This paper examines whether the recent theoretical insights stemming from endogenous growth theory have provided a better guide to explaining actual growth experience than the neoclassical model. The paper considers the available empirical evidence on a number of related subjects, including the slowing of growth in the OECD countries over the last two decades; the acceleration of growth in several Asian countries since the early 1960s; studies of the determinants of growth in a cross-country context; and sources of the differences in international productivity levels. It concludes that the empirical confirmation, so far, of endogenous growth theory is limited.Citation
Pack, Howard. 1994. "Endogenous Growth Theory: Intellectual Appeal and Empirical Shortcomings." Journal of Economic Perspectives, 8 (1): 55-72. DOI: 10.1257/jep.8.1.55JEL Classification
- O40 Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity: General
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