UID:
kobvindex_INTNLM010342478
Format:
online resource (xxx, pages 1064-1872)
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ill
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25 cm
Edition:
1st ed
Edition:
Online ed. 2011 Elsevier Handbooks in Economics Series on ScienceDirect Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0444520430
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9780444508379
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9780444520418
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9780080461144
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9780444520432
Series Statement:
Handbooks in economics 22
Content:
The Handbooks in Economics series continues to provide the various branches of economics with handbooks which are definitive reference sources, suitable for use by professional researchers, advanced graduate students, or by those seeking a teaching supplement. The Handbook of Economic Growth, edited by Philippe Aghion and Steven Durlauf, with an introduction by Robert Solow, features in-depth, authoritative survey articles by the leading economists working on growth theory. Volume 1a, the first in this two volume set, covers theories of economic growth, the empirics of economic growth, and g
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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Cover; copyright; Introduction to the Series; Contents of the Handbook; Preface to the Handbook of Economic Growth; Contents; Part IV TECHNOLOGY; 16 Growth and Ideas; Abstract; Keywords; 1. Introduction; 2. Intellectual history of this idea; 3. A simple idea-based growth model; 4. A richer model and the allocation of resources; 5. Scale effects; 6. Growth accounting, the linearity critique, and other contributions; 7. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 17 Long-Term Economic Growth and the History of Technology; Abstract; Keywords; 1. Introduction; 2. Technology and economic growth
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3. A historical theory of technology4. The significance of the Industrial Revolution; 5. The intellectual roots of the Industrial Revolution; 6. The dynamic of technological modernity; 7. Human capital and modern economic growth; 8. Institutions and technological progress; 9. Conclusions: Technology, growth, and the rise of the occident; Acknowledgements; References; 18 General Purpose Technologies; Abstract; Keywords; 1. Introduction; 2. Measuring the three characteristics of a GPT; 3. Other symptoms of a GPT; Acknowledgements; References
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19 Technological Progress and Economic TransformationAbstract; Keywords; 1. Introduction; 2. The baby bust and baby boom; 3. The U.S. demographic transition; 4. The demise of child labor; 5. Engines of liberation; 6. Conclusion; 7. Literature review; Acknowledgements; Appendix; References; 20 The Effects of Technical Change on Labor Market Inequalities; Abstract; Keywords; 1. Introduction; 2. A look at the facts; 3. Skill-biased technical change: Inside the black box; 4. Technical change and the returns to experience; 5. Inside the firm: The organization of work
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6. Technical progress as a source of change in labor market institutions7. Technological change in frictional labor markets; 8. Technology-policy complementarity: United States vs. Europe; 9. Welfare and policy implications; 10. Concluding remarks; Acknowledgements; References; 21 A Unified Theory of the Evolution of International Income Levels; Abstract; Keywords; 1. Introduction; 2. A theory of economic development; 3. A theory of relative efficiencies; 4. A unified theory of the evolution of international incomes; 5. Catching up; 6. Concluding remarks; Acknowledgements; References
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Part V TRADE AND GEOGRAPHY22 A Global View of Economic Growth; Abstract; Keywords; 0. Introduction; 1. The integrated economy; 2. Specialization, trade and diminishing returns; 3. Transport costs and market size; 4. Final remarks; Acknowledgements; References; 23 Trade, Growth and the Size of Countries; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Size, openness and growth: Theory; 3. Size, openness and growth: Empirical evidence; 4. Country size and trade in history; 5. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 24 Urbanization and Growth; Abstract; Keywords; 1. Facts and empirical evidence
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2. Cities and growth
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
Print version Handbook of Economic Growth
Language:
English
Subjects:
Economics
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