Policy evaluation and empirical growth research

This paper explores the implications of the vast body of studies of cross-country growth determinants for the evaluation of alternative policies. Empirical growth studies have experienced a remarkable flowering in the last fifteen years, and innumerable insights have unquestionably been uncovered co...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Durlauf, Steven N.
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: Banco Central de Chile 2019
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12580/3684
Etiquetas: Agregar Etiqueta
Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!
Descripción
Sumario:This paper explores the implications of the vast body of studies of cross-country growth determinants for the evaluation of alternative policies. Empirical growth studies have experienced a remarkable flowering in the last fifteen years, and innumerable insights have unquestionably been uncovered concerning similarities and differences in the growth experiences of various groups of countries. This empirical work was stimulated by—and, in turn, has been an essential complement to—the revival of growth theory initiated by the seminal papers of Lucas (1988) and Romer (1986). It constitutes one of the great successes of recent macroeconomic research.