• Title of article

    The anatomyofgrowthintheOECDsince1870

  • Author/Authors

    Jakob B. Madsen، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2010
  • Pages
    15
  • From page
    753
  • To page
    767
  • Abstract
    Conventionalgrowthaccountingexercisesareextendedinthispapertoallowfor endogeneityofcapital,demographictransitions,agedependency,andemployment rates,amongotherfactors.UsingdatafortheOECDcountriesintheperiod1870–2006 it isshownthatgrowthhasbeenpredominantlydrivenbydemographicsandTFP growth.TFPhas,inturn,beendrivenbyR&D,knowledgespilloversthroughthechannel of imports,educationalattainment,andtheinteractionbetweeneducationalattainment and thedistancetothetechnologyfrontier.Theestimatessuggestpermanentgrowth effectsofR&Dandhumancapital
  • Keywords
    Human capitalDemographic transitionEndogenous growthmodels
  • Journal title
    Journal of Monetary Economics
  • Serial Year
    2010
  • Journal title
    Journal of Monetary Economics
  • Record number

    846427