Introduction to Economic Growth (International Student Edition)

Höfundar: Charles I. Jones; Dietrich Vollrath (Útgáfa: 4)
Introduction to Economic Growth (International Student Edition)

Kaup valmöguleikar

A revision worth waiting for. Introduction to Economic Growth, Fourth Edition is the only text to synthesize the research and thinking on growth in a way that is accessible to undergraduates. Highlights of this thorough revision are its emphasis and discussion of recent advancements in how we understand our economy of ideas and updates to show how core models—Romer, Solow, and Schumpeter— impact decision making.

Nánar um bókina

Útgefandi
W. W. Norton
ISBN
9781324063766
Print ISBN
9781324063704
Format
ePub
Útgáfa
4
Höfundar
Charles I. Jones; Dietrich Vollrath
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2024-07-01
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
2
Afritunar takmörkun
2
Flokkar
Hagfræði

Kaflar

  • Cover
  • Publisher’s Notice
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1: Introduction: The Facts of Economic Growth
  • 1.1 The Data of Growth and Development
  • 1.2 Other Stylized Facts about Growth
  • 1.3 The Remainder of This Book
  • Chapter 2: The Solow Model
  • 2.1 Production and Distribution
  • 2.2 Capital Accumulation
  • 2.3 Comparative Statics and Transitional Growth
  • 2.4 Consumption and the Golden Rule
  • 2.5 Evaluating the Solow Model
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 3: Empirical Applications of the Solow Model
  • 3.1 Case Studies of Transitional Growth
  • 3.2 Cross-Country Differences in GDP per Capita
  • 3.3 Convergence and Differences in Growth Rates
  • 3.4 The World Distribution of Income
  • 3.5 Growth Accounting
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 4: The Economics of Ideas
  • 4.1 Productivity and Technology
  • 4.2 Data on Ideas
  • 4.3 Ideas and Imperfect Competition
  • 4.4 Scale and Population
  • 4.5 Summary
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 5: The Romer Model
  • 5.1 The Basic Elements of the Romer Model
  • 5.2 The Economics of Innovation in the Romer Model
  • 5.3 Summary
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 6: Growth through Creative Destruction
  • 6.1 The Basic Elements of the Schumpeterian Model
  • 6.2 The Economics of Innovation in the Schumpeterian Model
  • 6.3 Comparing the Romer and Schumpeterian Models
  • 6.4 Competition and Innovation
  • 6.5 Business Dynamism
  • 6.6 Optimal R and D
  • 6.7 Summary
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 7: Growth and Development
  • 7.1 Development Accounting
  • 7.2 Technology Adoption and Diffusion
  • 7.3 Globalization and Development
  • 7.4 Misallocation and Productivity
  • 7.5 Understanding Differences in Growth Rates
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 8: Social Infrastructure and Long-Run Economic Performance
  • 8.1 An Investment Problem
  • 8.2 Empirical Evidence
  • 8.3 The Choice of Social Infrastructure
  • 8.4 Growth Miracles and Disasters
  • 8.5 Summary
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 9: Population and the Origin of Sustained Growth
  • 9.1 Population and Living Standards
  • 9.2 The Malthusian Economy
  • 9.3 Endogenous Technological Change
  • 9.4 The Transition to Sustained Growth
  • 9.5 The Economics of Population Growth
  • 9.6 Comparative Development
  • 9.7 Summary
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 10: Natural Resources and Economic Growth
  • 10.1 Nonrenewable Resources
  • 10.2 Prices and Scarcity
  • 10.3 Explanations for a Declining Factor Share
  • 10.4 Growth and the Environment
  • 10.5 Summary
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 11: Alternative Theories of Endogenous Growth
  • 11.1 Simple Endogenous Growth: The AK Model
  • 11.2 Intuition and Other Growth Models
  • 11.3 Externalities and the AK Model
  • 11.4 Evaluating Endogenous Growth Models
  • 11.5 What Is Endogenous Growth?
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 12: The Future of Growth
  • 12.1 Historical versus Long-Run Growth
  • 12.2 Demographic Changes
  • 12.3 Automation
  • 12.4 Summary
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 13: Understanding Economic Growth
  • 13.1 Why Are Some Countries So Rich While Others Remain So Poor?
  • 13.2 What Is the Engine of Economic Growth?
  • 13.3 How Do We Understand Growth Miracles?
  • 13.4 Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Mathematical Review
  • A.1 Derivatives and Integrals
  • A.2 Properties of Logs
  • A.3 Growth Rates and Logs
  • A.4 Present Discounted Value
  • A.5 Dynamics
  • Appendix B: Additional Model Results
  • B.1 The Traditional Solow Diagram
  • B.2 An Exact Solution to the Solow Model
  • B.3 An Exact Solution for the Romer Model
  • B.4 Constant Elasticity of Substitution Production
  • Appendix C: Additional Reading
  • Bibliography
  • Index