Handbook of Economic Growth

Contributors

Chapter 1. Culture, Entrepreneurship, and Growth

Abstract

1.1 Introduction

1.2 A Framework for Analyzing the Interaction of Cultural Preferences, Entrepreneurship, and Growth

1.3 Endogenous Culture I: Weber and the Transmission of Patience

1.4 Endogenous Culture II: Knight and the Transmission of Risk Tolerance

1.5 Paternalistic Motives for Preference Transmission

1.6 Literature Review

1.7 Outlook and Conclusions

Acknowledgments

A Proofs of Propositions and Lemmas

References

Chapter 2. Trust, Growth, and Well-Being: New Evidence and Policy Implications

Abstract

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Theoretical Foundations

2.3 Empirical Measures of Trust

2.4 The Dynamics of Trust

2.5 Trust, Income Per Capita, and Growth

2.6 Channels of Influence of Trust on Economic Outcomes

2.7 Institutions, Policies, and Trust

2.8 Future Avenues: Trust and Well-Being

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 3. Long-Term Barriers to Economic Development

Abstract

3.1 Introduction

3.2 A Theory of Relatedness and Growth

3.3 Empirical Methodology and Data

3.4 Barriers to Development: Empirical Results

3.5 Ancestry and Long-Run Development

3.6 Conclusion

APPENDIX 1 Technologies Used in the Various Datasets

References

Chapter 4. Family Ties

Abstract

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Literature Review

4.3 Conceptual Framework

4.4 How to Measure Family Ties

4.5 Where Family Ties Come From

4.6 Empirical Analysis

4.7 Family Ties, Development, and Institutions

4.8 Family Ties and Well-being

4.9 Conclusion

Acknowledgment

References

Chapter 5. The Industrial Revolution

Abstract

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Theories of the Industrial Revolution

5.3 Changes in People

5.4 Technological Change Before the Industrial Revolution

5.5 Conclusion

References

Chapter 6. Twentieth Century Growth

Abstract

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Setting the Stage

6.3 Twentieth century growth: What Happened?

6.4 The Proximate Sources of Growth

6.5 Growth in the Leader: The United States

6.6 The Economic Historian’s View of Catch-Up

6.7 Case Studies I: Initial Success, Subsequent Disappointment

6.8 Case Studies II: Success, At Least for Now

6.9 Case Studies III: Failures

6.10 Conclusions

References

Chapter 7. Historical Development

Abstract

7.1 Introduction

7.2 European Colonial Rule

7.3 Other Important Historical Events

7.4 Geography and History

7.5 Mechanisms Underlying Historical Persistence

7.6 Unresolved Questions And Directions for Future Research

7.7 Conclusions: Looking Back while Moving Forward

Acknowledgment

References

Chapter 8. Institutions and Economic Growth in Historical Perspective

Abstract

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Lesson 1: Public-Order Institutions are Necessary for Markets to Function

8.3 Lesson 2: Strong Parliaments do not Guarantee Economic Success

8.4 Lesson 3: The Key Distinction Is Between Generalized and Particularized Institutions

8.5 Lesson 4: Property Rights Institutions and Contracting Institutions Both Matter, and are not Separable

8.6 Lesson 5: Property Rights are More Likely to be Beneficial for Growth if they are Generalized Rather than Particularized

8.7 Lesson 6: Security of Private Property Rights is a Matter of Degree (and Needs Careful Analysis)

8.8 Lesson 7. Institutions are Embedded in a Wider Institutional System

8.9 Lesson 8: Distributional Conflicts are Central

8.10 Illustration of the Lessons: Serfdom and Growth

8.11 Conclusion

Acknowledgment

References

Chapter 1. What Do We Learn From Schumpeterian Growth Theory?

Abstract

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Schumpeterian Growth: Basic Model

1.3 Growth Meets IO

1.4 Schumpeterian Growth and Firm Dynamics

1.5 Growth Meets Development

1.6 Schumpeterian Waves

1.7 Conclusion

Acknowledgment

References

Chapter 2. Technology Diffusion: Measurement, Causes, and Consequences

Abstract

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Measurement

2.3 Drivers of Technology Adoption

2.4 Effects of Technology Adoption

2.5 Concluding Remarks

A Description of Technologies used to Estimate Diffusion Curves

B Additional Tables

References

Chapter 3. Health and Economic Growth

Abstract

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Facts

3.3 Interaction of Health and Income: A theoretical Framework

3.4 Impact of Income on Health

3.5 Impact of Health on Economic Growth

3.6 Health as a Component of Economic Growth

3.7 Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 4. Regional Growth and Regional Decline

Abstract

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Convergence, Divergence, Polarization

4.3 Do Regional Disparities Matter?

4.4 Models of Regional Prosperity

4.5 Geography and Growth

4.6 Regional Prosperity: Data and Methods

4.7 What Determines Regional Prosperity?

4.8 Regional Decline

4.9 Conclusions

4.10 Appendix: Data and Methods

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 5. The Growth of Cities

Abstract

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Land Use and Transportation

5.3 Housing

5.4 Urban Amenities

5.5 Agglomeration Economies

5.6 Human Capital and Entrepreneurship

5.7 Random Urban Growth

5.8 Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 6. Growth and Structural Transformation

Abstract

6.1 Introduction

6.2 The Stylized Facts of Structural Transformation

6.3 Modeling Structural Transformation and Growth

6.4 The Economic Forces Behind Structural Transformation: Theoretical Analysis

6.5 The Economic Forces Behind Structural Transformation: Empirical Analysis

6.6 Extensions of the Benchmark Model

6.7 Applications of Structural Transformation

6.8 Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Appendix A Data Sources and Sector Assignments

Appendix B Panel Regressions

References

Chapter 7. The Chinese Growth Miracle

Abstract

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Economic Growth in China: Achievements and Features

7.3 The Economics of the Miracle

7.4 The Political Economy of the Miracle

7.5 Explaining China’s Export-led Growth Model

7.6 Domestic and Global Imbalances

7.7 Inequality and the Middle-income Trap

7.8 Conclusions

Acknowledgments

References

Chapter 8. Growth from Globalization? A View from the Very Long Run

Abstract

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Measuring “Globalization”

8.3 Channels: The Theoretical Links between Globalization and Growth

8.4 Globalization and History: From Antiquity to the 18th Century

8.5 Globalization and the British Industrial Revolution

8.6 Globalization and the International Diffusion of the Industrial Revolution: 1820–1913

8.7 Cross-Country Comparative Evidence from the Late 19th Century

8.8 Globalization and the Great Divergence: The Periphery Falls Behind

8.9 Conclusions

Acknowledgments

References

Author Index

Subject Index