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Economic Growth

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ISBN-10: 0070036977

ISBN-13: 9780070036970

Edition: N/A

Authors: Robert J. Barro

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"This graduate level text on economic growth surveys neoclassical and more recent growth theories, stressing their empirical implications and the relation of theory to data and evidence. The authors have undertaken a major revision for the long-awaited second edition of this widely used text, the first modern textbook devoted to growth theory. The book has been expanded in many areas and incorporates the latest research."--BOOK JACKET.
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List price: $40.50
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Binding: Hardcover
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.936
Language: English

Foreword
Preface
Introductionp. 1
Growth Models with Exogenous Saving Rates (The Solow-Swan Model)p. 14
Growth Models with Consumer Optimization (The Ramsey Model)p. 59
The Open Economy, Finite Horizons, and Adjustment Costsp. 96
One-Sector Models of Endogenous Growthp. 140
Two-Sector Models of Endogenous Growth (With Special Attention to the Role of Human Capital)p. 171
Technological Change: Models with an Expanding Variety of Productsp. 212
Technological Change: Models with Improvements in the Quality of Productsp. 240
The Diffusion of Technologyp. 265
Labor Supply and Populationp. 285
Data on Economic Growth, Growth Accountingp. 330
Empirical Analysis of Regional Data Setsp. 382
Empirical Analysis of a Cross Section of Countriesp. 414
Referencesp. 518
Indexp. 529
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