Growth

Stylized Facts Solow Model Growth Accounting Endogenous Growth

In the long run we are all dead.

— John Maynard Keynes

Economics 302: Macroeconomic Analysis

Stylized Facts

Background:

Blanchard, chapter 10 (pp. 206–215).
DeLong, J. Bradford. "How Fast Is Modern Economic Growth?" Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Economic Letter #98-31, October 16, 1998.

Analysis:

"Global Economic Inequality: More or Less Equal," The Economist, March 11, 2004. [PDF version]
Porter, Eduardo. "After Years of Growth, What About Workers' Share?", New York Times, October 15, 2006.

In The News:

"Why the Rich Must Get Richer," The Economist, November 10, 2005. [PDF version]
Wolf, Martin. "Tyranny of Vested Interests," Financial Times, January 17, 2006.

Going Further:

Prescott, Edward C. "Why Do Americans Work More Than Europeans?" Wall Street Journal, October 21, 2004.
Bernasek, Anna. "Do Taxes Thwart Growth? Prove It," New York Times, April 3, 2005.
"Economics Focus: Relax! It's the Law," The Economist, May 19, 2005. [PDF version]
Krugman, Paul. "French Family Values," New York Times, July 29, 2005.