Handbook of economic growth ; 1B

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Handbooks in economics. - Amsterdam [u.a.] : Elsevier, ISSN 2772-462X, ZDB-ID 2685869-1. - Vol. 22

Handbooks in economics ; 22

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Technology. 16. Growth and ideas (C.I. Jones).17. Long-term economic growth and the history of technology (J. Mokyr). -- 18. General purpose technologies (B. Jovanovic, P. L. Rousseau). -- 19. Technological progress and economic transformation (J. Greenwood, A. Seshadri). -- 20. Wage inequality and technology (A. Hornstein, P. Krusell, G. Violante). -- 21. A unified theory of the evolution of international income levels (S. Parente, E. Prescott). -- Part 5: Trade and geography. -- 22. A global view of economic growth (J. Ventura). -- 23. Trade, growth and the size of nations (A. Alesina, E. Spolaore, R. Wacziag). -- 24. Urbanization and growth (J.V. Henderson). -- Part 6: Growth and the socioeconomic environment. -- 25. Inequality, technology, and the social contract (R. Benabou). -- 26. Social capital (S. Durlauf, M. Fafchamps). -- 27. The effect of economic growth on social structures (F. Bourguignon). -- 28. Economic growth and the environment (W. Brock, M.S. Taylor).

Cover; copyright; Introduction to the Series; Contents of the Handbook; Preface to the Handbook of Economic Growth; Contents; Part IV TECHNOLOGY; 16 Growth and Ideas; Abstract; Keywords; 1. Introduction; 2. Intellectual history of this idea; 3. A simple idea-based growth model; 4. A richer model and the allocation of resources; 5. Scale effects; 6. Growth accounting, the linearity critique, and other contributions; 7. Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 17 Long-Term Economic Growth and the History of Technology; Abstract; Keywords; 1. Introduction; 2. Technology and economic growth

3. A historical theory of technology4. The significance of the Industrial Revolution; 5. The intellectual roots of the Industrial Revolution; 6. The dynamic of technological modernity; 7. Human capital and modern economic growth; 8. Institutions and technological progress; 9. Conclusions: Technology, growth, and the rise of the occident; Acknowledgements; References; 18 General Purpose Technologies; Abstract; Keywords; 1. Introduction; 2. Measuring the three characteristics of a GPT; 3. Other symptoms of a GPT; Acknowledgements; References

19 Technological Progress and Economic TransformationAbstract; Keywords; 1. Introduction; 2. The baby bust and baby boom; 3. The U.S. demographic transition; 4. The demise of child labor; 5. Engines of liberation; 6. Conclusion; 7. Literature review; Acknowledgements; Appendix; References; 20 The Effects of Technical Change on Labor Market Inequalities; Abstract; Keywords; 1. Introduction; 2. A look at the facts; 3. Skill-biased technical change: Inside the black box; 4. Technical change and the returns to experience; 5. Inside the firm: The organization of work

6. Technical progress as a source of change in labor market institutions7. Technological change in frictional labor markets; 8. Technology-policy complementarity: United States vs. Europe; 9. Welfare and policy implications; 10. Concluding remarks; Acknowledgements; References; 21 A Unified Theory of the Evolution of International Income Levels; Abstract; Keywords; 1. Introduction; 2. A theory of economic development; 3. A theory of relative efficiencies; 4. A unified theory of the evolution of international incomes; 5. Catching up; 6. Concluding remarks; Acknowledgements; References

Part V TRADE AND GEOGRAPHY22 A Global View of Economic Growth; Abstract; Keywords; 0. Introduction; 1. The integrated economy; 2. Specialization, trade and diminishing returns; 3. Transport costs and market size; 4. Final remarks; Acknowledgements; References; 23 Trade, Growth and the Size of Countries; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Size, openness and growth: Theory; 3. Size, openness and growth: Empirical evidence; 4. Country size and trade in history; 5. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; References; 24 Urbanization and Growth; Abstract; Keywords; 1. Facts and empirical evidence

2. Cities and growth

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