our series and a number of previously available data sets and examine their performance in several growth specifications … growth regressions. Using an extension of the classical errors in variables model, we construct a set of meta-estimates of …

much better than the Barro and Lee (1996) or Nehru et al (1995) series in a number of growth specifications. We interpret … the (lack of) relationship between educational investment and growth. Using our preferred empirical specification, we also …

innovation and imitation. We develop a theoretical model showing that skilled labour has a higher growth-enhancing effect closer … schooling level and subsequent growth in rich countries. In particular, we show that in OECD economies it is crucial to isolate …

accumulation of human capital during the transition from stagnation to growth. This is because greater longevity raises children … that longevity and health have had a minor effect, if any, on the transition from stagnation to growth via investment in …

develop a simple descriptive growth model which allows for factor accumulation, technological diffusion and rate effects from …

This paper analyses the sources of post-war growth and convergence in the OECD using an extension of Mankiw, Romer and … process of technological catch-up. The results indicate that the impact of R&D investment on growth has been significant … of the sample period. The exhaustion of this effect, moreover, may help explain the slowdown of growth and convergence …

. Growth is sustained by the development of new varieties of intermediate goods. Innovation is risky and the probability of … faster growth. Under plausible assumptions, the resulting changes in factor prices lower the relative cost of monitoring …