What are the economic mechanisms that account for sudden growth spurts? Are these mechanisms similar across episodes? Focusing on the economic resurgence of the BRICs over the last decade, we employ the Business Cycle Ac- counting methodology developed by Chari, Kehoe and McGrattan (2007) to...

We apply the Business Cycle Accounting methodology developed by Chari, Kehoe and McGrattan (2007) to study the economic resurgence of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) over the last decade. We document that while efficiency wedges do contribute in a large part to growth, especially in...

We apply the Business Cycle Accounting methodology developed by Chari, Kehoe and McGrattan (2007) to study the economic resurgence of Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) over the last decade. We document that while efficiency wedges do contribute in a large part to growth, especially in...