Cross-Country Growth Comparison: Theory to Empirics

Danny Quah ()

No 2294, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: This paper reviews the cross-country record of economic growth, using as organizing framework how economic theory has guided that empirical analysis. The paper argues that recent studies of economic growth - both empirical and theoretical - distinguish from previous work in three distinct ways: 1. An explicit focus on cross-country growth and development experiences; 2. Improved, more extensive cross-country data; 3. A heightened need, driven by real-world topicality, for understanding the role of knowledge and technology in economic growth.

Keywords: Convergence; Cross-Section Regression; Distribution Dynamics; Endogenous Growth; knowledge; Neoclassical Growth; Panel Data; Technology; Twin Peaks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C21 C22 C23 D30 E13 O30 O41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999-11
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