What makes growth sustained?

Andrew Berg (), Jonathan Ostry and Jeromin Zettelmeyer ()

Journal of Development Economics, 2012, vol. 98, issue 2, 149-166

Abstract: We identify structural breaks in economic growth in 140 countries and use these to define “growth spells:” periods of high growth preceded by an upbreak and ending either with a downbreak or with the end of the sample. Growth spells tend to be shorter in African and Latin American countries than elsewhere. We find evidence that growth duration is positively related to: the degree of equality of the income distribution; democratic institutions; export orientation (with higher propensities to export manufactures, greater openness to FDI, and avoidance of exchange rate overvaluation favorable for duration); and macroeconomic stability.

Keywords: Growth; Accelerations; Structural breaks; Income inequality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2011.08.002

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