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Title: Cross-Country Growth Comparison: Theory to Empirics

Author(s): Danny Quah

Publication Date: November 1999

Keyword(s): Convergence, Cross-Section Regression, Distribution Dynamics, Endogenous Growth, knowledge, Neoclassical Growth, Panel Data, Technology and Twin Peaks

Programme Area(s): International Macroeconomics

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.

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Quah, D. 1999. 'Cross-Country Growth Comparison: Theory to Empirics'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=2294