Perhaps the hottest field in macroeconomics, economic growth is fascinating to theorists and critically important to policy makers. Charles Jones, a rising star in the field, explains the inroads economists have made in understanding how economies grow. The story begins with empirical evidence: how rich are the rich countries, how poor are the poor, and how fast do the rich and poor countries grow? Jones then presents major theories of growth, from the Nobel Prize-winning work of Robert Solow to the new growth theory that has ignited the field in recent years.
【目录】
PREFACE
1 INTRODUCTION:THE FACTS OF ECONOMIC GROWHTH
1.1 THE DATA OF GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
1.2 OTHER "STYLIZED FACTS"
1.3 THE REMAINDER OF THIS BOOK
2 THE SOLOW MODEL
2.1 THE BASIC SOLOW MODEL
2.1.1 The Solow Diagram
2.1.2 Comparative Statics
2.1.3 Properties of the Steady State
2.1.4 Economic Growth in the Simple Model
2.2 TECHNOLOGY AND THE SOLOW MODEL
2.2.1 The Solow Diagram with Technology
2.2.2 Solving for the Steady State
2.3 EVALUATING THE SOLOW MODEL
2.4 GROWTH ACCOUNTING AND THE PRODUCTIVITY SLOWDOWN
EXERCISES
3 EMPIRICAL APPLICATIONS OF NEOCLASSICAL GROWTH MODELS
3.1 THE SOLOW MODEL WITH HUMAN CAPITAL
3.2 CONVERGENCE AND EXPLAINING DIFFERENCES IN GROWTH RATES
3.3 THE EVOLUTION OF THE INCOME DISTRIBUTION
EXERCISES
4 THE ECONOMICS OF IDEAS
4.1 WHAT IS TECHNOLOGY?
4.2 THE ECONOMICS OF IDEAS
4.3 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
4.4 DATA ON IDEAS
4.5 SUMMARY
EXERCISES
5 THE ENGINE OF GROWTH
5.1 THE BASIC ELEMENTS OF THE MODEL
5.1.1 Growth in the Romer Model
5.1.2 Growth Effects versus Level Effects
5.1.3 Comparative Statics: A Permanent Increase in the R&D Share
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