Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth
Geography, Institutions, and the Knowledge Economy
Will be published approx. on 1. October 2011
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-226-11634-1 (ISBN)
Description
The conditions for sustainable growth and development are among the most debated topics in economics, and the consensus is that institutions matter greatly in explaining why some economies are more successful than others over time. "Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth" explores the relationship between economic conditions, growth, and inequality, with a focus on how the monopolization of resources by the political elite limits incentives for ordinary people to invest in human capital or technological discovery. Among the topics discussed are the development of credit markets in France, the evolution of transportation companies in the United Kingdom and the United States, and the organization of innovation in the United States.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
Publishing group
The University of Chicago Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 24 mm
Width: 16 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Weight
680 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-226-11634-1 (9780226116341)
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Dora L. Costa | Naomi R. Lamoreaux
Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth
Geography, Institutions, and the Knowledge Economy
E-Book
08/2011
1st Edition
University of Chicago Press
€171.29
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Persons
Dora L. Costa is professor of economics at the University of California, Los Angeles; associate director of the California Population Research Center; and a research associate and director of the Cohort Studies Working Group at the NBER. Naomi R. Lamoreaux is professor of economics and history at Yale University, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a research associate of the NBER.