Description |
xvi, 405 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Growth, distribution, and politics / Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini -- Distribution, political conflict and economic growth : a simple theory and some empirical evidence / Alberto Alesina and Dani Rodrik -- The seizure of executive power and economic growth : some additional evidence / John Londregan and Keith Poole -- Endogenous macroeconomic growth theory / Elhanan Helpman -- The case for external economies / Ricardo J. Caballero and Richard K. Lyons -- Convergence across states and regions / Robert J. Barro and Xavier Sala-i-Martin -- Technology adoption and the mechanics of economic development / Stephen L. Parente and Edward C. Prescott -- Macroeconomic policy and elections in OECD democracies / Alberto Alesina, Gerald D. Cohen, and Nouriel Roubini -- Should prices be decontrolled gradually or in a big bang? / Sweder van Wijnbergen |
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Optimal fiscal and monetary policy : some recent results / V.V. Chari, Lawrence J. Christiano, and Patrick J. Kehoe -- The allocation of capital and time over the business cycle / Jeremy Greenwood and Zvi Hercowitz -- Identification and the liquidity effect of a monetary policy shock / Lawrence J. Christiano and Martin Eichenbaum -- A framework for assessing aggregate consequences of labor market regulations / Hugo Hopenhayn and Richard Rogerson |
Summary |
What political and economic factors stimulate growth and make an economy expand? These original contributions by some of today's leading macroeconomists and political economists explore a broad spectrum of social, political, and technological variables that encourage or impede economic growth |
Analysis |
Economic conditions |
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Economic cycles |
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Economic growth |
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Economic policy |
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Overseas item |
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Power (Politics) |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Business cycles.
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Economic development.
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Economic policy.
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Author |
Cukierman, Alex.
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Hercowitz, Zvi.
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Leiderman, Leonardo, 1951-
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LC no. |
9202005514 |
ISBN |
0262031949 |
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