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Sources of U.S. Economic Growth in a World of Ideas

Jones, Charles I·2002·American Economic Review
DOI 10.1257/000282802760015685
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Rising educational attainment and research intensity in recent decades suggest that the U.S. economy is far from its steady state. This paper develops a model reconciling these facts with the stability of U.S. growth rates. In the model, long-run growth arises from the worldwide discovery of ideas, which depends on population growth. Nevertheless, constant growth can temporarily proceed at a faster rate, provided research intensity and educational attainment rise steadily over time. Growth accounting reveals that these factors explain 80 percent of recent U.S. growth, with less than 20 percent coming from world population growth.

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Authors
Jones, C. I.
Venue
American Economic Review
Publisher
American Economic Association
Published
2002-02-01
Volume
92
Issue
1
Pages
220-239
ISSN
0002-8282 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1257/000282802760015685
OpenAlex
W3122361158
Cited by
655
References
38
FWCI
54.24
Type
journal article
Language
en
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