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Good Policy or Good Luck? Country Growth Performance and Temporary Shocks

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Easterly, William, Kremer, Michael, Pritchett, Lant, Summers, Lawrence·1993·National Bureau of Economic Research
DOI 10.3386/w4474
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Much of the new growth literature stresses countly characteristics, such as education levels or political stability, as the dominant determinant of growth.However, growth rates are highly unstable over time, with a correlation across decades of .1 to .3, while country characteristics are stable, with cross-decade correlations of .6 to .9. Shocks, especially those to terms of trade, play a large role in explaining variance in growth.These findings suggest either that shocks are important relative to country characteristics in determining long-run growth, or that worldwide technological change determines long-run growth while country characteristics determine relative income levels.

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Authors
Easterly, W., Kremer, M., Pritchett, L., & Summers, L.
Venue
National Bureau of Economic Research
Publisher
National Bureau of Economic Research
Published
1993-09
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10.3386/w4474
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