Many of our ebooks are available through library electronic resources including these platforms:. Daron Acemoglu gives graduate students not only the tools to analyze growth and related macroeconomic problems, but also the broad perspective needed to apply those tools to the big-picture questions of growth and divergence. And he introduces the economic and mathematical foundations of modern growth theory and macroeconomics in a rigorous but easy to follow manner.
After covering the necessary background on dynamic general equilibrium and dynamic optimization, the book presents the basic workhorse models of growth and takes students to the frontier areas of growth theory, including models of human capital, endogenous technological change, technology transfer, international trade, economic development, and political economy. The book integrates these theories with data and shows how theoretical approaches can lead to better perspectives on the fundamental causes of economic growth and the wealth of nations.
Innovative and authoritative, this book is likely to shape how economic growth is taught and learned for years to come. This book will be an inseparable and precious companion. The range is enormous, from the simplest model to the political economy of growth, and everything is traced back to fundamentals with great skill and care.
Being stranded on a desert island with this book and a large pad of paper would be a pleasure. Solow, Nobel Laureate in Economics. This book is required reading for anyone who wants to master the fields of growth and development economics. It offers an ideal access point to the current frontier in growth theory; readers will find a remarkably thorough treatment of all the key models and technical tools of dynamic macroeconomics.
At the same time, real-world economic and policy issues always remain in sharp focus, thanks to a constant back-and-forth between theory, the most recent empirical studies, and the lessons of economic history. It will quickly become a much-thumbed book on the shelf of all those interested in growth, development, and macroeconomics. Benabou, Princeton University. Cram Just the FACTS studyguides gives all of the outlines, highlights, and quizzes for your textbook with optional online comprehensive practice tests.
Only Cram is Textbook Specific. Accompanies: Cram Just the FACTS studyguides give all of the outlines, highlights, notes, and quizzes for your textbook with optional online comprehensive practice tests. Accompanys: Chapters 2,8,9, and 10 introduce the basic workhorse models of modern macroeconomics and traditional economic growth , while Chapter 11 presents the first-generation models of sustained endogenous economic growth.
This book of collected essays—an outcome of an A-session held at the 12th International Congress of Economic History in Madrid, —sets a new standard in this active and influential field of research.
In this revised edition, Buchholz offers an insightful and informed perspective on key economic issues in the new millennium: increasing demand for energy, the rise of China, international trade, aging populations, health care, and the In this revised edition, Buchholz offers fascinating insights on the most relevant issues of climate change, free trade debates, the refugee crisis, growth and conflict in Russia and China, game theory, and behavioral economics.
This book systematically explains why some countries are democracies while others are not. This text is an introduction to the newer features of growth theory that are particularly useful in examining the issues of economic development.