Economic Growth

Why are some countries rich and others poor? David N. Weil, one of the top researchers in economic growth, introduces students to the latest theoretical tools, data, and insights underlying this pivotal question. By showing how empirical data relate to new and old theoretical ideas,Economic Growth provides students with a complete introduction to the discipline and the latest research. With its comprehensive and flexible organization, Economic Growth is ideal for a wide array of courses, including undergraduate and graduate courses in economic growth, economic development, macro theory, applied econometrics, and development studies.Why are some countries rich and others poor? David N. Weil, one of the top researchers in economic growth, introduces students to the latest theoretical tools, data, and insights underlying this pivotal question. By showing how empirical data relate to new and old theoretical ideas,Economic Growth provides students with a complete introduction to the discipline and the latest research. With its comprehensive and flexible organization, Economic Growth is ideal for a wide array of courses, including undergraduate and graduate courses in economic growth, economic development, macro theory, applied econometrics, and development studies. *A flexible organization allows coverage to be adapted to a wide array of courses including undergraduate and graduate courses in growth, development, macroeconomics, econometrics, or public policy. *Data from a large cross-section of countries are used to motivate and illustrate the models presented in the book. Extensive use is made of results drawn from household and village-level data. *A simple yet robust theoretical framework helps students to conceptualize how the different factors that affect growth fit together as part of the overall story. *Extensive resources on the Companion Website provide opportunities for practice and further study. Included are: * A Data Plotter that uses significant data from 179 countries to create scatter plots for more extended statistical analyses, including population, average income, and more *Practice Quizzes for each chapter *Lab Exercises that use data for further analysis *Extensive Data Sets for use in Microsoft Excel(r) or Stata(r) *Suggested Readings