ASSIGNMENTS | TOPICS | SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS |
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Problem set 1 (PDF) |
The aggregate production function Growth accounting |
Problem 1 Banerjee, Abhijit, and Esther Duflo. "Growth Theory through the Lens of Development Economics." Chapter 7 in Handbook of Economic Growth. Vol. 1A. Edited by Philippe Aghion and Steven Durlauf. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: North-Holland, 2005. Problem 2 Young, Alwyn. "The Tyranny of Numbers: Confronting the Statistical Realities of the East Asian Growth Experience." Quarterly Journal of Economics 110, no. 3 (August 1995): 641-680. Hsieh, Chang-Tai. "What Explains the Industrial Revolution in East Asia? Evidence from the Factor Markets." American Economic Review 92, no. 3 (June 2002): 502-526. PS1data.xls (XLS) |
Problem set 2 (PDF) |
Technology adoption: cows and contracting Production functions with negative cross-derivatives in worker quality | |
Problem set 3 (PDF) |
A model of fertility choice and technology Population, fixed resources, and entrepreneurship in growth |