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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2011)
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The Development of Growth Accounting Techniques in the Mirror of Economic Growth

Published:
2011-06-20
DOI Linkhttps://doi.org/10.21845/comp/2011/1/7
Author
Levente Nadasi
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Keywords
growth theory growth accounting production function
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Nadasi, L. (2011). The Development of Growth Accounting Techniques in the Mirror of Economic Growth. Competitio, 10(1), 85-103. https://doi.org/10.21845/comp/2011/1/7
Abstract

In this article we present the development of certain growth theories that model the main sources of growth. Since the elasticity of substitution – one of the most important parameters of production function – is not unity, as the Cobb-Douglas production function assumes, it can be different from a value of 1; hence we need a more general CES-type (Constant Elasticity of Substitution) production function. Another important question is the classification of factors of production. The elasticity of substitution is an efficiency factor as well, thus it receives special attention in the analysis. Finally we summarize the main papers that are mainly concerned with growth accounting, and try to answer the question of which factors play a significant or less significant role in economic growth. Growth accounting is strongly connected to growth theories so we refer back to growth theory at certain points.

JEL classification: E13, O47

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