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Openness and growth
126-134Views:128The classical theory of commerce encourages the liberalization of international trade on the grounds that this contributes considerably to the growth of welfare. This study sets out to explore this hypothesis empirically by analysing the relationship between external market openness and per capita GDP examined in twenty-two OECD countries between 1950 and 2000. The results bear out to support the existence of a positive correlation. The novelty of the study is that the author pays special attention to the temporal aspects of the interaction between openness and per capita GDP which can be characterised in terms of a nonstationary and nonlinear trend, as expected.
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From mud-hut to microprocessors: The unified growth theory
29-50Views:127The Unified Growth Theory attempts to explain economic growth in the long run within a single framework. Accordingly, it is expected that a successful unified theory is capable of modeling the transition among different economic regimes. In this study, after identifying the main features of the three growth regimes (Mathusian, post-Malthusian and sustained economic growth), we review two typical unified growth theories. While the Hansen-Prescott model seeks to explain how the transition occurred, the Galor-Weil model focuses on the causes and interrelatedness of the observed phenomena.
JEL classification: N10, O41
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On the interconnectedness of the skill-premium concept
175-188Views:101The skill-premium concept, and its interconnectedness with technological development and international trade, has become an important area of economic research in recent decades. The aim of the present study is, using the latest academic work in the field, to bring together the most important theoretical developments and to serve as an introduction to the subject.