Introduction to economic growth /
Charles I. Jones, Stanford University, Dietrich Vollrath, University of Houston.
- Third Edition.
- xiv, 306 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Introduction : the facts of economic growth -- The Solow model -- Empirical applications of neoclassical growth models -- The economics of ideas -- The engine of growth -- A simple model of growth and development -- Social infrastructure and long-run economic performance -- Population and the origin of sustained economic growth -- Alternative theories of endogenous growth -- Natural resources and economic growth -- Understanding economic growth -- Appendix A: Mathematical review -- Appendix B: Readings of interest -- Appendix C: Data on economic growth -- Bibliography -- Index.