Economic Growth and Macroeconomic Dynamics : Recent Developments in Economic Theory (Hardcover)

Preface; Contributors; Part I. Topics in Growth Theory: 1. Growth and the elasticity of factor substitution John D. Pitchford; 2. Relative wealth, catching up and economic growth Ngo Van Long and Koji Shimomura; 3. Knowledge and development: a Schumpeterian approach Philippe Aghion, Cecilia Garcia-Penalosa and Peter Howitt; Part II. Statistical Issues in Growth and Dynamics: 4. Delinearizing the neoclassical convergence model Steve Dowrick; 5. Bifurcations in macroeconomic models William A. Barnett and Yijun He; Part III. Dynamic Issues in International Economics: 6. Dynamic trade creation Eric O'N. Fisher and Neil Vousden; 7. Substitutability of capital, investment costs, and foreign aid Santanu Chatterjee and Stephen J. Turnovsky; 8. Microchurning with smooth macro growth: two examples Ronald W. Jones; Index.