Capital Accumulation and Growth: A New Look at the Empirical Evidence

Steve Bond (), Asli Leblebicioglu () and Fabio Schiantarelli
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Steve Bond: Nuffield College, Oxford University, UK

No 2004-W08, Economics Papers from Economics Group, Nuffield College, University of Oxford

Abstract: We present evidence that an increase in investment as a share of GDP predicts a higher growth rate of output per worker, not only temporarily, but also in the steady state. These results are found using pooled annual data for a large panel of countries, using pooled data for non- overlapping five-year periods, or allowing for heterogeneity across countries in regression coefficient. They are robust to model specifications and estimation methods. The evidence that investment has a long-run effect on growth rates is consistent with the main implication of certain endogenous growth models, such as the AK model.

Keywords: Growth; Capital Accumulation; InvestmentS (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 49 pages
Date: 2004-03-17
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