Data appendix for economic growth in the long run

Tamura, Robert and Dwyer, Gerald P and Devereux, John and Baier, Scott (2012): Data appendix for economic growth in the long run.

Abstract

This extended data appendix describes the sources and methods used to construct the data used in our paper "Economic Growth in the Long Run."

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: physical capital, human capital, investment, schooling
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O11 - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O4 - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity > O47 - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth ; Aggregate Productivity ; Cross-Country Output Convergence; O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O15 - Human Resources ; Human Development ; Income Distribution ; Migration; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J2 - Demand and Supply of Labor > J24 - Human Capital ; Skills ; Occupational Choice ; Labor Productivity

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