A Kaldorian Approach to Greek Economic Growth: A Reply

Drakopoulos, Stavros A. and Theodossiou, Ioannis (1992): A Kaldorian Approach to Greek Economic Growth: A Reply. Published in: Applied Economics , Vol. 24, No. 12 (1992): pp. 1360-1361.

Abstract

This note is a reply concerning a comment on an article entitled Kaldorian Approach to Greek Economic Growth which was published in Applied Economics, vol.23, pp.1683-89, 1991. The author of the comment makes three general points in the beginning and then proceeds to state his or her own econometric findings. In our reply, we take each Law separately dealing first with the theoretical points and then with the empirical ones.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Economic Growth; Greek Economic Growth; Kaldor;s Growth Model
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O4 - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity > O40 - General; 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 > O5 - Economywide Country Studies > O50 - General

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