JSTOR Daily

The agricultural basis of comparative development

Journal of Economic Growth, Vol. 16, No. 4 (December 2011), pp. 343-370 (28 pages) This article shows, in a two-sector Malthusian model of endogenous population growth, that output per capita, ...
JSTOR Daily

The Economic and Demographic Transition, Mortality, and Comparative Development

This paper develops a quantifiable unified growth theory to investigate cross-country comparative development. The calibrated model can replicate the historical development dynamics in forerunner ...
Nature

Political stability, politicians' commitment to growth, unexpected events, and economic development

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 08 - Decent Work and Economic Growth and SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. Why do some countries achieve sustained ...
Harvard Business School

Ethical Business, Corruption and Economic Development in Comparative Perspective

Hunter, Janet, and G. Jones. "Ethical Business, Corruption and Economic Development in Comparative Perspective." Chap. 10 in Business, Ethics and Institutions: The Evolution of Turkish Capitalism in ...
Harvard Business School

Physical, Social and Informational Barriers to Domestic Migration

Choudhury, Prithwiraj, and Tarun Khanna. "Physical, Social and Informational Barriers to Domestic Migration." Chap. 9 in Institutions and Comparative Economic Development, edited by Masahiko Aoki, ...