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A Contribution to the Empirics of Economic Growth

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Authors
N. Gregory Mankiw, David Romer, David N. Weil
Year
1992
Field
Macroeconomics / growth theory
One big idea
A beefed-up Solow model with human capital actually fits international income differences surprisingly well.
My take
The paper that made me stop trash-talking Solow. Also a masterclass in “take a simple model, hammer it with data” vibes.

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