1. IS PHYSICAL INVESTMENT THE KEY TO CHINA'S GROWTH MIRACLE?
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ROMERO ‐ ÁVILA, DIEGO
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INFRASTRUCTURE (Economics) , *ENDOGENOUS growth (Economics) , *FACTOR proportions , *ECONOMIC reform , *TECHNOLOGY transfer ,ECONOMIC conditions in China, 1949- - Abstract
This paper applies Jones' test for the empirical validity of AK-type models to the Chinese economy over the period 1952-2006 (Jones C. I., Quarterly Journal of Economics, 110, 1995a, 495-525). We aim to establish whether large permanent movements in the physical investment rate cause permanent movements in output growth. The evidence indicates that the one-sector AK model cannot be rejected. We also find that augmenting the model to allow for transitional dynamics-via imbalances in factor endowments, structural transformation, and R&D-based technology transfer-does a better job in describing China's growth dynamics than the basic AK model. ( JEL C22, O41, O47) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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