Growth and development Reading list sample

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1 Growth and development Reading list sample Marla Ripoll, Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh June, 2011 Topic 1 Introduction: World income inequality Countries: Peru and Tanzania Video: Commanding Heights, Episode 3, excerpt: The global divide Woodruff, C Review of DeSoto s The Mystery of Capital. Journal of Economic Literature, 34, Pritchett, L Divergence, Big Time. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 11, Lucas, R The Industrial Revolution: Past and Future. The Region, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, 2003 Annual Report Essay. Hall, R. and C. Jones Why Do Some Countries Produce So Much More Output Per Worker Than Others? Quarterly Journal of Economics, 114, Jones, C On the Evolution of the World Income Distribution. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 11, Parente, S. and E. Prescott Barriers to Riches. MIT Press, Chapter 2, Topic 2 Institutions, inequality and economic performance Country: Brazil Video: Brazil s land revolution Levine, R Law, Endowments, and Property Rights. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 19, Sokoloff, K. and S. Engerman Institutions, Factor Endowments, and Paths of Development in the New World. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 14, Aghion, P., E. Caroli and C. Garcia-Penalosa Inequality and Economic Growth: The Perspective of the New Growth Theory. Journal of Economic Literature, 37, Acemoglu, D., S. Johnson and J. Robinson The Colonial Origins of Comparative Development. American Economic Review, 95, Glaeser, E., R. La Porta and F. Lopez-de-Silanes Do Institutions Cause Growth? Journal of Economic Growth, 9, Rauch, J Getting the Properties Right to Secure Property Rights: Dixit s Lawlessness and Economics. Journal of Economic Literature, 43, Topic 3 Investment, foreign debt and foreign aid Country: Uganda Video: The debt police Easterly, W The Elusive Quest for Growth. MIT Press. Chapter 2, Easterly, W The Elusive Quest for Growth. MIT Press. Chapter 6,

2 Easterly, W. and T. Pfutze Where Does the Money Go? Best and Worst Practices in Foreign Aid. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 22, Burnside, C. and D. Dollar Aid, Policies and Growth. American Economic Review, 90, Clemens, M., S. Radelet and R. Bhavnani Counting Chickens When They Hatch: The Short-Term Effect of Aid on Growth. Center for Global Development Working Paper 44. Easterly, W The Elusive Quest for Growth. MIT Press. Chapter 7, Nunn, N. and N. Qian Aiding Conflict: The Unintended Consequences of US Food Aid on Civil War. Manuscript. Topic 4 Technology and industrial policy Country: South Korea Video: Asia Rising: South Korea Easterly, W The Elusive Quest for Growth. MIT Press. Chapter 3, Easterly, W The Elusive Quest for Growth. MIT Press. Chapter 8, Easterly, W The Elusive Quest for Growth. MIT Press. Chapter 9, Westphal, L Industrial Policy in an Export-Propelled Economy: Lessons from South Korea s Experience. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 4, Bloom, N., B. Eifert, A. Mahajan, D. McKenzie, and J. Roberts Does Management Matter? Evidence from India. Manuscript. Comin, D., W. Easterly and E. Gong Was the Wealth of Nations Determined in 1000 BC? American Economic Journals: Macroeconomics, 2, Cordoba, J.C. and M. Ripoll Endogenous TFP and Cross-Country Income Differences. Journal of Monetary Economics, 55, Griliches, Z Patent Statistics as Economic Indicators: A Survey. Journal of Economic Literature, 28, Harrison, A. and A. Rodriguez-Clare Trade, Foreign Investment and Industrial Policy for Developing Countries. NBER Working Paper Keller, W International Technology Diffusion. Journal of Economic Literature, 42, Nishioka, S. and M. Ripoll Productivity, R&D and International Technology Diffusion at the Industry Level. Manuscript. Rodrik, D Normalizing Industrial Policy. Commission on Growth and Development, Working Paper No.3. Rodrik, D Making Room for China in the World Economy. American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings, 100, Rosenstein-Rodan, P Problems of Industrialization of Eastern and South-Eastern Europe. Economic Journal, 53, Temple, J The New Growth Evidence. Journal of Economic Literature, 37, Topic 5 Trade, dependency and growth Country: Ethiopia Video: The coffee-go-round 2

3 Deaton, A Commodity Prices and Growth in Africa. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 13, Baldwin, R Openness and Growth: What s the Empirical Relationship. NBER Working Paper DeJong, D. and M. Ripoll Tariffs and Growth: An Empirical Exploration of Contingent Relationships. Review of Economics and Statistics, 2006, 88, Dos Santos, T The Structure of Dependence. American Economic Review, 60, Ferraro, V Dependency Theory: An Introduction. Manuscript, Mount Holyoke College. Goldberg, P. and N. Pavcnik Distribution Effects of Globalization in Developing Countries. Journal of Economic Literature, 45, Krueger, A Why Trade Liberalization is Good for Growth. Economic Journal, 108, Sachs, J. and A. Warner Economic Reform and the Process of Global Integration. Brooking Papers on Economic Activity, 1, Winters, A., N. McCulloch and A. McKay Trade Liberalization and Poverty: The Evidence So Far. Journal of Economic Literature, 42, Topic 6 Agricultural development and structural transformation Country: Malawi Video: Malawi: A nation going hungry Ruttan, V Productivity Growth in World Agriculture: Sources and Constraints. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 16, Mundlak, Y Economic Growth: Lessons from Two Centuries of American Agriculture. Journal of Economic Literature, 43, Binswanger, H. and K. Deininger Explaining Agricultural and Agrarian Policies in Developing Economies. Journal of Economic Literature, 35, Bosworth, B. and S. Collins Accounting for Growth: Comparing China and India. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 22, Cordoba, J.C. and M. Ripoll Agriculture and Aggregation Economic Letters, 105, Duflo, E., M. Kremer and J. Robinson Nudging Farmers to Use Fertilizers: Theory and Experimental Evidence from Kenya. NBER Working Paper Lucas, R Trade and the Diffusion of the Industrial Revolution. American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 1, O Grada, C Making Famine History. Journal of Economic Literature, 45, Rains, G. and J. Fei A Theory of Economic Development. American Economic Review, 51, Rozelle, S. and J. Swinnen Success and Failure of Reform: Insights from the Transition of Agriculture. Journal of Economic Literature, 42, Topic 7 Microcredit and poverty Country: Bangladesh Video: Credit when credit is due 3

4 Banerjee, A. and E. Duflo The economic lives of the poor. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 21, Morduch, J The Microfinance Promise. Journal of Economic Literature, 37, Banerjee, A., E. Duflo, R. Glennerster and C. Kinnan The miracle of microfinance: Evidence from a randomized evaluation. Manuscript. Besley, T Nonmarket Institutions for Credit and Risk Sharing in Low Income Countries. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 9, Besley, T. and R. Burgess Halving Global Poverty. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 17, Townsend, R Consumption Insurance: An Evaluation of Risk-Bearing Systems in Low-Income Economies. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 9, Topic 8 Population, fertility and health Countries: India, Peru and Kenya Video: Not the numbers game Lee, R The Demographic Transition: Three Centuries of Fundamental Change. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 17, Easterly, W The Elusive Quest for Growth. MIT Press. Chapter 5, Ashraf, N., E. Field and J. Lee Household Bargaining and Excess Fertility: An Experimental Study in Zambia. Manuscript. Bergstrom, T Economics in a Family Way. Journal of Economic Literature, 34, Dasgupta, P The Population Problem: Theory and Evidence. Journal of Economic Literature, 33, Topic 9 Education and women in development Country: Turkey Video: Educating Yaprak Easterly, W The Elusive Quest for Growth. MIT Press. Chapter 4, Mammen, K, and C. Paxon Women s Work and Economic Development. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 14, Cordoba, J.C. and M. Ripoll What Explains Schooling Differences Across Countries? Manuscript. Doepke, M. and M. Tertilt Does Female Empowerment Promote Economic Development? Manuscript. Glewwe, P Schools and Skills in Developing Countries: Education Policies and Socioeconomic Outcomes. Journal of Economic Literature, 40, Krueger, A. and Lindalh Education for Growth: Why and for Whom? Journal of Economic Literature, 39, Schoellman, T Education Quality and Development Accounting. Manuscript. Schultz, P Health and Schooling Investments in Africa. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 13,

5 Topic 10 Urbanization and labor markets Country: India Video: India: Slum futures Datt, G. and M. Ravallion Is India s Economic Growth Leaving the Poor Behind? Journal of Economic Perspectives, 16, Henderson, V Urbanization in Developing Countries. World Bank Research Observer, 17, Agenor, P The Analytics of Segmented Labor Markets. Center for Growth and Business Cycles Research, Discussion Paper Series 052. Freeman, R Labor Regulations, Unions, and Social Protection in Developing Countries: Market Distortions or Inefficient Institutions?. NBER Working Paper Gonzalez-Navarro, M. and C. Quintana-Domeque Roads to Development: Experimental Evidence from Urban Road Pavement. Manuscript. Topic 11 Culture and development Suggested reading: Alesina, A. and E. La Ferrara Ethnic Diversity and Economic Performance. Journal of Economic Literature, 43, Iannaccone, L Introduction to the Economics of Religion. Journal of Economic Literature, 36, Liang, M-Y Confucianism and the East Asian Miracle. American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2, Topic 12 Happiness and development Suggested reading: Deaton, A Income, Health and the Well-Being around the World: Evidence from the Gallup World Poll. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 22, DiTella, R. and J. MacCulloch Some Uses of Happiness Data in Economics. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 20, Easterlin, R The Worldwide Standard of Living Since Journal of Economic Perspectives, 14,