Introduction to Economic Growth - Softcover

Jones, Charles I.; Vollrath, Dietrich

Softcover

ISBN 10: 132406370X ISBN 13: 9781324063704

Publisher: WW Norton & Co, 2024

Synopsis

A revision worth waiting for

Introduction to Economic Growth, Fourth Edition is the only text to synthesize the research and thinking on growth in a way that is accessible to undergraduates. Highlights of this thorough revision are its emphasis and discussion of recent advancements in how we understand our economy of ideas and updates to show how core models—Romer, Solow, and Schumpeter— impact decision making.

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About the Authors

Charles I. Jones is The STANCO 25 Professor of Economics at Stanford Graduate School of Business and a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research. Professor Jones has been honored as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a fellow of the Econometric Society, and a co-editor of Econometrica. He is currently the area coordinator for the economics group at Stanford GSB.

Dietrich Vollrath is professor of economics, and Chair of the department at the University of Houston. His research focuses on economic growth, and has appeared in the Review of Economic Studies, Journal of Economic Growth, Journal of Development Economics, and the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, among others. He is a past recipient of the Ross Lence Teaching Award.

Edition details

• Publisher: WW Norton & Co
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 132406370X
• ISBN 13: 9781324063704
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4