Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/50437 
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Year of Publication: 
2009
Series/Report no.: 
KOF Working Papers No. 231
Publisher: 
ETH Zurich, KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Zurich
Abstract: 
The paper proposes a new test of endogenous vs. exogenous growth theories based on the Granger-causality methodology and applies it to a panel of 20 OECD countries. The test yields divergent evidence with respect to physical and human capital. For physical capital, the test results favor Solow-type exogenous growth theory over AK-type endogenous growth models. On the other hand, the test results lend support to human capital oriented endogenous growth models - like the Uzawa-Lucas model - rather than to the human capital augmented Solow model.
Subjects: 
Exogenous growth
endogenous growth
panel Granger-causality tests
JEL: 
C12
C23
O41
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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