Introduction to Economic Growth is a textbook by Charles I. Jones and Dietrich Vollrath, intended for anyone who wants to gain insight into modern growth theory. The book offers a clear and up-to-date treatment of economic growth, based on recent scientific literature.
Description
This text brings together the most important developments in economic growth in an understandable way and makes them accessible to students. The authors update the content with recent insights, making it an indispensable learning resource for courses on economic growth.
Product specifications
- Author: Charles I. Jones (Stanford University)
- Publisher: WW Norton & Co
- Publication date: 2013-01-09
- Number of pages: 320
- ISBN: 9780393920789
- Theme: Economic growth
- BISAC: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development
About the author
Charles I. Jones is a professor of economics at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a researcher at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and co-editor of Econometrica. Dietrich Vollrath is a professor and department chair of economics at the University of Houston. His research focuses on economic growth and he has been awarded the Ross Lence Teaching Award.