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The Observational Implications of Schumpeterian Growth Theory

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Long-Run Economic Growth

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This paper obtains and discusses alternative testable implications of the Schumpeterian theory of creative destruction for economic growth.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Nuffield College, Oxford, OX1 1NF, England

    Philippe Aghion

  2. Institut D’Economie Industrielle, Université des Sciences Sociales, Place Anatole France, 31042, Toulouse cedex, France

    Peter Howitt

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  1. Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin, 1180 Observatory Drive, 53707-1376, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

    Steven Durlauf

  2. Department of Economics, University of British Columbia, V6T 1Y2, Vancouver, B.C., Canada

    John F. Helliwell

  3. Department of Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University, N2L 3C5, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

    Baldev Raj

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Aghion, P., Howitt, P. (1996). The Observational Implications of Schumpeterian Growth Theory. In: Durlauf, S., Helliwell, J.F., Raj, B. (eds) Long-Run Economic Growth. Studies in Empirical Economics. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61211-4_2

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61211-4_2

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  • Print ISBN: 978-3-642-64747-5

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