Economic Growth Production function Output Resources Labor Physical capital Human capital Technology Diminishing returns to each factor Output per worker approaches a dynamic steady-state value Convergence of per capita incomes
The excess of growth beyond inputs U.S Economic Growth Increased inputs: labor, capital, education The excess of growth beyond inputs Technology Invention and innovation embodied in hardward SMARTS Golden Age, 1946 – 1970 Growth Slowdown? Productivity Slowdown? Spurring Growth A “New Economy” ? Limits to Growth? … What do you think?