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© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved Long-Run Economic Growth Chapter 6

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-2 Chapter Outline The Sources of Economic Growth Growth Dynamics: The Solow Model Government Policies to Raise Long-Run Living Standards

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-3 Long-Run Economic Growth Introduction –Countries have grown at very different rates over long spans of time (Table 6.1) –We would like to explain why this happens

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-4 Table 6.1 Economic Growth in Eight Major Countries, 1870–2005

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-5 The Sources of Economic Growth Production function Y = AF(K, N) (6.1) Decompose into growth rate form: the growth accounting equation  Y/Y =  A/A + a K  K/K + a N  N/N (6.2) The a terms are the elasticities of output with respect to the inputs (capital and labor)

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-6 The Sources of Economic Growth Interpretation –A rise of 10% in A raises output by 10% –A rise of 10% in K raises output by a K times 10% –A rise of 10% in N raises output by a N times 10% Both a K and a N are less than 1 due to diminishing marginal productivity

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-7 The Sources of Economic Growth Growth accounting –Four steps in breaking output growth into its causes (productivity growth, capital input growth, labor input growth) Get data on  Y/Y,  K/K, and  N/N, adjusting for quality changes Estimate a K and a N from historical data Calculate the contributions of K and N as a K  K/K and a N  N/N, respectively Calculate productivity growth as the residual:  A/A   Y/Y – a K  K/K – a N  N/N

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-8 Table 6.2 The Steps of Growth Accounting: A Numerical Example

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-9 The Sources of Economic Growth Growth accounting and the productivity slowdown –Denison’s results for 1929–1982 (text Table 6.3) Entire period output growth 2.92%; due to labor 1.34%; due to capital 0.56%; due to productivity 1.02% Pre-1948 capital growth was much slower than post-1948 Post-1973 labor growth slightly slower than pre-1973

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-10 Table 6.3 Sources of Economic Growth in the United States (Denison) (Percent per Year)

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-11 The Sources of Economic Growth Productivity growth is major difference –Entire period: 1.02% –1929–1948: 1.01% –1948–1973: 1.53% –1973–1982: –0.27% Productivity growth slowdown occurred in all major developed countries

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-12 The Sources of Economic Growth Application: the post-1973 slowdown in productivity growth –What caused the decline in productivity? Measurement—inadequate accounting for quality improvements The legal and human environment—regulations for pollution control and worker safety, crime, and declines in educational quality Oil prices—huge increase in oil prices reduced productivity of capital and labor, especially in basic industries New industrial revolution—learning process for information technology from 1973 to 1990 meant slower growth

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-13 The Sources of Economic Growth Application: the recent surge in U.S. productivity growth –Labor productivity growth increased sharply in the second half of the 1990s –Labor productivity and TFP have grown steadily over the past 20 years, with only labor productivity showing evidence of a pickup in the late 1990s (Fig. 6.1)

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-14 Figure 6.1 Productivity Levels,

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-15 Productivity Graph suggests that labor productivity growth increased, but not total factor productivity Look at growth rates in Fig. 6.2

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-16 Figure 6.2 Productivity Growth,

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-17 Productivity Note the widening gap between labor productivity growth and TFP growth since 1995

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-18 Productivity How can we relate this graph to our model? Use equations to relate the differing productivity concepts:

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-19 Productivity Labor TFP Growth rate Productivity of K/N

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-20 Productivity So, labor productivity growth exceeds TFP growth because of faster growth of capital relative to growth of labor ICT growth (information and communications technology) may have been a prime reason

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-21 Productivity Why did ICT growth contribute to U.S. productivity growth, but not in other countries? –Government regulations –Lack of competitive pressure –Available labor force –Ability to adapt quickly

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-22 Productivity Why was there such a lag between investment in ICT and growth in productivity? Intangible capital –R&D –Firm reorganization –Worker training

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-23 Productivity Similar growth in productivity experienced in past –Steam power, railroads, telegraph in late 1800s –Electrification of factories after WWI –Transistor after WWII What matters most is ability of economy to adapt to new technologies

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-24 Government Policies to Raise Long-Run Living Standards Policies to affect the saving rate –If the private market is efficient, the government shouldn’t try to change the saving rate The private market’s saving rate represents its trade-off of present for future consumption But if tax laws or myopia cause an inefficiently low level of saving, government policy to raise the saving rate may be justified

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-25 Government Policies to Raise Long-Run Living Standards Policies to affect the saving rate –How can saving be increased? One way is to raise the real interest rate to encourage saving; but the response of saving to changes in the real interest rate seems to be small

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-26 Government Policies to Raise Long-Run Living Standards Policies to affect the saving rate –How can saving be increased? Another way is to increase government saving –The government could reduce the deficit or run a surplus –But under Ricardian equivalence, tax increases to reduce the deficit won’t affect national saving

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-27 Government Policies to Raise Long-Run Living Standards Policies to raise the rate of productivity growth –Improving infrastructure Infrastructure: highways, bridges, utilities, dams, airports Empirical studies suggest a link between infrastructure and productivity U.S. infrastructure spending has declined in the last two decades

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-28 Government Policies to Raise Long-Run Living Standards Policies to raise the rate of productivity growth –Improving infrastructure Would increased infrastructure spending increase productivity? –There might be reverse causation: Richer countries with higher productivity spend more on infrastructure, rather than vice versa –Infrastructure investments by government may be inefficient, since politics, not economic efficiency, is often the main determinant

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-29 Government Policies to Raise Long-Run Living Standards Policies to raise the rate of productivity growth –Building human capital There’s a strong connection between productivity and human capital Government can encourage human capital formation through educational policies, worker training and relocation programs, and health programs Another form of human capital is entrepreneurial skill Government could help by removing barriers like red tape

© 2008 Pearson Addison-Wesley. All rights reserved 6-30 Government Policies to Raise Long-Run Living Standards Policies to raise the rate of productivity growth –Encouraging research and development Government can encourage R and D through direct aid to research