The UK and Western Productivity Puzzle: Does Arthur Lewis Hold the Key?

A new explanation for the UK and developed world productivity puzzle is proposed which grafts the Lewis (1954) model onto a standard Solow growth model. What is called here the neo-Lewis model is identical to the Solow model in good times. But in bad times foreign demand for a country’s exports is c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nicholas Oulton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre for the Study of Living Standards 2019-04-01
Series:International Productivity Monitor
Subjects:
uk
Online Access:http://www.csls.ca/ipm/36/Oulton.pdf