The Role of Complex Analysis in Modeling Economic Growth

Main author: Sbardella, Angelica
Other authors: Pugliese, Emanuele
Zaccaria, Andrea
Scaramozzino, Pasquale
Format: Monographs and Working Papers           
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institution SOAS, University of London
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language English
language_search English
topic HA Statistics
HB Economic Theory
HC Economic History and Conditions
H Social Sciences
description Development and growth are complex and tumultuous processes. Modern economic growth theories identify some key determinants of economic growth. However, the relative importance of the determinants remains unknown, and additional variables may help clarify the directions and dimensions of the interactions. The novel stream of literature on economic complexity goes beyond aggregate measures of productive inputs, and considers instead a more granular and structural view of the productive possibilities of countries, i.e. their capabilities. Different endowments of capabilities are crucial ingredients in explaining differences in economic performances. In this paper we employ economic fitness, a measure of productive capabilities obtained through complex network techniques. Focusing on the combined roles of fitness and some more traditional drivers of growth, we build a bridge between economic growth theories and the economic complexity literature. Our findings, in agreement with other recent empirical studies, show that fitness plays a crucial role in fostering economic growth and, when it is put into the analysis, can be either complementary to traditional drivers of growth or can completely overshadow them.
format Monographs and Working Papers
author Sbardella, Angelica
author_facet Sbardella, Angelica
Pugliese, Emanuele
Zaccaria, Andrea
Scaramozzino, Pasquale
authorStr Sbardella, Angelica
author_letter Sbardella, Angelica
author2 Pugliese, Emanuele
Zaccaria, Andrea
Scaramozzino, Pasquale
author2Str Pugliese, Emanuele
Zaccaria, Andrea
Scaramozzino, Pasquale
title The Role of Complex Analysis in Modeling Economic Growth
publisher Cornell University Library
publishDate 2018
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/26372/