Learning from 'Learning by Doing': Lessons for Economic Growth

by Robert Solow

Book Overview

This book by a Nobel laureate in economics begins with a brief exposition of Kenneth J. Arrow's classic paper "The Economic Implications of Learning by Doing" (1962). It shows how Arrow's idea fits into the modern theory of economic growth, and uses it as a springboard for a critical consideration of spectacular recent developments that have made growth theory a dynamic topic today.

The author then develops a new theory that combines learning...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804728410
• ISBN13: 9780804728416
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"