Kaldor’s stylized facts of economic growth
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Kaldor’s stylized facts of economic growth are a set of empirical regularities about long-run economic development—such as stable capital-output ratios and rising labor productivity—that guided modern theories of growth and distribution.
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| Kaldor’s stylized facts of economic growth canonical | 3 |
| Kaldor's growth laws | 2 |
| Kaldor’s growth laws | 2 |
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Target entity: Kaldor’s stylized facts of economic growth Context triple: [Nicholas Kaldor, notableIdea, Kaldor’s stylized facts of economic growth]
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Kaldor growth model
The Kaldor growth model is a post-Keynesian economic framework that explains long-run economic growth through the interaction of capital accumulation, income distribution, and demand-driven dynamics.
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Introduction to Modern Economic Growth
Introduction to Modern Economic Growth is a comprehensive graduate-level textbook that rigorously develops the theory and empirics of long-run economic growth, with a strong emphasis on microfoundations and institutional factors.
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Kaldor–Verdoorn law
The Kaldor–Verdoorn law is an economic principle that posits a positive relationship between the growth of output and the growth of labor productivity, often used to explain cumulative and self-reinforcing processes in industrial growth.
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Kaldorian cumulative causation
Kaldorian cumulative causation is an economic theory proposing that growth and industrial development are driven by self-reinforcing feedback loops, where initial advantages in productivity, demand, or exports lead to further gains and regional divergence.
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A Theory of Economic History
A Theory of Economic History is an influential work by economist John R. Hicks that applies economic theory to interpret and explain long-term historical development and institutional change.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kaldor’s stylized facts of economic growth Target entity description: Kaldor’s stylized facts of economic growth are a set of empirical regularities about long-run economic development—such as stable capital-output ratios and rising labor productivity—that guided modern theories of growth and distribution.
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A.
Kaldor growth model
The Kaldor growth model is a post-Keynesian economic framework that explains long-run economic growth through the interaction of capital accumulation, income distribution, and demand-driven dynamics.
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B.
Introduction to Modern Economic Growth
Introduction to Modern Economic Growth is a comprehensive graduate-level textbook that rigorously develops the theory and empirics of long-run economic growth, with a strong emphasis on microfoundations and institutional factors.
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C.
Kaldor–Verdoorn law
The Kaldor–Verdoorn law is an economic principle that posits a positive relationship between the growth of output and the growth of labor productivity, often used to explain cumulative and self-reinforcing processes in industrial growth.
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D.
Kaldorian cumulative causation
Kaldorian cumulative causation is an economic theory proposing that growth and industrial development are driven by self-reinforcing feedback loops, where initial advantages in productivity, demand, or exports lead to further gains and regional divergence.
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E.
A Theory of Economic History
A Theory of Economic History is an influential work by economist John R. Hicks that applies economic theory to interpret and explain long-term historical development and institutional change.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
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| instanceOf |
concept in growth theory
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concept in macroeconomics ⓘ set of empirical regularities ⓘ |
| assumes |
absence of major structural breaks over the long run
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closed economy or world as a whole ⓘ competitive markets in many formulations ⓘ |
| concerns | growth and distribution in capitalist economies ⓘ |
| coreFact |
capital per worker grows over time
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capital‑output ratio is roughly constant in the long run ⓘ labor productivity rises over time ⓘ long‑run growth is mainly driven by technical progress ⓘ rate of return on capital is roughly constant in the long run ⓘ real output per worker grows at a roughly constant rate over the long run ⓘ real wage grows over time ⓘ shares of labor and capital in national income are roughly constant ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
assuming stability of factor shares despite later evidence of changes
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ignoring structural change and sectoral shifts ⓘ limited applicability to developing economies ⓘ |
| describedAs | empirical regularities of long‑run economic growth ⓘ |
| empiricalBasis |
historical data for advanced capitalist economies
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post‑19th‑century industrialized countries ⓘ |
| field |
development economics
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economic growth theory ⓘ macroeconomics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
balanced growth paths
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long‑run economic development ⓘ mature industrial economies ⓘ |
| implies |
balanced growth of key macroeconomic ratios
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proportional growth of capital and output ⓘ stability of functional income distribution ⓘ |
| influenced |
Solow growth model
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endogenous growth theory ⓘ neoclassical growth theory ⓘ post‑Keynesian growth models ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Nicholas Kaldor ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nicholas Kaldor ⓘ |
| publicationContext | “Capital Accumulation and Economic Growth” ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Harrod–Domar growth model
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surface form:
Harrod‑Domar growth model
Solow growth model ⓘ
surface form:
Solow‑Swan model
balanced growth path ⓘ endogenous technical change ⓘ steady‑state growth ⓘ stylized facts in economics ⓘ |
| timeHorizon | long‑run ⓘ |
| updatedBy | “new Kaldor facts” literature ⓘ |
| usedFor |
benchmarking growth models
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characterizing steady‑state growth ⓘ evaluating theories of income distribution ⓘ |
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