Provides a review of the research topics, empirical findings, and methods that comprise modern growth economics. This book offers definitive theoretical and empirical scholarship about growth economics. It presents as a guiding principle the search for a theoretical framework consistent with the theories and data that describe growth economics.

"Culture and Growth." Matthias Doepke (Northwestern University) and Fabrizio Zilibotti (University of Zurich) "Trust, Institutions, and Economic Development." Yann Algan (Sciences Po) and Pierre Cahuc (Ecole Polytechnique) "Long term Barriers to Economic Development." Enrico Spolaore (Tufts University) and Romain Wacziarg (University of California, Los Angeles) "Family Ties." Alberto Alesina (Harvard University) and Paola Giuliano (University of California, Los Angeles) "Industrial Revolution." Gregory Clark (University of California, Davis) "Twentieth Century Growth." Kevin O'Rourke (University of Oxford) "Historical Development." Nathan Nunn (Harvard University) "Institutions and Growth in Historical Perspective." Sheilgh Ogilvie (University of Cambridge)

"Volume 2 is as splendid in its breadth as Volume 1 was admirable in its depth. The excitement, richness, and creativity of the field of economic growth could not have been conveyed more brilliantly."  --Francesco Caselli, London School of Economics "The literature on economic growth remains as vibrant as ever! Aghion and Durlauf have assembled a great collection of papers testifying to this truth, on topics including the Industrial Revolution, the role of institutions, the interplay between health and growth, globalization, and the stunning growth of China." --Chad Jones, Stanford University "An indispensable overview of inspiring recent developments in the field of economic growth, underlying the long shadow of history in comparative economic development." --Oded Galor, Brown University "We have come to know through the experience of many countries over decades that growth is complex and multi-dimensional.  Volume 2 of the Handbook of Economic Growth is a very useful and comprehensive assessment of our knowledge of growth and its determinants.  By viewing growth through multiple lenses, it  admirably captures the richness of the subject." --Michael Spence, New York University

Offers definitive theoretical and empirical scholarship about growth economics Presents as a guiding principle the search for a theoretical framework consistent with the theories and data that describe growth economics Familiarizes readers with common empirical methods and empirical results