Potential Growth of the World Economy

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Dale W. Jorgenson

Harvard University - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)

Vu Ming M. Khuong

National University of Singapore (NUS) - Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Date Written: August 3, 2010

Abstract

This paper introduces a new framework for projecting potential growth of the world economy, emphasizing the contribution of information technology. We first analyze the sources of economic growth for the world economy, seven regions, and fourteen major economies during four periods- 1989–1995, 1995–2000, 2000–2004, and 2004–2008. The contribution of investment in information technology has increased in all regions, but especially in industrialized economies and Developing Asia. We then project the potential growth rates of labor productivity and GDP for 122 economies over the ten-year period 2009–2019. Relative to historical growth for 1989–2008, we project lower growth rates for productivity and GDP.

Keywords: growth, information technology, investment, productivity

JEL Classification: O47

Suggested Citation

Jorgenson, Dale W. and Khuong, Vu Ming M., Potential Growth of the World Economy (August 3, 2010). Journal of Policy Modeling, Vol. 32, No. 5, 2010 , Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Research Paper No. PP10-15, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1912362

Dale W. Jorgenson

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