Comment on Hausmann and Rodrik
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The paper by Ricardo Hausmann and Dani Rodrik constitutes a useful and enlightening application of the theoretical ideas proposed in two previous papers: ”Growth Diagnostics” (Hausmann, Rodrik and Velasco, 2004; henceforth HRV) and ”Economic Development as Self-Discovery ” (Hausmann and Rodrik, 2003). The comments in this note will center on three aspects of the paper under discussion: the theoretical framework, the identification of binding constraints on growth in El Salvador, and the conditions necessary to implement the authors’ policy proposal.
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تاریخ انتشار 2005