Growth Econometrics
Explore the economics of long-run growth through interactive data stories. How did the world diverge into rich and poor? Are countries converging? What drives productivity?
Built on Penn World Tables 11.0 and Polity5 — 185 countries, 1950–2023.
185
Countries
24+
Variables
73 years
Time Span
4 tested
Hypotheses
Explore All Stories
12 interactive chapters: 8 narratives + 4 hypothesis tests
Analysis Tools
Open LabMethodology & Data Sources
Penn World Table 11.0, Polity5, econometric approach
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The Convergence Hypothesis
Economic theory predicts that poor countries should grow faster than rich ones. But does reality match theory? We test this with a classic scatter plot of initial income versus growth rates.
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The Asian Miracle
No region transformed more dramatically than East Asia. South Korea and Taiwan went from agrarian poverty to technological powerhouses in a single generation. China lifted 800 million people out of poverty. How did they do it?
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The Productivity Puzzle
Where does growth come from? Economists decompose it into labor, capital, and productivity gains. Understanding this decomposition reveals why growth has slowed in recent decades—and what might reignite it.
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