dependent variable: national growth rates in GDP per capita
for the periods 1965-1975 and 1975-1985
x
covariates which might influence growth
Details
The data set contains growth data of Barro-Lee. The Barro Lee data consists
of a panel of 138 countries for the period 1960 to 1985. The dependent
variable is national growth rates in GDP per capita for the periods
1965-1975 and 1975-1985. The growth rate in GDP over a period from \(t_1\) to \(t_2\)
is commonly defined as \(\log(GDP_{t_1}/GDP_{t_2})\). The number of covariates is p=62.
The number of complete observations is 90.
References
R.J. Barro, J.W. Lee (1994). Data set for a panel of 139
countries. NBER.
R.J. Barro, X. Sala-i-Martin (1995). Economic Growth. McGrwa-Hill, New York.