Working Paper: CEPR ID: DP6189
Authors: Leandro Prados de la Escosura; Joan R. Ross
Abstract: Between 1850 and 2000, Spain?s real income increased by about 40-fold, at an average rate of 2.5 percent. The sources of this long-run growth are investigated using Jorgenson-type growth accounting analysis. We find that growth upsurges are closely related to increases in TFP. Spanish economic growth went through three successive phases. The century before 1950 was characterized by slow growth driven by factor accumulation. TFP improvements pushed up explosive growth during the Golden Age and mitigated the deceleration during the transition to democracy years (1975-86). Since the accession to the European Union Spain has experienced a dramatic productivity slowdown.
Keywords: Factor accumulation; Growth accounting; Spain; Total factor productivity
JEL Codes: N13; N14; O47
Edges that are evidenced by causal inference methods are in orange, and the rest are in light blue.
| Cause | Effect |
|---|---|
| Capital accumulation (E22) | Economic growth (1850-1950) (N14) |
| TFP growth (O49) | Economic growth (1953-1986) (O29) |
| TFP growth (O49) | Mitigation of negative impacts of employment destruction (1975-1986) (J68) |
| TFP growth (O49) | Economic growth (post-1986) (O49) |