The Middle income trap

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Channel: Marginal Revolution University · 2012 · Education

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Do rapid rates of growth propel developing nations to fully developed status, or do some countries tend to get "stuck"?  The latter seems to be true, so here's a look at what we know about a puzzling and important phenomenon.

Corresponding lesson: http://mruniversity.com/Middle-income-trap

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