Thirlwall's Law

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:economic_policy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Balance_of_Payments_Constrained_Growth
gptkbp:appliesTo open economies
gptkbp:citation academic literature on economic development
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:neoclassical_growth_theory
gptkbp:describes relationship between economic growth and balance of payments
gptkbp:focusesOn external constraints on growth
gptkbp:form g = (ε/π) * x
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thirlwall's Law
gptkbp:influenced policy debates on trade and growth
gptkbp:location g = growth rate of GDP
x = growth rate of exports
ε = income elasticity of demand for exports
π = income elasticity of demand for imports
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Anthony_Thirlwall
1979
gptkbp:relatedTo export-led growth
balance of payments equilibrium
gptkbp:state long-run growth rate of an economy is determined by the ratio of export growth to the income elasticity of demand for imports
gptkbp:usedIn development economics
macroeconomics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Anthony_Thirlwall
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7