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 t1 to t2
is commonly defined as log(GDPt1/GDPt2). The number of covariates is p=62. The number of complete observations is 90.
Examples
data(GrwothData)
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.