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The Groningen Growth and Development Centre


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Angus Maddison
(1926-2010)
co-founder of the GGDC.

The Groningen Growth and Development Centre was founded in 1992 within the Economics Department of the University of Groningen by a group of researchers working on comparative analysis of levels of economic performance and differences in growth rates.

The activities of the Centre are primarily in the field of research. This research is largely based on a range of comprehensive databases on indicators of growth and development that the Centre compiles and maintains on a regular basis.

The participants of the Centre publish papers, articles and books often linked to these databases. It also organises seminars and conferences, and it submits and supports (joint) proposals to finance research in this field.

Its current director is Marcel Timmer. 

 

GGDC News


GGDC Research Memorandum Nr. 122
When:February 14, 2012
A new memorandum has been released on the 'Publications' section of the website. GGDC Research memorandum Nr. 122 has the title 'Entropy-based benchmarking methods'and was written by Umed Temurshoev.

GGDC Research Memorandum Nr. 121
When:November 22, 2011
A new memorandum has been released on the 'Publications' section of the website. GGDC Research Memorandum Nr. 121 has the title 'Deconstructing the BRICs: Structural Transformation and Aggregate Productivity Growth' and was written by Gaaitzen J. de Vries, Abdul A. Erumban, Marcel P. Timmer, Ilya Voskoboynikov, Harry X. Wu.

Public lecture of Prof. Robert C Allen from Oxford
When:November 15, 2011
Under the aegis of GGDC a new lecture series will be launched, the Maddison Master Class in Economic History and Development. The first event kicks off with a public lecture of Prof. Robert C Allen from Oxford, who has been a leading expert on the history of economic growth.

The Quantitative Economic History of Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century
When:November 15, 2011
Our conference opens a forum for quantitative research into the economic performance of Eastern Europe during the late 19th and the 20th century and is designed to foster international collaboration.



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Maddison Historical Statistics
10 Sector Database
GGDC Productivity Level Database
Historical National Accounts
EU KLEMS
 
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