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.
A new memorandum has been released on the 'Publications' section of the website. GGDC Research memorandum Nr. 124 has the title 'The relative price of services' and was written by Robert Inklaar and Marcel P. Timmer
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.
