In 1988, I thought that the Brock-Mirman one sector Growth Model was nasty stuff but now look at Exhibit A and Exhibit B. Progress not regress. I will let you decide if this elegant model resembles the modern economy. Do you see Google within it? Do you see skill formation? Do you see Diet Coke or cell phones? Now, I agree that we have to start with something tractable. But, at the ...

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