Overview of the Major Contributions to the Literature Paper Dependent Main Main Control Methodology Results Variable Independent Variables Variable Sachs and GDP Share of Initial GDP, Cross-country Negative Warner (1995) primary trade growth model statistically exports (SXP) openness, for the years significant 1970-89 relationship ratio, level between share of of exports and bureaucracy, growth terms of trade, inequality (income share top 20 to bottom 20%) Alexeev and GDP per Point source Latitude, Income-level No evidence Conrad (2005) capita oil resource regional regressions of slow dummies growth; find (Europe, positive
Overview of the Major Contributions to the Literature Paper Dependent Variable Main Independent Variable Main Control Variables Methodology Results Sachs and Warner (1995) GDP Share of primary exports (SXP) Initial GDP, trade openness, ratio, level of bureaucracy, terms of trade, inequality (income share top 20 to bottom 20%) Cross-country growth model for the years 1970-89 Negative statistically significant relationship between share of exports and growth Alexeev and Conrad (2005) GDP per capita Point source oil resource Latitude, regional dummies (Europe, Income-level regressions No evidence of slow growth; find positive