Motivation Once we appreciate the importance of sustained growth,the question is natural: What can we do to make growth faster? Equivalently:What are the factors that explain differences in economic growth, and how can we control these factors? In order to prescribe policies that will promote growth,we need to understand what are the determinants of economic growth.That's exactly where Growth Theory comes into picture...Motivation  Once we appreciate the importance of sustained growth, the question is natural: What can we do to make growth faster?  Equivalently: What are the factors that explain differences in economic growth, and how can we control these factors?  In order to prescribe policies that will promote growth, we need to understand what are the determinants of economic growth. That’s exactly where Growth Theory comes into picture... Chyi, Macro I, 2006