We formulate a two-country, two-good, two-factor endogenous growth model with learning by doing and intersectoral knowledge
spillovers. Our model exhibits no transitional dynamics because of constant returns to capital, the existence of only one
state variable for each country, and the factor price equalization theorem. By applying our model to the problem of aid and
growth, we show that a permanent increase in untied aid raises the common growth rate if and only if the propensity to consume
the capital-intensive good in the recipient country is larger than in the donor country.
Keywords Endogenous growth – Intersectoral knowledge spillovers – Factor price equalization theorem – Aid and growth – Stolper–Samuelson theorem
JEL Classification F43 – O41