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The idea that income differences between rich and poor nations arise through multiple equilibria or ‘poverty traps’ is as intuitive as it is difficult to verify. In this Paper, we explore the empirical relevance of such models. We calibrate a simple two-sector model for 127 countries, and...
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growth potential. In the model, at a good equilibrium a large number of children of well-educated parents take advantage of …
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We develop a simple growth model with imperfect competition in which demand conditions can affect the dynamics of … capital accumulation, hindering or enhancing growth. In our model the elasticity of the demand schedule faced by a typical … to those found in the perfectly competitive one-sector growth model: there is a unique stationary equilibrium which is …
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This paper examines a novel mechanism linking fertility and growth. There are three components to the model. First … transition: a rapid decline in fertility accompanied by accelerated output growth. …
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strong incentives for product innovations (new luxuries). We show that the inequality-growth relationship depends on which …We study a model of endogenous growth where firms invest both in product and process innovations. Product innovations … balanced growth path. …
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distribution and growth, as well as the relevant empirical evidence. The first model integrates the political-economy and imperfect … capital markets theories. It allows for departures from perfect democracy and embodies the trade-off between the growth costs … savings incentives and ameliorate the wealth constraints that impede investment by the poor. The second model is a growth …
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Is inequality harmful for growth? We suggest that it is. In a society where distributional conflict is important … negative relation between inequality and growth. After a comprehensive sensitivity analysis, we conclude that our findings are … activities which promote growth, such as the accumulation of capital and productive knowledge. In this paper we formulate a …
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growth. The analysis demonstrates that the interplay between technological progress and two components that determine … growth. In periods of major technological inventions the ability effect is the dominating factor. The decline in the relative … importance of initial parental conditions (i.e. the driving force behind the persistence of inequality) enhances mobility and …
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for missing credit and insurance markets. The resulting tradeoffs for growth and efficiency are explored, both … to higher income growth than taxes and transfers, but at the cost of lower insurance. Overall efficiency is assessed …
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possible implications of this key fact by surveying and adapting literature on growth and inequality. I focus especially on the …
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