relative smoothness of aggregate consumption. Second, we extend the model to feature capital-skill complementarity and show how …

elasticity of substitution between capital and labor. This is inconsistent with the Uzawa Growth Theorem. We extend Uzawa …'s theorem to show that introducing human capital accumulation in the standard way does not resolve the puzzle. However, balanced … growth is possible if education is endogenous and capital is more complementary with schooling than with raw labor. We …

This paper investigates the conditions under which partial harmonization for capital taxation is sustained in a … repeated interactions model of tax competition when there are three countries with heterogenous capital endowments. We show … harmonization is sustainable or not crucially depends on the extent to which the capital endowment of the medium-sized country is …

We introduce permanently-shifting income shares into a standard growth model with two types of agents. Capital owners … replicate the observed U.S. time paths of the top quintile income share, capital’s share of income, and key macroeconomic … variables over the period 1970 to 2013. For the baseline simulation, the welfare gain for capital owners is 3.7% of per …

of capital-entrepreneurial skill complementarity are two key features that help support the wages of ordinary workers as … transfers over this period is taken into account. We show that the increase in capital's share of total income and the presence …

welfare. We employ the prototypical policy implications of the underlying growth model (i.e. subsidizing capital returns) and …