We study the effects of learning by doing resulting from the production of a final good on economic growth in a region that is creative in the sense of Richard Florida. Firms in this region use creative and physical capital to produce output. We model learning by doing formally and our analysis...

This study shows that the learning-by-doing (LBD) effect has substantial consequences for the international transmission of a monetary policy. LDB implies that a country can increase its productivity-increasing skill level by competitive devaluation, which happens at the expense of the neighbour...