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distribution of wealth and sectoral productivity. It is shown that, for fast transformation into a developed economy, the initial …
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structural change, an economy must start with a wealth distribution that gives rise to an adequate size of 'middle class'. Once …
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We present a simple stochastic model in which heterogeneous agents accumulate wealth belonging to the capitalist or the … based on a random process depending on wealth distribution and the profit rate. In general, playing the role of capitalist … rises the probability of accumulating more and more wealth that, in turn, increases the probability to play again the role …
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Industrial development is often accompanied by massive migration from agricultural to industrial areas. This paper compares two steady states, the first and the second, which emerge before and after the termination of such migration, respectively. The paper shows that 1) the employment rate must...
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Empirical evidence shows that entrepreneurs hold a large fraction of wealth, have higher saving rates than workers, and … uninsurable entrepreneurial risk for wealth distribution and aggregate activity in an incomplete market economy. It is shown that … entrepreurial risk can substantially affect both the wealth distribution and the macroeconomy. …
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between income distribution and output, an economy that is characterized by a relatively equal distribution of wealth is …
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the diffusion of their wealth. The calibrated model shows that the transition path matches with the decline of the Pareto …
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phenomenon in their universe. This methodological defect persists since Adam Smith. Therefore, the theories of income and wealth …
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distribution fits well to sociological phenomena, such as to the distribution of votes in polls and the distribution of wealth …
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The paper examines marketing patterns when interest and storage loss rates are greater in rural zones, representing informal sector storage usually on-farm, than in urban zones, representing formal sector storage off-farm. Empirical results indicate that divergences in interest and storage loss...
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