This paper analyzes the macroeconomic effects of the patent system within the framework of an endogenous growth model with new products development. We assume that patents not only represent a commercial protection for innovators but also entail a partial property right on information.

We construct a R&D based endogenous growth model within an overlapping generations framework. We study the properties of the long run growth rate. We define endogenous growth as an equilibrium in which the long run growth rate is always stricly larger than zero. Then, we show that endogenous...

In this paper, we develop a Schumpeterian discrete-time model of endogeneous growth with an explicit market for the resource used for innovation-creating investment, and study its global dynamics. We show, among others, that the level of investment may fluctuate chaotically for a compact range...