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We analyze recent contributions to growth theory based on the model of expanding variety of Romer [Romer, P. (1990). “Endogenous technological change”. Journal of Political Economy 98, 71–102]. In the first part, we present different versions of the benchmark linear model with imperfect...
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generate persistent medium-frequency cycles, meaning it matches well the data from short to long horizons …
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The Information Technology (IT), the Internet, or the Computing & Communications (C&C) technology revolution has been central to the economic discussion for several decades. Before the mid-1990s the catchword was the “productivity paradox” coined by Robert Solow, who stated in 1987 that...
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the peculiarities of knowledge as a public good. In this paper we aim at studying more deeply the latter concern. Hence we … description of the formation of knowledge externalities. In our framework a benevolent government buys immediately new patents in …; conversely, transition dynamics and the capital to knowledge ratio are affected by the choice of the policy parameter. We then …
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(lower) resource income, lower (higher) employment in the resource-intensive sector, higher (lower) knowledge creation and …
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This paper analyzes how changing the expected length of intellectual property right (IPR) protection affects growth and the welfare of rich and poor consumers. The analysis is based on a product-variety model with non-homothetic preferences and endogenous markups in which, in accordance with...
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This paper develops a quality-ladder model of endogenous growth to study the interplay between in-house R&D and marketing expenditure. Although promotional activity is modelled as purely wasteful competition among firms for attention, it unambiguously fosters innovation activity of firms, and...
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takes place, if and only if, there are some property rights of private knowledge produced by R&D activities. In turn, the …
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This paper analyzes how changing the expected length of intellectual property (IP) protection affects economic growth and the welfare of rich and poor consumers. The analysis is based on a product-variety model with non-homothetic preferences and endogenous markups in which, in accordance with...
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