Irmen, Andreas
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Abstract
In a neoclassical economy with endogenous capital- and labor-augmenting technical change the steady-state growth rate of output per worker is shown to increase in the elasticity of substitution between capital and labor. This confirms the assessment of Klump and de La Grandville (2000) that the elasticity of substitution is a powerful engine of economic growth. However, unlike their findings my result applies to the steady-state growth rate. Moreover, it does not hinge on particular assumptions on how aggregate savings come about. It holds for any household sector allowing savings to grow at the same rate as aggregate output.
| Document type: | Working paper |
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| Date Deposited: | 10 Feb 2010 16:33 |
| Date: | 2010 |
| Faculties / Institutes: | The Faculty of Economics and Social Studies > Alfred-Weber-Institut for Economics |
| DDC-classification: | 330 Economics |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Capital Accumulation , Elasticity of Substitution , Direction of Technical Change , Neoclassical Growth Model |
| Series: | Discussion Paper Series / University of Heidelberg, Department of Economics |
