Questions tagged [solow]
Referring to the Solow-Swan model of economic growth.
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Endogenous technology
Given the following endogenous knowledge (technology) model where production function is as follows -
Can anyone tell me - For what values of φ does this model get closer to a Solow model of growth?
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Solow Model - criticism of Harrod model
I have started out reading seminal paper of Solow - Solow Growth model. It starts out with discussing weaknesses in Harrod Domar Model, a simple model of economic growth which featured prior to solow'...
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Solow model golden rule with my exact answer
In a perfectly competitive Solow economy with physical capital accumulation, population growth and a Cobb-Douglas production function, show that the “golden rule” steady-state would be reached if at ...
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Improve my solution: Question on solow model
There is a question about Solow growth and Ramsey model,
compared to solow model, the Ramsey model is better to explain growth patterns across countries because it predicts a slower convergence ...
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Solow growth model deriving solutions
I was reading a note on Solow model in continuous time, and it said we can derive K, C, and Y from the key equation. But the steps were omitted, and I have no clue with it. How can I derive these ...
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Sustainable growth in the long run [closed]
Suppose that, in addition to physical capital and labour, an economy requires a fixed factor and a non-renewable resource to produce the final good. Prove that an economy with these input requirements ...
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Trying to apply Solow model to the US econmy
In a textbook application I try to apply Solow model to the US economy. What will be a ballpark estimate of the saving rate and the depreciation rate?
Edit: To follow up, assume Cobb-Douglas with ...
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How is the Solow residual measured?
In the Solow model, we have the Solow residual often referred to as the level of technology A.
More particularly : \begin{equation} Y(t) = [K(t)]^{\alpha} [A(t)L(t)]^{1-\alpha} \end{equation}
Here ...
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Macroeconomic Measures of Human Capital
How exactly do you measure human capital for a given country and what numbers are included in that measure.
The reason why I ask is because im interested in simulating the Mankiw–Romer–Weil version ...
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Was there a Role of Technology in Macroeconomic Models before Solow?
Was the role of technological progress formalised by Solow (1956) for the first time? or at least he provided the initial formal insight into the role of technological progress in economic growth?
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Solow growth model - analytic proof that Inada conditions imply steady state capital is increasing in the savings rate
Let's take the example of a generic Harrod-neutral (labor-augmenting) production function $f(k)$; all letters denote the growth rates they usually would. In the regular Solow growth model with the ...
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Effect of population growth on Solow steady state
My textbook says that:
Ratio of capital per capita to income per capita in the steady state is a positive function of s and an inverse function of η and δ. Thus, k*/y* is a constant. This means ...
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What happens to aggregate C, K, and Y when TFP increases permanently?
I was wondering what would happen to aggregate capital, consumption and output (i.e. K, C, Y) in the Solow model with constant population growth (i.e. n > 0) and no technological growth (i.e. a = 0) ...
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Basic Solow Growth Model: Stability Proof
I am reading through McCandless "The ABCs of RBCs" this summer to get a preview of what I need to know for the coming Fall semester. It did not take long to find a statement that I can easily accept ...
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How to estimate a constant elasticity of substitution for a country in a solow model including human capital and scarce resources
For my thesis I was looking for some help due to the facts of my little knowledge of econometrics. I appreciate any help whether its directly dealing with my question or literature advice.
Basically ...
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Taylor Series Approximation around steady state in Solow
In my Advanced Macro script, the professor says take TSA1 of the following equation:
$(1+g)(1+n)k_{t+1} = sk^\alpha_{t+1} + (1-\delta)k_t$
where $g$ is technological progress, $n$ population growth, ...
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Taking the derivative of capital per effective unit of labor in the Solow model [closed]
I'm taking an intro macro course, and my calculus is pretty rusty. I'm going through some lectures notes right now where they derive the growth rate of capital in the Solow model like so:
I'm ...
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Growth regressions over 3-year periods; regressors in average or year values?
Say that I want to estimate a growth regression basically similar to the Augmented Solow Model one, except my dependent variable is not Y/L, but it's the average GDP growth over a 3-year period. As my ...
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Alpha interpretation in Solow growth model
Consider the Solow model (without technology):
$Y = F(K, L) = K^\alpha L^{(1-\alpha)}$
What's the economic interpretation of $\alpha$? Prove and argue the result.
I see it as a share that ...
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Steady state Solow model with exogenous technological change
Consider the following question:
So, assume the standard function for production:
$$Y_t = A_t K^\alpha_tL^{1-\alpha}$$
where $L$ is fixed.
Then, the growth rate of output is:
$$g_Y \approx g_A + ...
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Solow model, time and steady state
Suppose we have a Solow model:
$$
Y(t)=C(t)+I(t)
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I(t)=sY(t)
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\dot K=I(t)-δK(t)
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With a given Cobb-Douglas:
$$
Y(t)=Z(t)K^aL^{1-a}
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y(t)=Y(t)/L(t)
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k(t)=K(t)/L(t)
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y=...
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Growth accounting: technological progress grows at near zero rate
In a growth accounting exercise I backed out the time path of technical progress augmenting a factor. Annual growth rate of this factor saving innovation is very close to zero in the last few years. ...
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Capital stock depreciation rate, how to calculate?
I am trying to work out the depreciation rate using the following information, it is an extract from a longer data set on capital stock:
Just wanted to find out what the rate of depreciation is for ...
