Two-sector disequilibrium growth

A Discrete Two-Sector Economic Growth Model

Balanced Growth Revisited: A Two-Sector Model of Economic Growth

The one-sector Solow-Ramsey model is the most popular model of long-run economic growth. This paper argues that a two-sector approach, which distinguishes the durable goods sector from the rest of the economy, provides a far better picture of the long-run behavior of the U.S. economy. Real durable goods output has consistently grown faster than the rest of the economy. Because most investment s...

PUTTY - PUTTY , TWO - SECTOR , VINTAGE CAPITAL GROWTH MODELS Brett

Most growth models assume capital is homogeneous with regard to technology. This contradicts intuition and empirical evidence that the majority of technology is embodied in the capital stock. Berger (2001) showed that neoclassical vintage capital (embodied technology) and non-vintage capital (disembodied technology) models have different convergence rates, although identical steady state growth...

A two-sector model of endogenous growth with leisure externalities

This paper considers leisure externalities in a Lucas (1988) type model in which physical and human capital are necessary inputs in both sectors. In spite of a non-concave utility, the balanced growth path is always unique in our model which guarantees global stability for comparative-static exercises. We analyze and quantify the effects of preferences toward leisure on labor supply and welfare...

Disequilibrium growth theory with insider–outsider effects

Ito has applied the non-Walrasian regime switching methodology to the Solovian neoclassical growth model and discussed the occurrence of regimes of full employment, overemployment and underemployment and the different dynamical systems (to be patched up) these regimes give rise to. We shall show in this paper that nothing of this sort really characterizes Solovian growth with non market-clearin...