The refoundation of the symmetric equilibrium in Schumpeterian growth models

نویسندگان

  • Guido Cozzi
  • Paolo Giordani
  • Luca Zamparelli
چکیده

We provide a refoundation of the symmetric growth equilibrium characterizing the research sector of vertical R&D-driven growth models. We argue that the usual assumptions made in this class of models leave the agents indi¤erent as to where targeting research: hence, the problem of the allocation of R&D investment across sectors is indeterminate. By introducing an “" contamination of con…dence” in the expected distribution of R&D investment, we prove that the symmetric structure of R&D investment is the unique rational expectations equilibrium compatible with ambiguity-averse agents adopting a maximin strategy. Keywords: R&D-Driven Growth Models, Indeterminacy, Ambiguity, " contamination. JEL Classi…cation: 032, 041, D81.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • J. Economic Theory

دوره 136  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2007