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Heterogeneous consumption in OLG model with horizontal innovations

dc.contributor.authorBelyakov, Anton O.
dc.contributor.authorHaunschmied, Josef L.
dc.contributor.authorVeliov, Vladimir M.
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-25T14:37:35Z
dc.date.available2018-06-25T14:37:35Z
dc.date.issued2014-12
dc.description.abstractThe paper develops a general equilibrium endogenous growth model involving heterogeneous consumption by an age-structured population with uncertain but limited life span and balanced life-time budget without bequests. The heterogeneity is introduced via weights which the individuals attribute in their utility function to consumption of different goods depending on the vintage of the good. The goods are produced by monopolistically competitive firms and the variety of available goods/technologies is determined endogenously through R&D investments. A competitive bank sector provides financial resources for investments, secured by agents’ savings and future firms profits. The general equilibrium is characterized by a system of functional equations and is analytically or numerically determined for several particular weight functions. It is shown that the investments by agents alone may be insufficient to sustain growth, while additional investments provided by the bank sector may lead to growth. The resulting imbalance between agents’ assets and the total value of firms can grow unboundedly in the case of homogeneous consumption. The results exhibit the qualitative difference between the dynamics of the model with heterogeneous versus homogeneous consumption. In particular heterogeneous con- sumption (when old goods are discounted) reduces the additional investments by the financial sector so that the values of firms become balanced by the assets of agents in the long run.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationBelyakov, Anton O., Josef L. Haunschmied e Vladimir M. Veliov (2014). "Heterogeneous consumption in OLG model with horizontal innovations". Portuguese Economic Journal, 13(3):167-193pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10258-014-0105-7pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn1617-982X (print)
dc.identifier.issn1617-9838 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/15723
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherSpringer Verlagpt_PT
dc.subjectHorizontal innovationpt_PT
dc.subjectEndogenous growthpt_PT
dc.subjectHeterogeneous consumptionpt_PT
dc.titleHeterogeneous consumption in OLG model with horizontal innovationspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceLisboapt_PT
oaire.citation.endPage193pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue3pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage167pt_PT
oaire.citation.titlePortuguese Economic Journalpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume13pt_PT
rcaap.rightsclosedAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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