Time preference and labour migration in an OLG model with land and capital

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Population Economics
Year: 1996
Volume: 9
Issue: 4
Pages: 387-403

Authors (3)

Jean-Pierre Vidal (not in RePEc) Philippe Michel Bertrand Crettez (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.670 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This paper constructs a two-country migration model in the lines of Galor (1986), in which the world population consists of individuals of two types who have different time preferences. Production uses three inputs: mobile labour, immobile capital and land. It is shown that both countries are necessarily inhabited by agents of both types and exhibit equal density of population and equal interest rate at the steady state equilibrium of the integrated economy. The steady state welfare implications of international labour migration are studied. JEL classifications: F22, J61

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:spr:jopoec:v:9:y:1996:i:4:p:387-403
Journal Field
Growth
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-26