Costly Structural Change and Optimal Growth.

B-Tier
Journal: Economic Theory
Year: 1995
Volume: 6
Issue: 2
Pages: 305-22

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

This paper studies the optimal growth of a developing economy that has a choice to expend a fixed amount of resource for a structural change that advances its production technology. It is shown that structural change is undertaken if capital stock is above a critical level. Economies undertaking structural change converge to a larger steady state and economies not undertaking structural change converge to a smaller steady state. The optimal policy correspondences and growth paths are characterized. The social optimum is shown implementable by a competitive equilibrium with lump-sum taxation.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:spr:joecth:v:6:y:1995:i:2:p:305-22
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-26