Power, Distributive Conflicts, and Multiple Growth Paths.

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Journal: Journal of Economic Growth
Year: 1997
Volume: 2
Issue: 2
Pages: 155-68

Authors (2)

Saint Paul, Gilles (not in RePEc) Verdier, Thierry (Paris School of Economics)

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

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

Abstract

This article shows that multiple growth paths may occur in a politico-economic model of endogenous growth. This multiplicity is characterized by the coexistence of the low-tax, low-capital-flight equilibrium and a high-tax, high-capital-flight equilibrium. The likelihood of multiplicity is crucially related to the structure of power in society--namely, it is necessary that the politically decisive agents have a greater access to international capital markets than the average in the economy. Copyright 1997 by Kluwer Academic Publishers

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:kap:jecgro:v:2:y:1997:i:2:p:155-68
Journal Field
Growth
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29