Savings and growth in neoclassical growth models: A comment on “Is Piketty’s “second law of capitalism” fundamental?”

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2019
Volume: 174
Issue: C
Pages: 128-131

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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Abstract

This note explores the response of saving rates to the rate of income growth in models of optimal growth. Contrary to the claims in Krusell and Smith (2015) the sign of this response depends on the consumption intertemporal elasticity of substitution.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:174:y:2019:i:c:p:128-131
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General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-24