Economic growth and multiple equilibria: A critical note

C-Tier
Journal: Economic Modeling
Year: 2014
Volume: 36
Issue: C
Pages: 157-160

Authors (3)

Gaspar, J. (Universidade do Porto) Vasconcelos, P.B. (not in RePEc) Afonso, O. (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.336 = (α=2.02 / 3 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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

Abstract

Recent literature on economic growth points towards the possibility of the existence of multiple equilibria, under certain conditions. In this paper we use a growth model with a public health infrastructure to analyze, in detail, its local dynamics. The discussion of the existence of equilibria in the model reveals that some candidates for equilibria turn out to be non-relevant and are therefore ruled out. Indeed, multiple equilibria may only arise under restrictive parameter values, meaning that the so called “growth miracles” in some literature may be less likely to occur. Numerical computations illustrate that each relevant equilibrium exhibits local saddle-path stability.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecmode:v:36:y:2014:i:c:p:157-160
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-25