Economic growth theory capital, knowledge, and economic structures

"This book develops a new theoretical framework to examine the issues of economic growth and development. Providing analysis of economic dynamics in a competitive economy under government intervention in infrastructure and income distribution, the book develops a unique analytical framework und...

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Main Author: Zhang, Wei-Bin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2018
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • List of Tables
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1 Economic Growth and Growth Theory
  • 1.1 Economic Growth
  • 1.2 Economic Growth Theory
  • 1.3 The Structure of the Book
  • 2 The One-Sector Growth (OSG) Model
  • 2.1 Behavior of Producers
  • 2.2 Behavior of Consumers
  • 2.3 On the Generalized Keynesian Consumption Function
  • 2.4 Dynamics in Capital-Labor Ratio
  • 2.5 Existence of a Stable Steady State
  • 2.6 Productivity Improvement, Population Growth and the APS
  • 2.7 The Dynamics with the Cobb-Douglas Production Function
  • 2.8 The OSG Model with the CES Production Function
  • 2.9 The OSG Model with the Leontief Production Function
  • 2.10 The OSG Model with General Utility Functions
  • 2.11 The OSG Model with Preference Dynamics
  • 2.12 The OSG Model in Discrete Time
  • 2.13 On the OSG Model
  • Appendix
  • A.2.1 Proving Theorem 2.4.1
  • A.2.2 The General OSG Model in Discrete Time
  • 3 Traditional Growth Theories and the OSG Model
  • 3.1 The Harrod-Domar Model
  • 3.2 The Solow Model and the OSG Model
  • 3.3 The Life Cycle Hypothesis and the Generalized Keynesian Consumption Function in the OSG Model
  • 3.4 The Permanent Income Hypothesis and the Generalized Keynesian Consumption Function
  • 3.5 The Ramsey Growth Model
  • 3.6 The Ramsey Model and the OSG Model
  • 3.7 Poverty Traps Generated in the Solow Model
  • 3.8 On the Utility Function in the OSG Model
  • Appendix
  • A.3.1 The Golden Rule of Capital Accumulation in the Solow Model
  • 4 Some Extensions of the OSG Model
  • 4.1 Exogenous Technological Change
  • 4.2 Endogenous Time and the OSG Model
  • 4.3 Simulating Evolution of Time Value and Distribution
  • 4.4 Public Goods and Returns to Scale
  • 4.5 Home Production in the OSG Model
  • 4.6 Environment and Growth
  • 4.7 Population and Capital Accumulation
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
  • 8.5 Growth Rates and the Education Policy
  • 8.6 Lower Propensity to Save and Higher Growth Rates
  • 8.7 More Than 'All Work and No Play Make Jack a Dull Boy'
  • 8.8 The Dynamic Properties of the Model
  • 8.9 Leisure and the Equilibrium Economic Structure
  • 8.10 Growth, Human Capital and Unemployment
  • 8.11 Human Capital and Economic Development
  • Appendix
  • A.8.1 Endogenous Education in the OSG Model
  • A.8.2 The Dynamics in Terms of K(t) and H(t)
  • A.8.3 Proving Proposition 8.8.1
  • A.8.4 Growth with Human Capital and Unemployment
  • 9 Research and Learning by Doing
  • 9.1 Growth with Learning by Doing and Research
  • 9.2 Growth Rates and the Research Policy
  • 9.3 Intermezzo for Multiple Equilibria and Poverty Traps
  • 9.4 Equilibrium of the Growth Model with Knowledge
  • 9.5 The Policy on Scientists' Payment
  • 9.6 The Job Amenities and Economic Structure
  • 9.7 Knowledge Accumulation and Economic Structure
  • 9.8 Economic Growth with Knowledge and Multiple Groups
  • 9.9 On Growth with Endogenous Knowledge
  • 10 New Growth Theories and Monopolistic Competition
  • 10.1 Development with Monopolistic Competition
  • 10.2 Product Variety and Growth
  • 10.3 Variety of Consumer Goods and Growth
  • 10.4 The Schumpeterian Creative Destruction
  • 10.5 Growth with Improvements in Quality of Products
  • 10.6 Learning by Doing and Research
  • 10.7 The New Growth Theory and Linearized Knowledge Growth
  • 11 Complexity of Economic Growth
  • 11.1 Preference Change with the OSG Model
  • 11.2 Economic Chaos as Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • 4.8 Monev and Economic Growth
  • Appendix
  • A.4.1 The General OSG model with Endogenous Labor
  • A.4.2 Proving Lemma 4.6.1
  • 5 Income Distribution and Growth
  • 5.1 Growth with Income Transfers
  • 5.2 Does Inequality Accelerate Growth?
  • 5.3 Properties of the Dynamic System
  • 5.4 The Distribution Policy and the Equilibrium
  • 5.5 Human Capital and the Distribution Policy
  • 5.6 Dynamics of the Loren Curve and the Kuznets Curve
  • 5.7 Endogenous Time in the Two-Group Model
  • 5.8 The OSG Model with Multiple Consumers
  • 5.9 Simulating the Three-Group OSG Model
  • 5.10 The OSG Model with Sexual Division of Labor
  • 5.11 On Modeling Group Differences
  • Appendix
  • A.5.1 Stability Conditions in Section 5.3
  • 6 Structural Changes and Development
  • 6.1 The Uzawa Two-Sector Model
  • 6.2 Refitting the Uzawa Model
  • 6.3 Behavior of the Two-Sector Model
  • 6.4 A Generalization of the Ricardian Growth Model
  • 6.5 Discussion on Growth Rates
  • 6.6 Simulating Economic Structural Change
  • 6.7 The Propensity to Hold Wealth and Economic Structure
  • 6.8 Engel's Law and Structural Change
  • 6.9 A Two-Capital Growth Model
  • 6.10 Economic Evolution with Multiple Sectors
  • Appendix
  • A.6.1 Proving Proposition 6.4.1
  • 7 Growth, Unemployment and Welfare
  • 7.1 The Welfare Economy with Unemployment
  • 7.2 Dynamics in Capital-Worker Ratios
  • 7.3 Equilibrium of the Economy
  • 7.4 The Unemployment Policy
  • 7.5 The Efficiency Wage Theory
  • 7.6 Applying the Efficiency Wage Theory to the OSG Model
  • 7.7 Other Causes of Unemployment
  • Appendix
  • A.7.1 A General OSG Model with the Efficiency Wage Theory
  • 8 Learning by Doing, Education and Learning by Leisure
  • 8.1 The AK-OSG Model with Learning by Doing
  • 8.2 The AK-Ramsey Model
  • 8.3 The Lucas Growth Model with Education
  • 8.4 Growth with Multiple Ways of Learning