This paper incorporates a task-based approach into a neoclassical model and analyze how automation affects economic growth. We found that if task producers smoothly adopt automation technology along the capital accumulation path, sustained growth is possible even without technological progress....

The paper analyzes a simple differential game model of international technology transfer via foreign direct investment, in which a subsidiary of a multinational corporation and a host-country firm are engaged in a technology accumulation race. In contrast to previous works, it is shown that an...