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We introduce automation into a standard model of capital accumulation and show that (i) there is the possibility of perpetual growth, even in the absence of technological progress; (ii) the long-run economic growth rate declines with population growth, which is consistent with the available...
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We investigate the effect of higher education on the evolution of inequality. In so doing we propose a novel … initial phase in which no social class invests in higher education of their children such that inequality is driven by … partially crowds out bequests and thereby reduces income inequality and inheritance flows in the short run. The better educated …
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We analyze the effect of automation on economic growth and inequality in an R&D-based growth model with two types of … population share of graduates, increasing income and wealth inequality, a declining labor share, and (in an extension of the … basic model) increasing unemployment. In contrast to Piketty's famous claim that faster economic growth reduces inequality …
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skill premium and increasing inequality. We develop a measure for reshoring activity at the macro-level and, using data from …
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This paper proposes a stylised model to derive the effect of a sizeable middle class on average educational outcomes. Under reasonable assumptions, the model predicts that the spending share on education increases if the middle class becomes larger such that the size of the middle class has a...
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skill premium and increasing inequality. Using a new measure of reshoring activity and data from the world input outputtable …
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Will low-skilled workers be replaced by automation? To answer this question, we set up a search and matching model that features two skill types of workers and includes automation capital as an additional production factor. Automation capital is a perfect substitute for low-skilled workers and...
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Will low-skilled workers be replaced by automation? To answer this question, we set up a search and matching model that features two skill types of workers and includes automation capital as an additional production factor. Automation capital is a perfect substitute for low-skilled workers and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011960167
We analyze the effects of R&D-driven automation on economic growth, education, and inequality when high-skilled workers …-driven growth leads to an increasing population share of college graduates, increasing income and wealth inequality, and a declining …
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We investigate the effect of higher education on the evolution of inequality. In so doing we propose a novel … initial phase in which no social class invests in higher education of their children, such that the evolution of inequality is … education of their children, which partially crowds out bequests and thereby reduces inequality in the short run. The better …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011439653