We provide a refoundation of the symmetric growth equilibrium characterizing the research sector of vertical R&D-driven growth models. We argue that the usual assumptions made in this class of models leave the agents indifferent as to where targeting research: hence, the problem of the allocation of R&D investment across sectors is indeterminate. By introducing an "ε-contamination of confidence" in the expected distribution of R&D investment, we prove that the symmetric structure of R&D investment is the unique rational expectations equilibrium compatible with ambiguity-averse agents adopting a maximin strategy.
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Titolo: | The Refoundation of the Symmetric Equilibrium in Schumpeterian Growth Models |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2007 |
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Abstract: | We provide a refoundation of the symmetric growth equilibrium characterizing the research sector of vertical R&D-driven growth models. We argue that the usual assumptions made in this class of models leave the agents indifferent as to where targeting research: hence, the problem of the allocation of R&D investment across sectors is indeterminate. By introducing an "ε-contamination of confidence" in the expected distribution of R&D investment, we prove that the symmetric structure of R&D investment is the unique rational expectations equilibrium compatible with ambiguity-averse agents adopting a maximin strategy. |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11385/7139 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01.1 - Articolo su rivista (Article) |
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