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Technology adoption under embodiment: a two-stage optimal control approach

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  • BOUCEKKINE, RAOUF
  • SAGLAM , Cagri
  • VALLÉE, Thomas

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We use two stage optimal control techniques to solve some adoption problems under embodied technical change. We first solve a benchmark problem without learning behavior. At the date of switching, the consumption level is shown to drop, as the relative price of capital goes down (obsolescence). In such a case, the economy sticks to the initial technology, or immediately switches to a new technology with a higher level of embodiment, depending on how the obsolescence costs compare to the induced growth advantage. In a second step, we introduce learning. The learning curve involves fixed costs and incentives to wait as well. Adoption is shown to depend on the growth advantage of switching net of obsolescence and learning fixed costs. The economy will switch if and only if this indicator is positive. If it is big enough to "compensate" the option of waiting, then the economy switches immediately. Otherwise, the economy waits.

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Paper provided by Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) in its series CORE Discussion Papers with number 2003055.

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Keywords: optimal control; adoption; learning; embodiment;

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  2. Raouf Boucekkine & Aude Pommeret & Fabien Prieur, 2012. "On the Timing and Optimality of Capital Controls: Public Expenditures, Debt Dynamics and Welfare," Working Papers 12-15, LAMETA, Universtiy of Montpellier, revised May 2012.
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  4. Raouf BOUCEKKINE & Benteng ZOU, 2010. "Catching-up with the “locomotive”: a simple theory," Discussion Papers (IRES - Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales) 2010011, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES).
  5. Harada, Tsutomu, 2010. "Path-dependent economic progress and regress: The negative role of subsidies in economic growth," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 21(3), pages 197-205, August.
  6. Dogan, Erol & Le Van, Cuong & Saglam, Cagri, 2011. "Optimal timing of regime switching in optimal growth models: A Sobolev space approach," Mathematical Social Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 61(2), pages 97-103, March.
  7. Gemma Larramona & Josefina Cabeza & Rosa Aisa, 2007. "Timing of migration," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 6(15), pages 1-10.
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  9. Ngo Van Long & Fabien Prieur & Klarizze Puzon & Mabel Tidball, 2013. "Markov Perfect Equilibria in Differential Games with Regime Switching," Working Papers 13-06, LAMETA, Universtiy of Montpellier, revised Mar 2013.
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