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Endogenous discounting via wealth, twin-peaks and the role of technology

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  • Schumacher, Ingmar

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We endogenize the discount rate via wealth and provide evidence that wealth affects the discount rate negatively. We give a necessary and sufficient condition for endogenous discounting to lead to the Twin-peaks of economic growth and show that improvements in technology help avoid them.

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Volume (Year): 103 (2009)
Issue (Month): 2 (May)
Pages: 78-80

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Keywords: Endogenous discounting Twin-peaks of economic growth Multiple equilibria;

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  • O41 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - One, Two, and Multisector Growth Models

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