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A Modified Neoclassical Growth Model With Endogenous Labor Participation

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  • Delano Segundo Villanueva

    (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas)

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In light of robust econometric results on the determinants of labor participation in 36 advanced economies reported by Grigoli et al. (2018) and independently by CBO (2018), my paper modifies the Solow (1956) - Swan (1956), or S-S, growth model by making endogenous the rate of labor participation (exogenously fixed at a constant fraction of population in the S-S model). By allowing a fully adjusting natural rate, I find that the positive growth effects of a higher saving rate hold in the transition to and in the steady state (a generalization of the S-S model).

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  • Delano Segundo Villanueva, 2020. "A Modified Neoclassical Growth Model With Endogenous Labor Participation," Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking, Bank Indonesia, vol. 23(1), pages 83-100, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:idn:journl:v:23:y:2020:i1d:p:83-100
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21098/bemp.v23i1.1175
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    1. Delano S Villanueva & Roberto S Mariano & Diwa C Guinigundo & Abbas Mirakhor, 2023. "Finance and Endogenous Growth," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Economic Adjustment and Growth Theory and Practice, chapter 5, pages 96-118, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..

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    Keywords

    Neoclassical Growth; Technical Change; Labor Participation; Growth Policies;
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    JEL classification:

    • E13 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Neoclassical
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • O41 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - One, Two, and Multisector Growth Models

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