| Title |
Endogenizing technological progress: The MESEMET model |
| Published in |
Economic Modelling, p.341-367. ISSN 0264-9993. |
| Author |
Bergeijk, van P.A.G. (Peter); Hagen, van G.H.A.; Mooij, de R.A. (Ruud); Sinderen, van J. (Jarig) |
| Date |
1997-01-01 |
| Language |
English |
| Type |
article |
| Abstract |
This paper endogenizes technology and human capital formation in the MESEM model that
was developed by van Sinderen (Economic Modelling, 1993, 13, 285-300). Tax allowances for
private R&D expenditures and public expenditures on both education and R& D are
effective instruments to stimulate economic growth. Simulations with respect to market
clearing, the importance of supply-side elements and key parameters (such as the magnitude
of spillovers and substitution elasticities) reveal that tax allowances for private R & D are
the most robust instrument to increase economic growth through the accumulation of
knowledge. Contrary to other studies that find that technology policies typically reduce
employment, we find that overall employment rises. |
| Publication |
http://hdl.handle.net/1765/1949 |
| Persistent Identifier |
urn:NBN:nl:ui:15-1765/1949 |
| Metadata |
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| Repository |
Erasmus University Rotterdam |