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Growth and Output Fluctuations

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This paper sheds new light on the interaction between growth and output fluctuations. Our approach is different from the literature in that we analyse how endogenous fluctuations are affected by a faster productivity growth in the long run. Main results: (i) expansion (or contraction) occurs more (or less) frequently, (ii) expansion becomes milder but contraction severer, (iii) the amplitude of fluctuations becomes larger, (iv) the variance of output changes ambiguously, indicating a non‐monotonic relationship. We also investigate how an R&D subsidy alters the nature of output fluctuations and re‐examine its effect on technological change in the presence of recurrent cycles. The result questions the widely‐accepted theoretical implication that a research subsidy unambiguously promotes technological progress.

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  • Chol‐Won Li, 2000. "Growth and Output Fluctuations," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, vol. 47(2), pages 95-113, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:scotjp:v:47:y:2000:i:2:p:95-113
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-9485.00155
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    JEL classification:

    • E30 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)
    • O30 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - General
    • O40 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - General

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