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A note on the empirics of the neoclassical growth model

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  • Leonida, Leone

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This paper shows that the widely used log-linearization of the neoclassical model of growth implies a relevant loss in terms of the ability of the model in replicating the patterns of convergence of an economy to its equilibrium level.
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  • Caggiano, Giovanni & Leonida, Leone, 2007. "A note on the empirics of the neoclassical growth model," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 94(2), pages 170-176, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:94:y:2007:i:2:p:170-176
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    4. Giovanni Caggiano & Efrem Castelnuovo, 2008. "Long Memory and Non-Linearities in International Inflation," "Marco Fanno" Working Papers 0076, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno".

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