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Some Caveats In Modelling Technical Progress And Investment: The Case Of China

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  • JESUS FELIPE

    (Central and West Asia Department, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines)

  • JOHN McCOMBIE

    (Cambridge Centre for Economic and Public Policy, University of Cambridge, UK)

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Since the early 1990s, the number of studies using neoclassical models to understand the Chinese economy has mushroomed. In this paper, we review two examples of estimation of the rate of technical progress and one attempt at modelling investment. We identify their shortcomings and the problems with the alleged policy implications. We show that econometric estimation of neoclassical models may result in apparently sensible results for misinformed reasons. We conclude that modelling the Chinese economy requires a deeper understanding of its inner workings as a transition and as a developing economy.

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  • JESUS FELIPE & JOHN McCOMBIE, 2011. "Some Caveats In Modelling Technical Progress And Investment: The Case Of China," Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy (JICEP), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 2(02), pages 305-324.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jicepx:v:02:y:2011:i:02:n:s1793993311000324
    DOI: 10.1142/S1793993311000324
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    Keywords

    China; identity; investment; neoclassical model; total factor productivity growth; E22; E62; C20; O23; P41;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • E22 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Investment; Capital; Intangible Capital; Capacity
    • E62 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook - - - Fiscal Policy; Modern Monetary Theory
    • C20 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - General
    • O23 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Fiscal and Monetary Policy in Development
    • P41 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Other Economic Systems - - - Planning, Coordination, and Reform

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