{"title":"Factor substitution, long-run equilibrium, and convergence speed in the Lucas model","authors":"Manuel A. Gómez","doi":"10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111358","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We study the effect of factor substitution on long-run equilibrium in the Lucas model with CES production. The long-run growth rate does not depend on the elasticity of substitution. However, there is a negative (positive) relationship between the elasticity of factor substitution and the convergence speed if the baseline ratio of physical capital to effective labor is below (above) its steady-state value.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":11468,"journal":{"name":"Economics Letters","volume":"232 ","pages":"Article 111358"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1000,"publicationDate":"2023-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Economics Letters","FirstCategoryId":"96","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016517652300383X","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"ECONOMICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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We study the effect of factor substitution on long-run equilibrium in the Lucas model with CES production. The long-run growth rate does not depend on the elasticity of substitution. However, there is a negative (positive) relationship between the elasticity of factor substitution and the convergence speed if the baseline ratio of physical capital to effective labor is below (above) its steady-state value.
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