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Part I Basics |
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1 Foundations of Macroeconomic Dynamics |
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1.3 Solow's Model: Continuous Time Version |
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1.4 Harrod--Domar's Alternative |
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1.5 Discrete Time Formulation of Solow's Model |
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1.6 Continuous Versus Discrete Time |
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2 Population Dynamics and the Labour Market |
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2.1 Laws of Population Dynamics |
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2.1.1 Continuous Time Laws |
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3.2 Cobb—Douglas Production Functions |
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3.3 CES Production Functions |
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3.4 Leontief Production Functions |
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Part II Simple Dynamic Macromodels |
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4 A Model Without R&D and Public Expenditure |
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4.3 Choice of Functions to Implement the Model |
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4.3.1 Cobb-Douglas Production Function |
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4.3.2 CES Production Function |
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4.3.3 Leontief Technology |
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5 Some Determinants of Endogenous Growth |
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5.3 Endogenous Technical Progress |
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5.4 Choice of Functions for the Simulations |
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6 Public Expenditure and Taxes |
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6.2 Modelling Taxes and Public Expenditure |
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6.3 The Production Sector of the Economy |
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6.4 A Macromodel with R&D and Public Expenditure |
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6.5 Choosing the Functions for the Simulations |
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Part III Computer Simulations |
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7 Stationary Population: Cobb-Douglas Simulations |
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7.2.1 First COD-Simulation |
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7.2.2 Second COD-Simulation |
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7.2.3 Third COD-Simulation |
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7.3 Positive R&D Expenditure |
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7.3.1 Fourth COD-Simulation |
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7.3.2 Fifth COD-Simulation |
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8 Stationary Population: CES Simulations |
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8.2.1 First CES-Simulation |
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8.2.2 Second CES-Simulation |
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8.2.3 Third CES-Simulation |
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8.2.4 Fourth CES-Simulation |
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8.3 Positive R&D Expenditure |
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8.3.1 Fifth CES-Simulation |
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8.3.2 Sixth CES-Simulation |
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9 Stationary Population: Leontief Simulations |
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9.2.1 First LEO-Simulation |
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9.2.2 Second LEO-Simulation |
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9.2.3 Third LEO-Simulation |
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9.3 Positive R&D Expenditure |
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9.3.1 Fourth LEO-Simulation |
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9.3.2 Fifth LEO-Simulation |
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10 Steady Growing Population |
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10.2.1 First COD-Simulation |
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10.3 Positive R&D Expenditure |
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10.3.1 Second COD-Simulation |
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10.3.2 Third COD-Simulation |
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11 Logistic Growing Population |
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11.2.1 First COD-Simulation |
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11.2.2 Second COD-Simulation |
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11.3 Positive R&D Expenditure |
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11.3.1 Third COD-Simulation |
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11.3.2 Fourth COD-Simulation |
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11.4 Logistic Population Growth: A Caveat |
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12 Effects of Public Expenditure |
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12.2.1 First CODPE-Simulation |
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12.2.2 Second CODPE-Simulation |
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12.3 Positive R&D Expenditure |
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12.3.1 Third CODPE-Simulation |
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12.3.2 Fourth CODPE-Simulation |
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12.3.3 Fifth CODPE-Simulation |
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13 Material Welfare Comparisons |
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13.2 Material Welfare Results |
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Appendix |
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References |
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Index |
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