Sumários

lesson 7

14 Abril 2016, 15:00 MARIO GUILLERMO GOMEZ OLIVARES

exercices model solow 2


Chap 10 Technological development and the economics of ideas

12 Abril 2016, 16:30 JOSÉ ANTÓNIO CORREIA PEREIRINHA

Lecture 13

technological progress and growth; investions and innovations;

data on R&D: world trends; Portugal;

the output of R&D: ideas (or "knowledge");

economics of ideas: decreasing returns to scale and imperfect competition;

the model of growth by Romer: summary.


Chap 09 Endogenous models of growth. The AK model.

11 Abril 2016, 15:30 JOSÉ ANTÓNIO CORREIA PEREIRINHA

Lecture 12

endogenous models of economic growth: what are we talking about?

the effect of "learning by doing" in the neoclassical models of economic growth

the production function in the AK model

there is no steady state in the AK model: an interpretation

a comparison (?) with the Harrod- Domar model: be careful!


session nº 6

31 Março 2016, 15:00 MARIO GUILLERMO GOMEZ OLIVARES

exercices on solow modelo, the convergence


Chap 08 Applications and empirical evidence of the Solow model

29 Março 2016, 16:30 JOSÉ ANTÓNIO CORREIA PEREIRINHA

Lecture 11

Solow model: a synthesis (comparing several versions)

the two major questions: a) why some countries are richer? b) why some countries grow faster?

convergence and differences in growth rates

how does Solow model explain convergence?