The implications of heterogeneous resource intesities on technical change and growth

We analyze the long-termdynamics of an economy in which sectors are heterogeneous with respect to the intensity of natural resource use. It is shown that heterogeneity induces technical change to be biased towards resource-intensive sectors. Along the balanced growth path, the sectoral structure of...

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Main Authors: Pittel, K, Bretschger, L
Format: Working paper
Published: University of Oxford 2010