Indeterminacy in a model with sector-specific externalities

被引:52
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作者
Harrison, SG [1 ]
机构
[1] Columbia Univ Barnard Coll, Dept Econ, New York, NY 10027 USA
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关键词
business cycles; expectations; indeterminacy; production externalities;
D O I
10.1016/S0165-1889(99)00040-8
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
I examine a model with two sectors of production: consumption and investment. In the model, indeterminacy of equilibria results due to the presence of small sector-specific externalities in production. In fact, I find that indeterminacy results with a certain, minimum value of the externality in the investment sector, even with no externality in the consumption sector. I find that the indeterminacy properties of the model vary, depending on the form of the utility function. For example, with utility that is logarithmic in consumption, these properties are completely independent of the value of the externality in the consumption sector. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:747 / 764
页数:18
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