A note on the closed-form solution to the Lucas-Uzawa model with externality

Ruiz-Tamarit [2008. The closed-form solution for a family of four-dimension nonlinear MHDS. journal of Economic Dynamics and Control 32, 1000-1014] provides a closed-form solution to the two-sector model of endogenous growth with externalities. He assumes that the coefficient of the relative risk aversion is equal to the physical capital share, but this assumption is empirically and theoretically implausible. This note uses the result of Boucekkine and Ruiz-Tamarit [2008. Special functions for the study of economic dynamics: the case of the Lucas-Uzawa model. journal of Mathematical Economics 44, 33-54] and derives a closed-form solution without setting the parametric assumption. The solution path is expressed in terms of the Gauss hypergeometric functions. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.