Solow-Swan Growth Model

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:economic_policy
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Neoclassical_growth_model
gptkb:Solow_model
gptkbp:assumes no government
constant returns to scale
closed economy
diminishing returns to capital
exogenous technological progress
diminishing returns to labor
no international trade
gptkbp:basisFor endogenous growth theory
gptkbp:commonIn gptkb:Cobb-Douglas_production_function
gptkbp:criticizedFor exogenous technology assumption
ignoring human capital
ignoring institutions
gptkbp:describes long-run economic growth
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Robert_Solow
gptkb:Trevor_Swan
gptkbp:explains effects of capital accumulation
effects of labor growth
effects of technological progress
gptkbp:field macroeconomics
economic growth theory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Solow-Swan Growth Model
gptkbp:ignores gptkb:public_policy
market imperfections
short-run fluctuations
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:neoclassical_growth_theory
gptkbp:introducedIn 1956
gptkbp:mathematicallyRepresents output as function of capital, labor, and technology
gptkbp:predicts steady-state growth
conditional convergence
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Quarterly_Journal_of_Economics
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Harrod-Domar_model
gptkbp:usedFor analyzing income differences across countries
studying effects of population growth
studying effects of savings rate
studying effects of technological change
gptkbp:uses aggregate production function
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Neoclassical_Growth_Model
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7