Competition, Innovation and Growth with Limited Commitment

Ramon Marimon and Vincenzo Quadrini

No 12474, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: We study how barriers to competition---such as restrictions to business start-up and strict enforcement of covenants or IPR---affect the investment in knowledge capital when contracts are not enforceable. These barriers lower the competition for human capital and reduce the incentive to accumulate knowledge. We show in a dynamic general equilibrium model that this mechanism has the potential to account for significant cross-country income inequality.

JEL-codes: L14 L16 O4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006-08
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