Innovation and Inequality in a Monetary Schumpeterian Model with Heterogeneous Households and Firms

Angus Chu, Guido Cozzi, Haichao Fang, Yuichi Furukawa and Chih-Hsing Liao
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Haichao Fang: Fudan University
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Review of Economic Dynamics, 2019, vol. 34, 141-164

Abstract: This study develops a monetary Schumpeterian growth model with heterogeneous households and heterogeneous firms to explore the effects of inflation on innovation and income inequality. Household heterogeneity arises from an unequal distribution of wealth. Firm heterogeneity arises from random quality improvements. Under endogenous firm entry, inflation has an inverted-U effect on economic growth and income inequality. Calibrating the model for a quantitative analysis, we find that the model can match the growth-maximizing and inequality-maximizing inflation rates that are estimated using cross-country panel data. Finally, we simulate the utility-maximizing inflation rate and explore how it is affected by relative household wealth. (Copyright: Elsevier)

Keywords: Inflation; Income inequality; Economic growth; Heterogeneity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D30 E41 O30 O40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.red.2019.03.006

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