Assessing Dynamic Efficiency: Theory and Evidence

Andrew B. Abel, N. Gregory Mankiw, Lawrence Summers and Richard Zeckhauser

The Review of Economic Studies, 1989, vol. 56, issue 1, 1-19

Abstract: The issue of dynamic efficiency is central to analyses of capital accumulation and economic growth. Yet the question of what characteristics should be examined to determine whether actual economies are dynamically efficient is unresolved. This paper develops a criterion for determining whether an economy is dynamically efficient. The criterion, which holds for economies in which technological progress and population growth are stochastic, involves a comparison of the cash flows generated by capital with the level of investment. Its application to the United States economy and the economies of other major OECD nations suggests that they are dynamically efficient.

Date: 1989
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