On Sustainability and Survivability in the Matchbox Two-Sector Model: A Complete Characterization of Optimal Extinction

Liuchun Deng, Minako Fujio and M. Khan

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Abstract: We provide a complete characterization of optimal extinction in a two-sector model of economic growth through three results, surprising in both their simplicity and intricacy. (i) When the discount factor is below a threshold identified by the well-known $\delta$-normality condition for the existence of a stationary optimal stock, the economy's capital becomes extinct in the long run. (ii) This extinction may be staggered if and only if the investment-good sector is capital intensive. (iii) We uncover a sequence of thresholds of the discount factor, identified by a family of rational functions, that represent bifurcations for optimal postponements on the path to extinction. We also report various special cases of the model having to do with unsustainable technologies and equal capital intensities that showcase long-term optimal growth, all of topical interest and all neglected in the antecedent literature.

Date: 2022-02
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