Why England? Demographic Factors, Structural Change and Physical Capital Accumulation During the Industrial Revolution

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nico Voigtländer ◽  
Hans-Joachim Voth
Keyword(s):  
Structural Change ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Physical Capital ◽  
Physical Capital Accumulation

Physical capital stock, technological upgrading and modernisation in Hungary

2005 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Szalavetz
Keyword(s):  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Physical Capital ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Technology Generation ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
Physical Capital Accumulation

This paper discusses the relation between the quality and quantity indicators of physical capital and modernisation. While international academic literature emphasises the role of intangible factors enabling technology generation and absorption rather than that of physical capital accumulation, this paper argues that the quantity and quality of physical capital are important modernisation factors, particularly in the case of small, undercapitalised countries that recently integrated into the world economy. The paper shows that in Hungary, as opposed to developed countries, the technological upgrading of capital assets was not necessarily accompanied by the upgrading of human capital i.e. the thesis of capital skill complementarity did not apply to the first decade of transformation and capital accumulation in Hungary. Finally, the paper shows that there are large differences between the average technological levels of individual industries. The dualism of the Hungarian economy, which is also manifest in terms of differences in the size of individual industries' technological gaps, is a disadvantage from the point of view of competitiveness. The increasing differences in the size of the technological gaps can be explained not only with industry-specific factors, but also with the weakness of technology and regional development policies, as well as with institutional deficiencies.

scholarly journals Financial Development and Economic Growth in ASEAN-5 Countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chinnasamy Agamudai Nambhi Malarvizhi ◽  
Yashar Zeynali ◽  
Abdullah Al Mamun ◽  
Ghazali Bin Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Financial Development ◽  
Economic Efficiency ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Physical Capital ◽  
Significant Positive Effect ◽  
Domestic Investment ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Physical Capital Accumulation ◽  
Positive Effect

This article explores the relationship between financial sector development and economic growth, using a sample of ASEAN-5 countries (Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and Philippines) from 1980 to 2011. More specifically, this study investigates whether higher levels of financial development (FD) are significantly and robustly correlated with faster current and future rates of economic growth, physical capital accumulation and economic efficiency improvements. Findings of this study revealed that FD has a significant positive effect on economic growth. However, the estimated models show that the influence of FD, as a determinant for economic growth of ASEAN-5 countries, is less than that of domestic investment and export.

scholarly journals Optimal taxation with unobservable investment in human capital

2019 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 501-516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catarina Reis
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Optimal Taxation ◽  
Capital Investment ◽  
Physical Capital ◽  
Income Taxes ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Positive Rate ◽  
The Government ◽  
Physical Capital Accumulation

Abstract In a Ramsey model of optimal taxation, if human capital investment can be observed separately from consumption, it is optimal not to distort human or physical capital accumulation in the long run, and only labour income taxes should be used. However, in reality the government can’t always distinguish between investment in human capital and pure consumption, so a tax on labour or consumption will necessarily tax human capital. We find that when investment in human capital is unobservable, the optimal policy is to tax human capital at a positive rate, even in the long run. Whether physical capital should be taxed or not depends on its degree of complementarity with human capital versus labour.

scholarly journals Knowledge-based economy: wealth owners portfolio choices and financialisation. A wealth supply analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 67 (3) ◽  
pp. 110-126
Author(s):  
Riccardo Valente ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Portfolio Choice ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Physical Capital ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Income Inequalities ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
Theoretical Reasoning ◽  
Supply Analysis ◽  
Physical Capital Accumulation

Based on a data and literature analysis as well as autonomous theoretical reasoning and argumentation by the author, the present article discusses the relevance of financialisation and portfolio choice changes under the present phase of development of modern economies. Relying upon the earlier studies by the author which stress that knowledge-based economy can be characterised as a low profitability of investment in physical capital, higher income inequalities, lower physical capital and economic growth rate phase of the development of economic systems, the present work provides variously conceived arguments to support the idea that significant portfolio choice changes by wealth owners are a relevant feature of knowledge-based economy. Some of the implications of the economic theory of the availability of assets other than physical capital and other assets more connected with production needs were thus discussed, pointing out that this leads mainly to the negation of the necessary arrival of mainstream counterbalance mechanisms which support the affirmation of higher physical capital accumulation when higher income inequalities are recorded.

The Political Determinants of Economic Performance

2005 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo M. Pinto ◽  
Jeffrey F. Timmons
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Political Competition ◽  
Physical Capital ◽  
Regime Type ◽  
The Political ◽  
Productivity Change ◽  
Political Determinants ◽  
Physical Capital Accumulation

The authors present and test a theory about the effects of political competition on the sources of economic growth. Using Mankiw, Romer, and Weil’s model of economic growth and data for roughly 80 countries, the authors show that political competition decreases the rate of physical capital accumulation and labor mobilization but increases the rate of human capital accumulation and (less conclusively) the rate of productivity change. The results suggest that political competition systematically affects the sources of growth, but those effects are cross-cutting, explainingwhy democracy itself may be ambiguous. These findingshelp clarify the debate about regime type and economic performance and suggest new avenues for research.

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