The 1956 contribution to economic growth theory by Robert Solow: a major landmark and some of its undiscovered riches
揭示索洛1956年模型不仅适用于描述性增长理论,还通过费雪方程等价于欧拉方程,推导出最优储蓄率,并发现替代弹性存在阈值,可使人均收入永久增长率超过技术进步率。
The famous â1956' contribution by Robert Solow was always thought to be central to positive, or descriptive, economic growth theory. We show that it is also at the core of optimal growth, because the Fisher equation of competitive equilibrium is nothing short of an Euler equation; it corresponds to the maximization of the sum of discounted consumption flows. From this equation an optimal savings rate results with reasonable, very reachable values. We also show the importance of the elasticity of substitution: there is a threshold value of this parameter leading to a permanent growth rate of income per person that is above the labour-augmenting rate of technical progress, and that rate does depend upon the investment-saving ratio