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Time Series Tests of the AK Model of Endogenous Growth

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In the AK model of growth, a country’s output per capita grows linearly with investment as a percentage of GDP. The model predicts that changes in policies that affect the investment rate should in turn affect growth rates, given a fixed capital-output ratio and depreciation, allowing an endogenous form of growth. The theory thus requires fundamental similarity in the dynamics of economic growth and investment rates for an economy.

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Sengupta, J.K. (2011). Time Series Tests of the AK Model of Endogenous Growth. In: Technology, Innovations and Growth. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230295254_6

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