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In this paper, we show that the competitive equilibrium is optimal in the Uzawa-Lucas model with sector-specific externalities associated to human capital in the goods sector. Thus, these external effects do not provoke a market failure and do not provide a rationale for government intervention.
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Received: 1 November 2002, Revised: 3 June 2003,
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E62, H21, O41.
I wish to thank Sandra López Calvo and an anonymous referee for their valuable comments. Financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology and FEDER through Plan Nacional de Investigación Científica, Desarrollo e Innovación Tecnológica (I+D+I) Grant SEC2002-03663 is gratefully acknowledged.
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Gómez, M.A. Optimality of the competitive equilibrium in the Uzawa-Lucas model with sector-specific externalities. Economic Theory 23, 941–948 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00199-003-0408-x
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00199-003-0408-x