Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/92492 
Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
cege Discussion Papers No. 186
Publisher: 
University of Göttingen, Center for European, Governance and Economic Development Research (cege), Göttingen
Abstract: 
We analyze the differential growth effects of basic research, applied research, and embodied human capital accumulation in an R&D-based growth model with endogenous fertility and endogenous education. In line with the empirical evidence, our model allows for i) a negative association between long-run economic growth and population growth, ii) a positive association between long-run economic growth and education, and iii) a positive association between the level of per capita GDP and expenditures for basic research. Our results also indicate that raising public investments in basic research reduces the growth rate of GDP in the short run because resources have to be drawn away from other productive sectors of the economy. These short-run costs of basic research might be an explanation for the reluctance of governments to increase public R&D expenditures notwithstanding the long-run benefits of such a policy.
Subjects: 
basic vs. applied science
endogenous schooling decisions
endogenous fertility decisions
R&D-based growth
governmental research policies
JEL: 
H41
J11
J24
O32
O41
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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