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Publication date: 28 February 2020

John Roufagalas and Alexei G. Orlov

The purpose of the paper is twofold: to construct and analyze a novel endogenous growth model, in which unbounded growth is possible without the need to assume increasing returns…

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Purpose

The purpose of the paper is twofold: to construct and analyze a novel endogenous growth model, in which unbounded growth is possible without the need to assume increasing returns to scale, and to use the model to estimate the long-run (or dynamic) costs of recessions.

Design/methodology/approach

In the proposed model, endogenous technology and human capital accumulation serve as the “twin engines of growth.” Simulations are used to derive growth rates consistent with long-term experience of developed countries, to understand better the differences between balanced growth and unbounded growth and to provide an estimate of the dynamic costs of capacity utilization shocks that produce business cycle-like behavior.

Findings

Conservative calculations show that the costs of the capacity shocks can be large – about 1.5 percent of the present value of output over a 100-period horizon. The theoretical model also suggests that differences in the technology production and human capital accumulation functions, possibly due to differing institutions, may help explain diverse growth experiences.

Originality/value

The paper, for first time, combines two strands of the economic growth theory – endogenous technology and endogenous human capital production – into a single model. It uses the implications of the model to argue, through simulations, that the benefits of counter-cyclical policies are potentially large in the long run.

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Journal of Economic Studies, vol. 47 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0144-3585

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Publication date: 30 November 2006

Prahlad Kasturi, Alexei G. Orlov and John Roufagalas

Human Resource Management (HRM) effects on firm performance can be examined at the systems architecture (i.e., guiding principles or philosophy), the policy, or practices levels…

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Human Resource Management (HRM) effects on firm performance can be examined at the systems architecture (i.e., guiding principles or philosophy), the policy, or practices levels. This paper suggests that, at least for small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries, it is the guiding principles that affect a firm’s performance. Using a unique dataset of 44 SMEs in Tamil‐Nadu, India, this paper presents a regression analysis of the relationship between HRM philosophies and measures of firm performance. It is shown that the attitude of the firm’s owner(s) towards its employees is a major determinant of the firm’s profitability. The effect of HRM philosophy on productivity is smaller, albeit still highly significant.

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International Journal of Commerce and Management, vol. 16 no. 3/4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1056-9219

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Publication date: 1 March 1999

Mohammed Ansari and John Roufagalas

Differentiates economic welfare from general welfare and demonstrates mathematically the welfare‐indeterminacy of economic growth. Goes on to show that the Pareto criterion also…

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Differentiates economic welfare from general welfare and demonstrates mathematically the welfare‐indeterminacy of economic growth. Goes on to show that the Pareto criterion also fails to identify changes in social welfare, proposes a new “social Pareto criterion” and considers its implications for income redistribution policies. Argues that the related theoretical problems result from the assumption of an asymmetrical value function and puts forward an alternative idea (an asymmetric but rotating value function) to resolve this and properly measure the welfare effects of income redistribution.

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Managerial Finance, vol. 25 no. 3/4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0307-4358

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