Browsing FGV EPGE - Ensaios Econômicos by Author "Rob, Rafael"

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Elasticity of substitution between capital and labor: a panel data approach

Pessôa, Samuel de Abreu; Pessoa, Silvia Maria Matos; Rob, Rafael
2003-08-18
The implications of embodiment and Putty-Clay to economic development

Pessôa, Samuel de Abreu; Rob, Rafael
2004-04-01

In this paper we construct and analyze a growth model with the following three ingredients. (i) Technological progress is embodied. (ii) The production function of a firm is such that the firm makes both technology upgrade ...
Vintage capital, distortions and development

Pessôa, Samuel de Abreu; Rob, Rafael
2002-05-16

This paper asks to what extent distortions to the adoption of new technology cause income inequality across nations. We work in the framework of embodied technological progress with an individual, C.E.S. production function. ...