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Discrete Versus Continuous Time in an Endogenous Growth Model with Durable Consumption

  • Manuel A. Gómez EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: October 8, 2014
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Abstract

The choice of time as a discrete or continuous variable may radically affect the stability of equilibrium in an endogenous growth model with durable consumption. In the continuous-time model the steady state is locally saddle-path stable with monotonic convergence. However, in the discrete-time model the steady state may be unstable or saddle-path stable with monotonic or oscillatory convergence.

JEL: O41; E21
Published Online: 2014-10-8
Published in Print: 2014-11-30

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