The Replacement Problem
Posted: 27 Apr 1998
Date Written: 1995
Abstract
We construct a vintage capital model of economic growth in which the decision to replace old technologies with new ones is modeled explicitly. Depreciation in this environment is an economic, not a physical concept. We describe the balanced growth paths and the transitional dynamics of this economy. We illustrate the importance of vintage capital by analyzing the response of the economy to fiscal policies designed to stimulate investment in new technologies.
A revised version of this paper is published in the Journal of Monetary Economics, v. 40, no. 3(December 1997):457-499.
JEL Classification: O4
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Cooley, Thomas F. and Greenwood, Jeremy and Yorukoglu, Mehmet, The Replacement Problem (1995). Simon School of Business Working Paper MP 95-02, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3245
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