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Defining capital in growth models


Abstract: This article analyzes the measurement of the capital stock when technological advance is embodied in capital. The source of the problem is that capital is not homogeneous across vintages. Which measure of the capital stock to use is dictated by the question being addressed.

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Part of Series: Economic Review

Publication Date: 1999

Issue: Q II

Pages: 19-23