Redistribution spurs growth by using a portfolio effect on risky human capital.

We demonstrate by mathematical analysis and systematic computer simulations that redistribution can lead to sustainable growth in a society. In accordance with economic models of risky human capital, we assume that dynamics of human capital is modeled as a multiplicative stochastic process which, in...

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Main Authors: Jan Lorenz, Fabian Paetzel, Frank Schweitzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3563654?pdf=render