Structural change and Investment allocation in a Pasinettian approach

Vol. 19 No. 3 (1999)

Jul-Sep / 1999
Published July 1, 1999
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How to Cite

Araújo, Ricardo Azevedo, Joanílio Rodolpho Teixeira, and Jorge Thompson Araujo. 1999. “Structural Change and Investment Allocation in a Pasinettian Approach”. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy 19 (3):536-49. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-31571999-1023.

Structural change and Investment allocation in a Pasinettian approach

Ricardo Azevedo Araújo
Universidade de Brasília – UnB, Brasília/DF, Brasil.
Joanílio Rodolpho Teixeira
Universidade de Brasilia - UnB, Brasília/DF, Brasil.
Jorge Thompson Araujo
Banco Mundial, Washington/DC, Estados Unidos.
Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 19 No. 3 (1999), Jul-Sep / 1999, Pages 536-549

Abstract

ln this article Feldman’s model of investment allocation (1928) is disaggregated
to study the implications of introducing the structural change process in it. It means that the
analysis proposed here is carried out in a multi-sectoral framework, where both productivity
and demand are changing at a distinct rate in each sector. Feldman’s model is then shown to
be a particular case of Pasinetti (1981, 1993) and an equilibrium path is established. Finally,
we analyze the possibility of maintaining equilibrium over time and normative conclusions
are obtained.

JEL Classification: E12; E22; O11; O41.


Keywords: Structural change Feldman-Mahalanobis model Pasinettian model economic development multi-sector models