TY  - EJOU
AU  - 
T1  - Development, Preference Change, and Inequality in an Integrated Walrasian-General-Equilibrium and Neoclassical-Growth Theory
T2  - International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Policy

PY  - 2015
VL  - 4
IS  - 3
SN  - 2305-705X

AB  - This study builds a model to analyze dynamic interdependence between economic growth, structural change, inequality in income and wealth, habit formation and preference change in a heterogeneous-households economy. The analytical framework is based on the Walrasian general equilibrium theory and the neoclassical growth theory. We show that the motion of the economy is described by a set of nonlinear differential equations. Analytically, we focus on transitional processes as well as economic equilibrium. For illustration, we simulate the motion of the economic system with three groups. We identify the existence of a unique stable equilibrium point and carry out comparative dynamic analysis with regard to some parameters. We show how, for instance, habit formation of a group affects the dynamic paths of all the variables of the economic system. 
KW  - Walrasian general equilibrium theory
KW  - Neoclassical growth theory
KW  - Habit formation and preference
KW  - Heterogeneous households
KW  - Income and wealth distribution
KW  - Economic structure.
DO  - 10.18488/journal.26/2015.4.3/26.3.41.55