Year: 1995
Type: article
Abstract: This article incorporates the economic theory of predation into the theory of economic growth. The analytical framework is a general-equilibrium model of the interaction between two dynasties: a potential predator and its prey. We find that the rate of accumulation of capital and the security of property are positively related only for generations of the prey dynasty that tolerate predation. Generations of the prey dynasty that choose to deter predation, even though their property is perfectly secure, accumulate productive capital more slowly than the preceding generations that tolerated predation.
Source: Journal of Economic Growth
DOI: 10.1007/bf00141042
Authors: Herschel I. Grossman, Minseong Kim
Language: English
Subfield: Economics and Econometrics
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: University of Pennsylvania
OpenAlex ID: W1982801467