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Production Networks, Capital Dynamics, and Heterogeneous Agents |
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Giulio Bottazzi, Daniele Giachini, Eleonora Priori |
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Production Network; Capital Formation; Heterogeneous Agents; Two-date Model.
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C68, D51, D57, D58, E43
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Abstract | |||||||||||||||||
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We develop a general equilibrium production network model that spans
two periods and incorporates heterogeneous households, firm-specific Cobb-Douglas
production technologies, and a time-to-build mechanism for capital
formation. Within this dynamic framework, we establish the existence
and uniqueness of a competitive equilibrium and provide explicit analytical
solutions for key economic variables. In particular, we derive closed-form
expressions for the welfare and real interest rate effects of supply-side shocks
occurring at different points in time. We calibrate the model using input-output
data from the Italian economy, identifying key structural features
such as the prominent roles of the real estate, food, and tourism-related sectors.
We then extend the calibration to incorporate household heterogene-
ity by skill level and examine the consequences in terms of welfare and real
interest rates of a climate-related productivity shock. This shock is sector-specific, t
ime-dependent, and scaled according to differential exposure to
climate risks. Our results show that climate-induced negative supply-side
shocks generate disproportionate welfare losses for low-skilled households
and induce nontrivial adjustments in real interest rates across sectors.
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