Research Interests for Pietro F. Peretto

Pietro Peretto joined Duke in 1994 after receiving his Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University. A native of Milan, Italy, Peretto received his B.A. from the Universita Bocconi, also in Milan. His research integrates into endogenous growth theory the insights on technological progress and market structure developed in industrial organization. He has written several theoretical and applied papers in the area. Professor Peretto teaches graduate Macroeconomic Analysis and Advanced Macroeconomics (Growth), and undergraduate Economic Growth.

Keywords:

macroeconomics , growth, technological change, innovation, R&D, international trade, development, natural resources, enviroment, industrial organization, market structure, coroprate taxation

Recent Publications

1. P. Peretto, Corporate Taxes, Growth and Welfare in a Schumpeterian Economy, Journal of Economic Theory (forthcoming, 2007)
2. P. Peretto, Schumpeterian Growth with Productive Public Spending and Distortionary Taxation, Review of Development Economics (forthcoming, 2007)
3. P. Peretto, Effluent Taxes, Market Structure and the Rate and Direction of Endogenous Technological Change (Submitted, October, 2006)
4. P. Peretto, A Schumpeterian Analysis of Deficit-Financed Dividend Tax Cuts (Submitted, September, 2006)
5. P. Peretto, Energy Taxes and Endogenous Technological Change (Submitted, December, 2006)