a. What must the saving rate be in the initial steady state? [Hint: Use the steady-state relationship, sy = (6 + n+ g)k.] b. What is the marginal product of capital in the initial steady state? c. Suppose that public policy alters the saving rate so that the economy reaches the Golden Rule level of capital. What will the marginal product of capital be at the Golden Rule steady state? Compare the marginal product at the Golden Rule steady state to the marginal product in the initial steady state. Explain.

a. What must the saving rate be in the initial steady state? [Hint: Use the steady-state relationship, sy = (6 + n+ g)k.] b. What is the marginal product of capital in the initial steady state? c. Suppose that public policy alters the saving rate so that the economy reaches the Golden Rule level of capital. What will the marginal product of capital be at the Golden Rule steady state? Compare the marginal product at the Golden Rule steady state to the marginal product in the initial steady state. Explain.

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