Macroeconomics
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ISBN: 9781319105990
Author: Mankiw, N. Gregory.
Publisher: Worth Publishers,
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Chapter 9, Problem 2PA
(a)
To determine
The rate at which the total output, output per worker and output per effective worker grow.
(b)
To determine
The capital per effective worker, output per effective worker and the marginal product of capital.
(c)
To determine
The saving rate at the Golden rule steady state.
(d)
To determine
The growth rate of output at the Golden rule steady state.
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