Macroeconomics (Fourth Edition)
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Author: Charles I. Jones
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Chapter 3, Problem 1RQ
To determine
Where the sustainable
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In an economy, the first sustained economic growth happened in Country ‘E’ in the late 1700’s and spread across the countries ‘WE’ over the next few years. However, a thousand year ago, the standard of living was somewhat equal across the countries, and Robert Lucas summed it up by saving incomes that changed by a factor of maybe two. Thus, now a days, the standard of living varies by a factor of 30, maybe as high as 50 across countries.
Economics Concept Introduction
Economic growth: Economic growth is represented by an increase in the production of the goods and services at a given period.
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