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An economy has the per-worker production function yt=f(kt)=4kt)0.4,
where yt is the output per worker and kt is the capital-labor ratio. The
Saving is St=0.5Yt,
where St is total national saving and Yt is total output.
The slope of the per worker production function is given by
f' (kt)=1.6kt-0.6 .
What is the steady state value of capital-labor ratio, k*? Round your answer to at least 2 decimal places.
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