ESSENTIALS OF ECONOMICS
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260225334
Author: SCHILLER
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 2, Problem 3P
To determine
(a)
GDP per capita in the year 2025 if it grows by 0 percent.
To determine
(b)
GDP per capita in the year 2025 if it grows by 2 percent.
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GDP per capita in the United States was approximately $63,000 in 2020. Use the growth formula (see below) to answer the following questions:
Growth formula: (future value) = (present value) × (1 + r)t
present value = this year's GDP per capita
future value = GDP per capita in the future
r = rate of growth (in decimal form) per year
What will GDP per capita be in the year 2025 if it grows each year by 2.5 percent?
#1: A lower income economy starts off with a per capita GDP of $5,000. How large will the per capita GDP be if it grows at an annual rate of 2% for 10 years? 2% for 30 years? 4% for 10 years? 4% for 30 years? Explain why the difference between 2% and 4% growth matters?
#2: List some arguments for and against the likelihood of “convergence”. What sorts of policies can governments implement to encourage convergence?
#3: What determines how productive workers are? How do gains in labor productivity lead to gains in GDP per capita?
Hypothetical data is given for the following countries. Calculate real growth per capita in the following countries:
Instructions: Enter your responses rounded to one decimal place. If you are entering a negative number, be sure to include a negative
sign (-) in front of the number.
a. Democratic Republic of Congo: population growth = 2.8 percent; real output growth=-1.6 percent.
Real growth per capita: %
b. Estonia: population growth-(0.6) percent; real output growth-4.5 percent.
Real growth per capita:[ %
c. India: population growth=1.7 percent; real output growth = 5.9 percent.
Real growth per capita: [ %
d. United States: population growth 0.7 percent; real output growth = 2.8 percent.
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