Macroeconomics (Fourth Edition)
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Author: Charles I. Jones
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Chapter 5, Problem 9E
(a)
To determine
The growth rate of per capita GDP as a function of the growth rate of the capital stock.
(b)
To determine
The solution to growth rate of per capita GDP as a function of current level of Kt.
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