Suppose we introduce government purchases into the Solow Growth model. The production technology
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Suppose we introduce government purchases into the Solow Growth model. The production technology is given by...
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Consider the Solow growth model with the following production function where y is output. K is capital, s is the productivity and is labor. Assume that 0 < α < 1 Further, suppose that labor grows at a constant rate n. That is. 1 + n. Also, assume that capital depreciates at rate d and that gross investment in capital is fraction s of output. a Letting k-N, obtain the law of motion for capital accumulation...
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Consider an economy in discrete time t = 0,1,2,3,... Y denotes total output, C denotes total consumption, and S denotes total savings. At any period, total output is split between consumption and saving, i.e. Y() = C(t) + s(t) The economy is closed so that aggregate saving equals aggregate investment, S(t) = 1(t). Investment augments the national capital stock K and replaces that part of it which is wearing out. Suppose...
1. Let's review the setup of the Solow growth model with saving rate s, constant population growth rate n, and constant technology growth rate g Kt+1(1-8)K Lt+ 1 = (1 + n) Et+1-(1+g)E a) b) c) What is the steady-state capital and output per effective worker? (5pts) Solve for the golden rule level of capital. What is the saving rate then? (5pts) Many health experts have argued that malnutrition leads to reduced work capacity. Suppose in the Solow model, this...
1. Let's review the setup of the Solow growth model with saving rate s, constant population growth rate n, and constant technology growth rate g Kt+1(1-8)K Lt+ 1 = (1 + n) Et+1-(1+g)E a) b) c) What is the steady-state capital and output per effective worker? (5pts) Solve for the golden rule level of capital. What is the saving rate then? (5pts) Many health experts have argued that malnutrition leads to reduced work capacity. Suppose in the Solow model, this...
3) Consider the Solow model with population growth and labor-augmenting technological progress. Suppose that the aggregate production function is Cobb- Douglas, i.e. Y = AK"(E · L)1-a, where A is a constant, while E denotes technological progress and grows at rate g. Labor grows at an exogenous rate n, and capital depreciates at rate d. As usual, people consume a fraction (1 – s) of their income. a. Use a graph similar to what we have seen in class to...
Consider the Solow growth model that we developed in class. Output at time t is given by the production function Y AK Lt, where A is total factor productivity, Kt is total capital at timet and L is the labour force. Total factor productivity A and labour force L are constant over time. There is no government or foreign trade and Y, + 1, where Ct is consumption and I is investment at tim. Every agent saves s share of...
The Solow model with technological progress.In the lecture, we talked about the Solow model with technological progress and populationgrowth. Now consider a simpler model with only technological progress. Denote thetechnology level at time \(\mathrm{t}\) by \(\mathrm{A}_{\mathrm{t}}\), and the growth rate of technology by \(\mathrm{g}_{\mathrm{A}}\). The number ofworker is constant, \(\mathrm{N}\). The production function is given by$$ Y_{t}=K_{t}^{\alpha}\left(A_{t} N\right)^{1-\alpha} $$where \(\alpha\) is a constant.(a) Define \(x_{t}=X_{t} / A_{t} N\), where \(X_{t}\) stands for all relevant aggregate variables in the model.Write down...
Malthusian Model of Growth Notation: Yt Aggregate output; Nt Population size; L¯ Land (fixed); ct Per capita consumption Production: Aggregate production function is Yt = F(Nt , Lt) = zN2/3 t L 1/3 t Population Dynamics: Nt+1 = g(ct)Nt Population growth function: g(ct) = (3ct) 1/3 Parameter Values: Land: L¯ = 1000 for all t. Productivity parameter: z = 1 ...
Consider the Solow growth model that we developed in class. Output at time t is given by the production function where A is total factor productivity, Kt is total capital at time t and L is the labour force. Total factor productivity A and labour force L are constant over time. There is no government or foreign trade and where Ct is consumption and It is investment at time t. Every agent saves s share of his income and consumes...
Consider the Solow growth model. Output at time t is given by the production function Yt = AKt3 L3 , where A is total factor productivity, Kt is total capital at time t and L is the labour force. Total factor productivity A and labour force L are constant over time. There is no government or foreign trade and Yt = Ct + It where Ct is consumption and It is investment at time t. Every agent saves s share...