Assume that an economy described by the Solow model is in a steady state with output and capital growing at 3 percent and labor growing at 2 percent The capital share is 0.4. The growth-accounting equation indicates that the contributions to growth of capital, labor, and total factor productivity are: Oa 1.2 percent, 1.2 percent, and 0.6 percent, respectively. O b. 3 percent, 2 percent, and I percent, respectively. O c. 0.4 percent, 0.6 percent, and I percent, respectively. O d. 0.4 percent, 0.6 percent, and 0.2 percent, respectively.

Assume that an economy described by the Solow model is in a steady state with output and capital growing at 3 percent and labor growing at 2 percent The capital share is 0.4. The growth-accounting equation indicates that the contributions to growth of capital, labor, and total factor productivity are: Oa 1.2 percent, 1.2 percent, and 0.6 percent, respectively. O b. 3 percent, 2 percent, and I percent, respectively. O c. 0.4 percent, 0.6 percent, and I percent, respectively. O d. 0.4 percent, 0.6 percent, and 0.2 percent, respectively.

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Chapter20: Economic Growth In The Global Economy

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