Consider an economy in which the amount of investment is equal to the amount of saving (i.e., the economy is closed to i
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Consider an economy in which the amount of investment is equal
to the amount of saving
(i.e., the economy is closed to international flows of
capital).
Any output that is not saved is consumed (all equivalently, C=Y-S;
C=Y-I; c=y-s; c=y-i).
The production function is π¦π¦ = π΄π΄πππΌπΌ and labor force grows at
rate n while productivity (A) is
constant.
The βgolden rule level of saving β investment β is the βoptimalβ
saving β investment rate
(πΎπΎπΊπΊ) that maximises consumption per worker (πΎπΎ is the fraction of
income that is invested β
saved).
Prove that marginal product of capital (MPK) equals (πΏπΏ + ππ) at
the golden rule level of saving
β investment (πΏπΏ is depreciation rate).
Show the golden rule level of saving β investment on a graph.
On the same graph, show the case in which this economy is over
saving β investing. (Hint: In
this case, higher saving - investment does increase GDP per worker,
but not consumption
per worker.)
to the amount of saving
(i.e., the economy is closed to international flows of
capital).
Any output that is not saved is consumed (all equivalently, C=Y-S;
C=Y-I; c=y-s; c=y-i).
The production function is π¦π¦ = π΄π΄πππΌπΌ and labor force grows at
rate n while productivity (A) is
constant.
The βgolden rule level of saving β investment β is the βoptimalβ
saving β investment rate
(πΎπΎπΊπΊ) that maximises consumption per worker (πΎπΎ is the fraction of
income that is invested β
saved).
Prove that marginal product of capital (MPK) equals (πΏπΏ + ππ) at
the golden rule level of saving
β investment (πΏπΏ is depreciation rate).
Show the golden rule level of saving β investment on a graph.
On the same graph, show the case in which this economy is over
saving β investing. (Hint: In
this case, higher saving - investment does increase GDP per worker,
but not consumption
per worker.)