6. Consider a hypothetical economy that has the production function Y = F(K, LE) = K¹/3 (LE) 2/3, where Y is output, K is capital, and LE is the number of effective workers. Suppose the saving rate is 20%, the capital depreciates by 3%, the population grows at the rate of 1%, and the rate of labor-augmenting technological change is 1%. a. Solve for the per-effective-worker production function.

6. Consider a hypothetical economy that has the production function Y = F(K, LE) = K¹/3 (LE) 2/3, where Y is output, K is capital, and LE is the number of effective workers. Suppose the saving rate is 20%, the capital depreciates by 3%, the population grows at the rate of 1%, and the rate of labor-augmenting technological change is 1%. a. Solve for the per-effective-worker production function.

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Chapter9: Production Functions

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