Assume an endogenous growth model with a production function that in per capita terms can be written as y = 0.8k. If the savings rate is s 0.3, the rate of growth of population is n = 0.03, and the rate of depreciation is d = 0.1, how high is the rate of growth of output per capita? A. 14% B. 17% C. 13% D. 11% E. There is not enough information to calculate it.

Assume an endogenous growth model with a production function that in per capita terms can be written as y = 0.8k. If the savings rate is s 0.3, the rate of growth of population is n = 0.03, and the rate of depreciation is d = 0.1, how high is the rate of growth of output per capita? A. 14% B. 17% C. 13% D. 11% E. There is not enough information to calculate it.

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