In the Solow economic model, id like to know the relationship between the rate of population growth and the steady state level of income. I know that when the rate of population growth grow, then the breakeven investment line goes up, which decreses investment and capital per worker, but what does it do to the income level and the steady state rate of growth?

In the Solow economic model, id like to know the relationship between the rate of population growth and the steady state level of income. I know that when the rate of population growth grow, then the breakeven investment line goes up, which decreses investment and capital per worker, but what does it do to the income level and the steady state rate of growth?

Exploring Economics

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Author:Robert L. Sexton

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Chapter20: Economic Growth In The Global Economy

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1P

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