Macroeconomics (Fourth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393603767
Author: Charles I. Jones
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 16, Problem 4E
a)
To determine
Growth rate for consumption will households choose.
b)
To determine
Growth rate for consumption will households choose if β = 0.95.
c)
To determine
The value taken as the real interest rate.
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