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Chapter 26, Problem 9DQ
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Relating the given factors to the 1995 to 2010 increase in the trend rate of productivity growth.
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Using the Rule of 70, a country will roughly double its GDP in thirty-five years if its annual growth rate is
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O 2.5 percent; 25 years
Last year real GDP in the imaginary nation of Oceania was 561.0 billion and the population was 2.2
million. The year before, real GDP was 500.0 billion and the population was 2.0 million. What was
the growth rate of real GDP per person during the year?
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growth rate between 1960 and 2017. Which one shows the strongest evidence in favour of convergence?
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