Questions from Macroeconomics


Q: What role does the legal system play in promoting property rights?

What role does the legal system play in promoting property rights?

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Q: What shortcoming of the Solow growth model does the Romer model attempt

What shortcoming of the Solow growth model does the Romer model attempt to remedy?

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Q: Why is sustained per-capita growth possible in the Romer model

Why is sustained per-capita growth possible in the Romer model but not in the Solow model?

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Q: What happens in a fixed exchange rate regime if a currency is

What happens in a fixed exchange rate regime if a currency is overvalued? What problem can this create?

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Q: Assume that the per-worker production function is yt = 2kt

Assume that the per-worker production function is yt = 2kt 0.5. The saving and depreciation rates are estimated at 0.2 and 0.04, respectively. a) Calculate the capital-labor ratio steady state for thi...

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Q: Suppose government purchases amount to $2.5 trillion, transfer

Suppose government purchases amount to $2.5 trillion, transfer payments amount to $1 trillion, net interest payments are $0.5 trillion, and tax revenue is valued at $3 trillion. a) Calculate the gover...

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Q: Assume that Luke is considering investing in new equipment and computers for

Assume that Luke is considering investing in new equipment and computers for his construction company. The real interest rate is 5%, construction equipment is valued at $600,000, and computers are val...

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Q: Assume that low standards of living (i.e., low

Assume that low standards of living (i.e., low capital-labor ratios, in the Solow model’s terms) are the reason that some countries exhibit high fertility rates. Comment on the effect of population co...

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Q: The Bureau of Economic Analysis valued nominal U.S. gross

The Bureau of Economic Analysis valued nominal U.S. gross domestic product (i.e., actual expenditure) at $16,420 billion at the end of 2012. Suppose that consumption expenditure was $12,210 billion, p...

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Q: What are property rights and how do they influence economic growth?

What are property rights and how do they influence economic growth?

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