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Essentials of Economics 8th Edition by Bradley Schiller

Edition 8ISBN: 978-0073511399

Essentials of Economics 8th Edition by Bradley Schiller

Edition 8ISBN: 978-0073511399

Exercise 6

Suppose that every additional 4 percentage points in the investment rate (I ÷ GDP) boost economic growth by 1 percentage point. Assum also that all investment must be financed with consumer saving. The economy is now characterized by

If the goal is to raise the growth rate by 1 percent,
( a ) By how much must investment increase?
( b ) By how much must consumption decline for this to occur?
( c ) Are consumers better or worse off as a result?

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