Fill This Form To Receive Instant Help

Help in Homework
trustpilot ratings
google ratings


Homework answers / question archive / 1)Use the Solow model to evaluate this question

1)Use the Solow model to evaluate this question

Economics

1)Use the Solow model to evaluate this question. You are the chief economic advisor to a small Caribbean country with an aggregate per capita production function of y = 3k%. The savings rate is 6%, and the rate of depreciation is 10%. Population grows at a rate of 4%. There is no technological progress. a. (3) On a graph, show the output, break-even investment, and savings functions for this economy (as a function of capital per worker). Denote steady-state capital per worker k* and steady-state output per worker y*. Label your graph completely for full credit. b. (2) Write down the equation used to solve for the steady state, and find the numerical values of this economy's steady-state levels of capital per worker and output per worker. (fractions or decimals are fine) C. (2) If capital per worker equals four units (k=4), explain in words how the economy works its way toward the steady state. d. (3) lf k-4, write down the equations for and find the numerical values of: (1) investment per worker; (ii) break-even investment per worker; (ii) output per worker, and (iv) consumption per worker. Identify each of these on your graph (draw a new graph if necessary to see clearly). e. (2) If k-0, explain in words what happens. f. (1) How fast is output per worker in this economy growing in the long run? Explain how you know this.

2)Use the Solow model to evaluate this question. You are the chief economic advisor to a small Caribbean country with an aggregate per capita production function of y - 3k". The savings rate is 6%, and the rate of depreciation is 10%. Population grows at a rate of 4%. There is no technological progress
f. (1) How fast is output per worker in this economy growing in the long run? Explain how you know this. 8. (1) If the rate of technological progress in this country were 5%, at what rate would output per worker grow in the steady state? h. (2) Say that the economy is originally in the steady state identified in part b when population growth decreases to 2%. Explain in words what happens to the growth rate and level of output per capita, being sure to address what happens both in the short run and in the long run. 1. (2) Say that the economy is in its original steady state (part b), when a hurricane destroys 1/3 of its capital stock. How does this change the steady-state level of output per capita? 1. (2) While the Solow model does not directly include any government policies, name one specific government policy that could increase long-run growth in output (income) per capita as described by the Solow model.
Use the Solow model to evaluate this question. You are the chief economic advisor to a small Caribbean country with an aggregate per capita production function of y = 3k%. The savings rate is 6%, and the rate of depreciation is 10%. Population grows at a rate of 4%. There is no technological progress.
f. (1) How fast is output per worker in this economy growing in the long run? Explain how you know this. 8. (1) If the rate of technological progress in this country were 5%, at what rate would output per worker grow in the steady state?

3)

Suppose that Maggie cares only about chai and bagels. Her utility function is U= CB, where C is the number of cups of chai she drinks in a day, and B is the number of bagels she eats in a day. The price of chai is $3, and the price of bagels is $1.50. Maggie has $6 to spend per day on chai and bagels.

  1. State the objective function
  2. State the constraint
  3. Solve for MUC and MUB and state if utility function exhibits diminishing MU for each good
  4. Interpret the value of your MUC and MUB at C=2 and B=6
  5. Solve for MRSCB and state if the utility function exhibits diminishing MRS
  6. Interpret the value of your MRSCB if P=2 and S=1
  7. Write down the optimality condition. Express it using the utility function and prices given above.
  8. What is the economic meaning of the optimality condition applied specifically to the chai and bagels. Equality of slopes of IC and BL are not acceptable answers- these are not economically relevant terms
  9. Solve for optimal level of chai and bagels.
  10. Draw your optimal solution by drawing an IC (convex one) and BL, and make sure you label your optimal levels of B and C as well as the intercepts of your BL.

pur-new-sol

Purchase A New Answer

Custom new solution created by our subject matter experts

GET A QUOTE

Answer Preview

1)(a) uploaded as image as above

(b) s f ( k) = d k/ d t +kn; (5 ) here saving per capita s f ( k ) equals capital deepening per capita d k / d t plus capital widening per capita kn.

(c) The steady state level of capital is an amount of capital per worker that is stable over time - as time progresses there is no accumulation or depletion of capital. It occurs when investment in the per capita capital stock is equal to the depreciation of the capital stock.

Please use this google drive link to download the answer file.       

answer 1.https://drive.google.com/file/d/143GAWJ1fT7mLWsSsdkAaavuagdkzpgON/view?usp=sharing

answer 2.https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MymwKoZhe2ys-vGdAsUJv8MOQ6jaqNs-/view?usp=sharing

Note: If you have any trouble in viewing/downloading the answer from the given link, please use this below guide to understand the whole process. 

https://helpinhomework.org/blog/how-to-obtain-answer-through-google-drive-link 

3)

Given that,

There are only two goods to be consumed by the Maggie: Chai and Bagels.

Utility function: U = CB

C - Number of cups of chai drinks in a day

B - Number of bagels she eats in a day

Price of chai = $3

Price of bagels = $1.50

Total money to spent in a day = $6

(a) Here, the only objective function is to maximize the utility i.e.

Max. U = CB

(b) Subject to constraint:

(Price of chai * C) + (Price of bagel * B) = Total money to spent

3C + 1.5B = 6

(c) Marginal utility for chai:

 

Marginal utility for bagels:

 

Marginal utilities of both the goods doesn't exhibit diminishing return.

(d) At C = 2 and B = 6,

 

It implies that the marginal utility of bagel is constant at 2 and for an additional consumption of bagel, the consumer gets the same additional utility equal to 2.

It implies that the marginal utlity of chai is constant at 6 and for an additional consumption of chai, she'll get the utility equal to 6.

please see the attached file for the complet solution.