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Units and sources are the same as in Table 3.1 on page 57. Assume that the production function is Y = AK0.3IN0.7.
a. How much did Canadian total factor productivity grow between 1960 and 1970? Between 1970 and 1980?

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Bob, Carol, and Ted are residents of a tiny commune in darkest Peru. Bob currently has a utility level (Ub) of 55 utils, Carol’s utility (Uc) is 35 utils, and Ted’s utility (Ut) is 10 utils. Alice, the benevolent ruler

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Suppose short-run inverse demand in a monopolistically competitive market is represented by: p(x) = 18 – 0.2x. Cost is given by: TC(x) = 320 + 2x + 0.05×2.
a. (liven these demand and cost conditions, what price, output, and

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Consider a Solow model where the production function no longer exhibits diminishing returns to capital accumulation. This is not particularly realistic, for reasons discussed in Chapter 4. But it is interesting to consider this case nonetheless because of what it

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Suppose there are two inputs in the production function, labor and capital, and these two inputs are perfect substitutes. The existing technology permits 1 machine to do the work of 3 workers. The firm wants to produce 100 units of

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Sam’s utility function for his monthly consumption of goods X and Y is U(X, Y) = 100 X – X2 + Y.
Assume this function applies only for bundles that contain no more than 100 units of X; bundles

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Government purchases G and taxes T both equal 1000. The initial price level P equals 2.0, and expected inflation Ï?e is zero. Full-employment output F is 8000. Notice that the real money demand function above is defined only for positive

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Some compensation schemes include a signing bonus while others include the potential to receive annual year-end bonuses.
(a) From the firm’s perspective, what are the benefits of offering a signing bonus? What are the benefits of offering a year-end

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During recessions and economic hard times, many people-particularly those who have difficulty getting bank loans-turn to pawnshops to raise cash. But even during boom years, pawnshops can be profitable. Because the collateral that customers put up (such as jewelry, guns,

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Suppose that the demand for steel in Japan is given by the equation QdS = 1200 – 4PS + PA + PT, where QS is the quantity of steel purchased (millions of tons per year), PS is the price of