Now suppose the parameters of the model take the following values: 0 = 100, = 0.06,

Question:

Now suppose the parameters of the model take the following values: Ā0 = 100, = 0.06, = 1/3,000, and = 1,000.
(a) What is the growth rate of output per person in this economy?
(b) What is the initial level of output per person? What is the level of output per person after 100 years?
(c) Now consider the following changes one at a time: a doubling of the initial stock of knowledge Ā0, a doubling of the research share , a doubling of research productivity , and a doubling of the population . How would your answer to parts (a) and (b) change in each case?
(d) If you could advocate one of the changes considered in part (c), which would you choose? Write a paragraph arguing for your choice.