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To answer the next question, copy the growth model below into a spreadsheet. The spreadsheet contains the values from a simple growth model. Please reconstruct

To answer the next question, copy the growth model below into a spreadsheet. The spreadsheet contains the values from a simple growth model. Please reconstruct the underlying formulas from this model and then use them to answer the questions below.

Set up the spreadsheet so that you can change the values for s and for the growth rate of the labor force in cells C1 and C2. Remember to use exponential growth rates and natural logs (ln). The three key relationships you need to fill in the formulas are the production function and the rules for calculating capital and labor next year from values of capital, labor, and output (GDP) this year. The production function is the one from the note: "Diminishing Returns": F(K,L)=K^(1/3)*L^(2/3). (Note: K^x means K raised to the power x) . The rule for labor, L, in given year is that it is equal to exp(g) times labor in the previous year, where g is the growth rate of the labor force, and exp is the exponential function described in "On Overview of Macroeconomics." The capital stock this year is equal to the capital stock yesterday plus s times output yesterday. You also need to be able to calculate the marginal product of an input and the growth rate of any variable.

7. Keep savings rate of 20%. Now suppose you increase growth rate of the labor force from 1.5% per year to 3 percent per year. This will cause an increase of how much in the rate of growth of output between years 99 and 100?

Investment share s =

20%

Growth of labor force =

1.50%

Output

Growth in

Year

Capital

Labor

Output

MPK

MPL

per Worker

GDP growth

output per worker

1

1000

1000

1000.000

0.333

0.667

1.000

2

1200

1015.11306461572

1073.338

0.298

0.705

1.057

7.08%

5.58%

3

1414.66769307126

1030.45453395352

1145.260

0.270

0.741

1.111

6.49%

4.99%

4

1643.71966262528

1046.02785990872

1216.106

0.247

0.775

1.163

6.00%

4.50%

5

1886.9408551814

1061.83654654536

1286.149

0.227

0.807

1.211

5.60%

4.10%

6

2144.17061023934

1077.88415088463

1355.609

0.211

0.838

1.258

5.26%

3.76%

7

2415.29244784827

1094.17428370521

1424.670

0.197

0.868

1.302

4.97%

3.47%

8

2700.22642432472

1110.71061035571

1493.484

0.184

0.896

1.345

4.72%

3.22%

9

2998.9232934009

1127.49685157938

1562.183

0.174

0.924

1.386

4.50%

3.00%

10

3311.35996795985

1144.53678435131

1630.880

0.164

0.950

1.425

4.30%

2.80%

11

3637.5359388373

1161.83424272828

1699.672

0.156

0.975

1.463

4.13%

2.63%

12

3977.47041121286

1179.39311871139

1768.648

0.148

1.000

1.500

3.98%

2.48%

13

4331.19998803823

1197.21736312181

1837.884

0.141

1.023

1.535

3.84%

2.34%

14

4698.77677670775

1215.31098648973

1907.450

0.135

1.046

1.570

3.72%

2.22%

15

5080.26682757666

1233.67805995674

1977.410

0.130

1.068

1.603

3.60%

2.10%

16

5475.74883581362

1252.32271619186

2047.821

0.125

1.090

1.635

3.50%

2.00%

17

5885.31305451341

1271.2491503214

2118.737

0.120

1.111

1.667

3.40%

1.90%

18

6309.06037899076

1290.46162087289

2190.206

0.116

1.131

1.697

3.32%

1.82%

19

6747.10157105389

1309.96445073325

2262.275

0.112

1.151

1.727

3.24%

1.74%

20

7199.5565987121

1329.76202812147

2334.987

0.108

1.170

1.756

3.16%

1.66%

21

7666.55407182099

1349.858807576

2408.383

0.105

1.189

1.784

3.09%

1.59%

22

8148.2307580417

1370.259310957

2482.502

0.102

1.208

1.812

3.03%

1.53%

23

8644.73116649123

1390.96812846378

2557.380

0.099

1.226

1.839

2.97%

1.47%

24

9156.20718880745

1411.98991966766

2633.053

0.096

1.243

1.865

2.92%

1.42%

25

9682.81778920342

1433.32941456034

2709.555

0.093

1.260

1.890

2.86%

1.36%

26

10224.7287365579

1454.9914146182

2786.918

0.091

1.277

1.915

2.82%

1.32%

27

10782.1123727689

1476.98079388264

2865.175

0.089

1.293

1.940

2.77%

1.27%

28

11355.1474125479

1499.30250005677

2944.357

0.086

1.309

1.964

2.73%

1.23%

29

11944.0187706082

1521.96155561863

3024.493

0.084

1.325

1.987

2.69%

1.19%

30

12548.9174128295

1544.96305895134

3105.614

0.082

1.340

2.010

2.65%

1.15%

31

13170.040228504

1568.31218549017

3187.748

0.081

1.355

2.033

2.61%

1.11%

32

13807.5899211969

1592.0141888871

3270.925

0.079

1.370

2.055

2.58%

1.08%

33

14461.7749161128

1616.07440219289

3355.172

0.077

1.384

2.076

2.54%

1.04%

34

15132.8092821563

1640.49823905704

3440.517

0.076

1.398

2.097

2.51%

1.01%

35

15820.9126671271

1665.29119494588

3526.988

0.074

1.412

2.118

2.48%

0.98%

36

16526.3102447006

1690.45884837909

3614.612

0.073

1.425

2.138

2.45%

0.95%

37

17249.2326720223

1716.00686218486

3703.417

0.072

1.439

2.158

2.43%

0.93%

38

17989.9160568986

1741.94098477407

3793.429

0.070

1.452

2.178

2.40%

0.90%

39

18748.6019336944

1768.26705143373

3884.677

0.069

1.464

2.197

2.38%

0.88%

40

19525.5372471593

1794.9909856399

3977.185

0.068

1.477

2.216

2.35%

0.85%

41

20320.9743434998

1822.11880039051

4070.983

0.067

1.489

2.234

2.33%

0.83%

42

21135.1709680978

1849.65659955832

4166.097

0.066

1.501

2.252

2.31%

0.81%

43

21968.3902693452

1877.61057926434

4262.553

0.065

1.513

2.270

2.29%

0.79%

44

22820.9008081276

1905.98702927192

4360.379

0.064

1.525

2.288

2.27%

0.77%

45

23692.9765725443

1934.79233440203

4459.602

0.063

1.537

2.305

2.25%

0.75%

46

24584.896997496

1964.03297596984

4560.250

0.062

1.548

2.322

2.23%

0.73%

47

25496.946988817

1993.71553324308

4662.350

0.061

1.559

2.339

2.21%

0.71%

48

26429.4169516599

2023.84668492234

4765.929

0.060

1.570

2.355

2.20%

0.70%

49

27382.6028228773

2054.43321064388

4871.016

0.059

1.581

2.371

2.18%

0.68%

50

28356.8061071687

2085.48199250502

4977.639

0.059

1.591

2.387

2.17%

0.67%

51

29352.3339167895

2117.00001661267

5085.825

0.058

1.601

2.402

2.15%

0.65%

52

30369.4990146373

2148.99437465522

5195.604

0.057

1.612

2.418

2.14%

0.64%

53

31408.6198605534

2181.4722654982

5307.004

0.056

1.622

2.433

2.12%

0.62%

54

32470.0206606921

2214.44099680407

5420.054

0.056

1.632

2.448

2.11%

0.61%

55

33554.0314198288

2247.90798667647

5534.783

0.055

1.641

2.462

2.09%

0.59%

56

34660.9879964881

2281.8807653293

5651.221

0.054

1.651

2.477

2.08%

0.58%

57

35791.2321607895

2316.36697678109

5769.397

0.054

1.660

2.491

2.07%

0.57%

58

36945.1116549161

2351.3743805749

5889.343

0.053

1.670

2.505

2.06%

0.56%

59

38122.9802561245

2386.91085352427

6011.088

0.053

1.679

2.518

2.05%

0.55%

60

39325.1978422209

2422.98439148554

6134.663

0.052

1.688

2.532

2.03%

0.53%

61

40552.1304594381

2459.60311115694

6260.100

0.051

1.697

2.545

2.02%

0.52%

62

41804.150392655

2496.77525190488

6387.429

0.051

1.705

2.558

2.01%

0.51%

63

43081.6362379067

2534.50917761785

6516.684

0.050

1.714

2.571

2.00%

0.50%

64

44384.9729771405

2572.81337858832

6647.895

0.050

1.722

2.584

1.99%

0.49%

65

45714.5520551769

2611.69647342311

6781.097

0.049

1.731

2.596

1.98%

0.48%

66

47070.7714588413

2651.1672109826

6916.322

0.049

1.739

2.609

1.97%

0.47%

67

48454.0357982366

2691.23447234925

7053.603

0.049

1.747

2.621

1.97%

0.47%

68

49864.7563901301

2731.90727282592

7192.975

0.048

1.755

2.633

1.96%

0.46%

69

51303.3513434334

2773.19476396429

7334.472

0.048

1.763

2.645

1.95%

0.45%

70

52770.2456467569

2815.10623562406

7478.128

0.047

1.771

2.656

1.94%

0.44%

71

54265.8712580232

2857.65111806316

7623.980

0.047

1.779

2.668

1.93%

0.43%

72

55790.667196129

2900.83898405963

7772.062

0.046

1.786

2.679

1.92%

0.42%

73

57345.0796346448

2944.67955106551

7922.412

0.046

1.794

2.690

1.92%

0.42%

74

58929.561997547

2989.18268339335

8075.065

0.046

1.801

2.701

1.91%

0.41%

75

60544.5750569782

3034.35839443567

8230.060

0.045

1.808

2.712

1.90%

0.40%

76

62190.5870330344

3080.21684891802

8387.433

0.045

1.815

2.723

1.89%

0.39%

77

63868.0736955788

3126.76836518615

8547.224

0.045

1.822

2.734

1.89%

0.39%

78

65577.5184680853

3174.02341752759

8709.470

0.044

1.829

2.744

1.88%

0.38%

79

67319.4125335162

3221.99263852849

8874.212

0.044

1.836

2.754

1.87%

0.37%

80

69094.2549422397

3270.68682146594

9041.489

0.044

1.843

2.764

1.87%

0.37%

81

70902.5527219961

3320.11692273654

9211.341

0.043

1.850

2.774

1.86%

0.36%

82

72744.8209899201

3370.29406432159

9383.810

0.043

1.856

2.784

1.86%

0.36%

83

74621.5830666327

3421.22953628966

9558.938

0.043

1.863

2.794

1.85%

0.35%

84

76533.3705924128

3472.93479933681

9736.765

0.042

1.869

2.804

1.84%

0.34%

85

78480.7236454632

3525.42148736537

9917.336

0.042

1.875

2.813

1.84%

0.34%

86

80464.1908622863

3578.70141010157

10100.693

0.042

1.882

2.822

1.83%

0.33%

87

82484.3295601845

3632.78655575279

10286.882

0.042

1.888

2.832

1.83%

0.33%

88

84541.7058619033

3687.689093705

10475.945

0.041

1.894

2.841

1.82%

0.32%

89

86636.8948224365

3743.42137726085

10667.929

0.041

1.900

2.850

1.82%

0.32%

90

88770.480558011

3799.99594641925

10862.879

0.041

1.906

2.859

1.81%

0.31%

91

90943.0563772733

3857.42553069696

11060.843

0.041

1.912

2.867

1.81%

0.31%

92

93155.2249146999

3915.72305199271

11261.867

0.040

1.917

2.876

1.80%

0.30%

93

95407.598266252

3974.90162749473

11465.999

0.040

1.923

2.885

1.80%

0.30%

94

97700.7981273

4034.97457263219

11673.289

0.040

1.929

2.893

1.79%

0.29%

95

100035.455932842

4095.95540407116

11883.785

0.040

1.934

2.901

1.79%

0.29%

96

102412.213000041

4157.85784275599

12097.538

0.039

1.940

2.910

1.78%

0.28%

97

104831.720673107

4220.69581699653

12314.599

0.039

1.945

2.918

1.78%

0.28%

98

107294.640470554

4284.4834656021

12535.019

0.039

1.950

2.926

1.77%

0.27%

99

109801.644234852

4349.23514106272

12758.850

0.039

1.956

2.934

1.77%

0.27%

100

112353.414284518

4414.96541277856

12986.146

0.039

1.961

2.941

1.77%

0.27%

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