During the latter half of the 1990s, the U.S. saving rate decreased. Will this reduction in the saving rate have a permanent effect on the rate of growth of output per worker? Explain

What will be an ideal response?

Changes in the saving rate can only cause temporary changes in the growth rate. Once the new steady state is reached (caused by the drop in s), the growth rates would return to zero.

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Refer to Figure 22-4. Which of the following combinations of points illustrates changes in the Soviet Union's economy from 1950 to 1980?

A) B to D B) E to B C) B to E D) A to B to C

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