The Relationship Between the Level of Growth of an Economic $\frac{y_{t}}{y_{t-1}}$

question 25

Multiple Choice

The relationship between the level of growth of an economic variable, gt, and its level, yt, is best approximated as

• A) gt = \( \frac{y_{t}}{y_{t-1}} \)
• B) gt = log yt + log yt - 1.
• C) log gt = yt - yt - 1.
• D) gt = log yt - log yt - 1.
• E) yt = log gt - log gt - 1.

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