In the Solow Model, If a Country's Depreciation Rate $\delta$ ) Increased from 1% to 2% and It Was Operating

question 34

Multiple Choice

In the Solow model, if a country's depreciation rate ( $\delta$ ) increased from 1% to 2% and it was operating at its steady state before the change, we would expect to see:

• A) a decrease in both the capital stock and output.
• B) a decrease in the capital stock only.
• C) a decrease in output only.
• D) an increase in both the capital stock and output.

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