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A country has a 10 percent unemployment rate. The production function is Cobb-Douglas with α = 0.3. (a) By how much will production increase if unemployment is reduced to 5 percent while the capital stock, the labor force, and technology are unchanged? Explain your result. (b) If unemployment remains permanently at the lower level, is it likely that the capital stock will remain unchanged?

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          A country has a 10 percent unemployment rate. The production function is Cobb-Douglas with α = 0.3. (a) By how much will production increase if unemployment is reduced to 5 percent while the capital stock, the labor force, and technology are unchanged? Explain your result. (b) If unemployment remains permanently at the lower level, is it likely that the capital stock will remain unchanged?

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Principles of Economics

Gregory Mankiw 8th Edition

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A country has a 10 percent unemployment rate. The production function is Cobb-Douglas with α = 0.3. (a) By how much will production increase if unemployment is reduced to 5 percent while the capital stock, the labor force, and technology are unchanged? Explain your result. (b) If unemployment remains permanently at the lower level, is it likely that the capital stock will remain unchanged?