With these values, what are the steady-state levels of capital and GDP? In other words, what is this nation’s economic destiny? Due to a gift from Elon Musk, this country’s capital stock rises to 100. Musk is trying to “kick start” this economy with lots of aid, as you can tell. So we’re starting off with 100 units of capital (much higher than the steady-state level of capital, as you’ll see). Starting off with such a capital-rich country offers us a simulated economy where we can evaluate the theory that foreign aid—whether in the form of the Marshall Plan, World Bank grants and subsidized loans, or “foreign orders for military equipment”—can make a nation permanently richer than it would be without the aid.