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Eppe3043 - Note 2 - Theories of Economic Growth - Sem.1 Session 2023-2024 - Set 3 - Ns
Eppe3043 - Note 2 - Theories of Economic Growth - Sem.1 Session 2023-2024 - Set 3 - Ns
▪ Why is a country poor or not growing? ▪ The failure of some economies to produce
– caused by a lack of capital or enough economic resources to meet the
resources. What exactly are capital and needs and objectives of growth is the root
resources? cause of economic development failure.
➢Capital - a productive resource that is a
result of investment.
➢Types of capital: natural capital,
physical capital, financial capital,
human capital, social capital.
➢Resources - factor of production or
inputs required to produce a good or a
service, such as land, labor, and capital
➢Capital – is not the main input but part
of the resources (material and
intellectual) produced by the economy.
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Conventional Capital
LAND
ENTREPRENEUR PRODUCTION
LABOUR
CAPITAL
p = 𝑌𝑡 /𝐿𝑡 or
𝑌𝑡 = p. 𝐿𝑡 (3) ▪ By dividing eq. (6) by 𝑌𝑡−1 then
𝑌𝑡 𝑃
= k (7)
𝑌𝑡−1 𝑤
▪ Real wage rate, w = wage fund divided by
total labor, ▪ The equation of the output growth rate is
𝐾𝑡 𝐾𝑡
w= or 𝐿𝑡 = (4) obtained when,
𝐿𝑡 𝑤
𝑌𝑡 −𝑌𝑡−1 𝑌𝑡
▪ By substituting eq. (4) into eq. (3), = -1
𝑌𝑡−1 𝑌𝑡−1
𝐾𝑡 𝑝 𝑝
𝑌𝑡 = p. or 𝑌𝑡 = (𝐾𝑡 ) (5) g = k-1
𝑤
𝑤 𝑤
𝒑
g = 𝒌 −𝒘 (8)
𝒘
P2
At the L2 labor level:
W1 W2 A
▪ OL2 W2 W = the amount of wages received W
by the labors
AP
▪ WW2 P2 T = capitalist profit MP
0
L1 L2 L3 Labour (L)