(B)(Solow) An economy in which no TFP growth occurs is at steady state. An earthquake occurs destroying a fraction of the capital stock. Miraculously, no one is hurt. For this scenario, what happens to the economy in the periods after the earthquake? Explain what happens to the level of GDP, the level of the capital stock, and the growth rates of these variables in this example.

(B)(Solow) An economy in which no TFP growth occurs is at steady state. An earthquake occurs destroying a fraction of the capital stock. Miraculously, no one is hurt. For this scenario, what happens to the economy in the periods after the earthquake? Explain what happens to the level of GDP, the level of the capital stock, and the growth rates of these variables in this example.

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Chapter20: Economic Growth

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