Macroeconomics + Economy 2009 Update 18th Edition by Campbell McConnell, Sean Masaki Flynn,Stanley Brue

Exercise 5

Consider a nation in which the volume of goods and services is growing by 5 percent per year. What is the likely impact of this high rate of growth on the power and influence of its government relative to other countries experiencing slower rates of growth What about the effect of this 5 percent growth on the nation's living standards Will these also necessarily grow by 5 percent per year, given population growth Why or why not