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If \( \frac{\Delta Y}{Y} \) is rate of growth of GDP; S is Net National Savings Ratio and C is National…

The simplified Harrod-Domar relationship is \(\frac{\Delta Y}{Y}\) \(=\frac{S}{C}\). Net saving finances net capital formation, so \(SY=\Delta K=C\Delta Y\); dividing by…

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If ΔYY \frac{\Delta Y}{Y} is rate of growth of GDP; S is Net National Savings Ratio and C is National Capital-Output Ratio, then which of the following is a simplified version of the famous equation in Harrod-Domar theory of economic growth ?

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The simplified Harrod-Domar relationship is ΔYY\frac{\Delta Y}{Y} =SC=\frac{S}{C}. Net saving finances net capital formation, so SY=ΔK=CΔYSY=\Delta K=C\Delta Y; dividing by CYCY gives the growth rate as the savings ratio divided by the capital-output ratio.

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